PhD History at Louisiana State University

Programme overview

The PhD in History is a research doctorate culminating in a dissertation that adds to existing knowledge. Students offer one major and one minor field of study and complete at least 54 semester hours of coursework and dissertation research.

Faculty: The Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School | Duration: 54 semester hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Baton Rouge, LA, United States

What you will study

Major fields include US history, Latin American history, Europe to the Middle Ages, Medieval and Early Modern Europe, European history since 1500, and British history. Core seminars include HIST 7908, 7909 and field-specific seminars; students take a minor field (typically nine hours), sit written and oral general exams, and meet a foreign language requirement (one language for American and British history, two for other concentrations).

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Application information

Entry requirements

LSU Graduate School (applies to all graduate programmes): applicants need a conferred bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from an accredited institution with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the previous undergraduate degree (or in its last 60 credit hours), and a minimum 3.0 in any attempted graduate coursework; a CV or resume is required; departmental materials may also be required. International applicants submit degree certificates/diplomas and, unless exempt, English proficiency scores in a single test sitting: TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 59, Duolingo 110 or Michigan English Test 53. Non-U.S. bachelor's equivalents must represent at least 4 and no more than 5 years of full-time study (or a 3-year degree of advanced work), with a NACES transcript evaluation accepted.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

International applicants complete the online application and pay a $50 non-refundable application fee online by credit card or by check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank. Official transcripts and TOEFL or IELTS scores (TOEFL code 6373) are required, and documents should arrive at least 120 days before the semester starts.

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