Early Modern World at Brown University

Programme overview

The Center for the Study of the Early Modern World promotes interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to historical cultures around the world between the waning of feudalism and the arrival of global industrial capitalism, from the 1300s to the end of the 1800s. Characterized by new global aspirations as well as new modes of domination, resistance, and conflict, this period yielded significant technological transformations and cultural inventions whose study contributes to the historical understanding of the modern world.

Faculty: The College | Department: Early Modern World | Study mode: full-time | Location: Providence, RI, United States

What you will study

Requirements Concentrators are required to take a minimum of eight courses.

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Application information

USD 74,568 a year (2026-27). Full-time undergraduate tuition rate for all concentrations, 2026-27 (Fall $37,284 + Spring $37,284). Tuition only; excludes student activities, student resources, recreation and health services fees, health insurance, housing and meals. Source

First-year entry is in the fall; transfer students may enter in Fall or Spring.

First-year: Early Decision deadline November 1 (decision by mid-December); Regular Decision deadline January 5 (decision by early April). Applications go through the Common Application; the application fee is $80 (fee waivers available). SAT or ACT scores are required for first-year applicants.

Transfer: applications for spring 2027 entry close October 1, 2026; applications for fall 2027 entry close March 1, 2027, via the Transfer Common Application. Standardized tests are optional for transfer applicants.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.brown.edu/

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