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Graduate Certificate in Comparative and Historical Social Science at Northwestern University

Northwestern University, United States

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary cluster and certificate co-sponsored by the Departments of Political Science and Sociology for graduate training in comparative and historical research. It provides shared coursework, research resources including travel abroad, venues for presenting work in progress and collaborative research opportunities.

Faculty: The Graduate School  |  Department: Political Science and Sociology  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Evanston, IL, United States

What you will study

Five CHSS elective courses beyond home-department requirements, with at least one each in interdisciplinary substantive expertise (outside the home department), theoretical competence and methodological competence. Language courses do not count. Participants also attend the bi-weekly Workshop on Comparative and Historical Analysis and a proposal-writing workshop for third- and fourth-year students.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to enrolled PhD students of The Graduate School with the permission of their programme.

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.

Graduate applications for 2026-27 open September 15, 2026; deadlines vary by programme. The Graduate School application fee is $95 and nonrefundable, paid by credit or debit card.

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