Overview

The Department of History offers a comprehensive PhD program in almost every area and period of world history. Its range of intellectual opportunities enables a student to pursue studies in depth in a special field of interest and at the same time gain comparative knowledge in related areas.

Fields of study include Africa, Ancient, Atlantic World, Early Modern Europe (1350-1750), East Asia, Sociomedical Sciences, International and Global History, Jewish History, Latin America, Medieval Europe, Middle East, Modern Europe, South Asia, and United States.

Students who work in those fields involving the study of comparative politics or international relations may find it desirable to combine their work in the History Department with an area studies program in one of the associated regional institutes. The department also participates in the JD/PhD program in cooperation with Columbia's School of Law. The History program is offered by Columbia University.

Fellowships

Fellowships are awarded in recognition of academic achievement and in expectation of scholarly success. Teaching and research experience are considered an important aspect of the training of doctoral students. Thus, graduate fellowships include some teaching and research apprenticeship.

Programme Structure

The curriculum varies considerably from one field to another. Normally, however, requirements for the PhD consist of the following:

Completing eight to ten courses for credit in the first two years, including at least four graduate colloquia and a full year of work in a research seminar or seminars

Fulfilling a foreign language requirement

Passing an oral examination in a major and minor field

Presenting and defending a dissertation prospectus

Completing and defending a doctoral dissertation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-12 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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IELTS

7.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manhattan, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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7.5

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General requirements

Students must submit one transcript showing courses and grades per school attended, a statement of academic purpose, and three letters of evaluation from academic sources.

All international students whose native language is not English or whose undergraduate degree is from an institution in a country whose official language is not English must submit scores of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or IELTS.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

56840 USD / year

≈ 56840 USD / year
Out-of-State

56840 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

56840 USD / year

≈ 56840 USD / year

Living costs

Manhattan

United States

2638 - 5751 USD / month

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