PhD Public History at North Carolina State University

Programme overview

Master's Degree Requirements Master of Arts Degree in History: This program requires a total of 30 credit hours, including 6 hours in core courses, 12 credit hours in a major field, 6 credit hours in a minor field, and 6 credit hours in thesis work. Each student's program is tailored to enhance his or her career objectives.

Faculty: College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department: Public History | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: Raleigh, NC, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 72 credit hours. Master of Arts Degree in History: This program requires a total of 30 credit hours, including 6 hours in core courses, 12 credit hours in a major field, 6 credit hours in a minor field, and 6 credit hours in thesis work. Each student's program is tailored to enhance his or her career objectives. Courses listed in the plan include: HI 596 Introduction To Public History; HI 642 Internship In Public History; HI 598 Historical Writing; HI 597 Historiography and Historical Method; HI 792 Colloquium in History.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the M.A. in History and Public History programs require: a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; transcripts; personal statement, listing career goals, historical interests, and potential advisor; letters of recommendation; and a writing sample of approximately ten pages. Admission to the Ph.D. in Public History requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; transcripts; personal statement, listing career goals, historical interests, and potential advisor; letters of recommendation; and a writing sample of approximately ten pages. Application deadlines: Fall: January 15 (PhD deadline and MA funding priority deadline), April 1 (MA only)

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and Summer 2, subject to individual programme availability.

Graduate School priority deadlines: US citizens Fall June 25, Spring November 25, Summer 1 March 25, Summer 2 May 10; international applicants Fall March 1, Spring July 15, Summer 1 and Summer 2 December 15. Programme deadlines may be earlier and apply if so.

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply

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