History Queen's University

Overview

The Department of History MA course from Queen's University students complete their degrees before their fifth year, and publish their theses as highly-regarded books.

We have a stellar record of placing our doctoral students in academic appointments, prestigious post-doctoral fellowships and senior government positions in Canada and abroad. MA and PhD graduates have also excelled in careers in government, media and private business.

Key facts:

• History students are taught primarily in small all-graduate seminars, in which they engage in a lively, critical examination of historical writing, and delve into research in primary sources. 

• MA and PhD students join an energetic young academic community: they participate in the departmental seminar series and biannually host the McGill-Queen's Graduate History conference that draws students from across Canada and the US. 
• We are a mid-sized university and department, and we are therefore able to create for our students a rich, supportive learning community.

• Queen's University History Department offers funding for MA and Ph.D. students through a combination of internal and external awards and teaching assistantships and fellowships. 
• We guarantee our doctoral students an annual minimum of $18,000 for four years. This is a guaranteed minimum, and in practice our students most often receive substantially more than this, depending on external and  internal competitions.

Accreditation

Officially accredited/recognized by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Ontario, Queen's University (QU) is a large (enrollment range: 20,000-24,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Queen's University (QU) offers courses and programs leading to officialy recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. This 175 years old HE institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades.