Overview

Department of History / Department of History is located in Minneapolis, MN.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	3
Doctoral Degrees	16

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

233

Applied

26

Accepted

15

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Writing sample, letters of recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

110

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.64%
Black or African American	5.45%
White or Caucasian	65%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.91%
Asian	11.82%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	12.73%

Gender

Male (58%)

Female (41%)

Faculty

56

Total faculty

Full-time - 36

Part-time - 20

Male (25)

Female (31)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Early and modern United States; medieval, early modern and modern Europe; Africa; East and South Asia; Latin America
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	270,491

Location & Contact

Address 100 Church Street, SE
Minneapolis, MN  55455-0213
United States

Contact Cohen Gary
Chair
Email: gcohen@umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-2800
Fax: 612-624-7096

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