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MA History at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

History is the study of change and continuity in human communities over time.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Areas of research include: Gender War and Society Canada 1791-2000 Britain 1688-2000 Medieval Europe Modern Europe The U.S.A. Asia Atlantic World Urban History Science & Technology Environmental History.

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Entry requirements

The programs offered by the Department of History cover not only the standard geographic areas and chronological divisions of the western world, but also an increasing number of regions and themes outside this framework. The full range of approaches to history, from political and economic through social and intellectual, finds representation in the The Department supervises doctoral research in a variety of areas of specialization.

Graduate programmes accept applications for September, January and May admit terms; programmes listed without open/close dates do not accept applications for that term.

Graduate application open and close dates differ for domestic (Canadian citizens/permanent residents) and international applicants and vary by programme and admit term.

Apply through the official page: https://gs.mcmaster.ca/how-to-apply/

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