Master's in History
We offer courses in a wide range of temporal and thematic fields, including law and society, gender and sexuality, genocide and human rights and transnationalism and empire.
Program overview
The MA in History provides you with an academically rich and collaborative learning environment. In small seminar settings, you will work closely with the department’s award-winning professors. Two seminars, designed exclusively for incoming MA students, offer you an opportunity to explore contemporary debates about the meaning and practice of history, envision and conceptualize your MA thesis, and, equally important, forge strong bonds with your peers in the program.
Admission & degree requirements
You are required to identify a supervisor in your statement of purpose however you are not required to contact a supervisor when applying. You will be matched with a supervisor in your first year of studies.
Copy of a history term paper, preferably from an advanced course or Honours seminar.
Funding
Full-time graduate students and new applicants for full-time study can apply for marker/mentor positions of around $2,500 per year. Students are not considered beyond their second year of study in the program.
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Graduate association & conference
Graduate students organize one of North America’s longest-running history graduate conferences. History in the Making is an annual bilingual conference that invites students from Quebec, Ontario, Atlantic Canada and the northeastern United States to showcase their work in their respective fields. Past conferences have addressed topics such as “Recording History: Memories, Monuments & Manuscripts,” “Shattered Spaces: Piecing Together Narratives of Crisis and Change” and “Reinterpreting Our Collective Pasts: Community, Identity, and Memory.”
The Graduate History Students’ Association aims to promote a stimulating academic and social atmosphere by organizing social events, informal academic discussions, speaking engagements and other activities.
Your professional future
As a graduate student in history, you will hone your communication and research skills, learn how to combine meticulous attention to detail with a wide-ranging understanding of the historical context, and develop your cultural knowledge and sensitivity. The ability to comprehend and broker cultural differences is useful in a wide range of fields.
Our alumni find great success in a diverse range of professional careers, including international relations, pharmaceuticals, health care, media, government, social work, journalism, law, politics, public advocacy, archives management, documentary filmmaking and education.
Our MA history graduates have been accepted to highly competitive doctoral programs, such as Columbia University, Yale University, Rutgers University, the University of Toronto and the University of Michigan.
