Overview

To foster awareness of transregional and transcontinental connections, the History department's specialists in five regional fields (U.S., Latin American, Asian, African, and European history) also work together in topical clusters and transnational groupings to offer advanced seminars, speaker series, and more.

Features

Our highly selective graduate program at the University of Pittsburgh is known for the careful mentoring of students, a spirit of collaboration among faculty and students, an emphasis on graduate student self-governance and voice, and last but not least generous funding through a variety of teaching and research fellowships.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Historical Methods and Approaches
Historical Injustices and the Politics of Memory
Digital and Critical Approaches to Asian History
Global Capitalism
Rethinking the Black Atlantic: Circuits, Spheres, Social Movements
Public History Laboratory
Migration and Challenges of Mobility and Belonging
Transnational Asia: Imperial Peripheries and Indigenous Geographies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-02 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

72 credits beyond the bachelor's degree

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pittsburgh, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

A “Career Statement” of 2–4 double-spaced pages that describes the basis of your intellectual and professional interest in history, and the reasons for your application to our graduate program.
Three letters of recommendation from former teachers or others who can evaluate your past academic performance and qualifications for graduate study.
An official academic transcript from the college/university at which you completed your work for a BA degree; and if you have an MA, an official academic transcript covering your MA work.
A sample of your written work (approximately 10-20 double-spaced pages), preferably on a historical subject: this could be a term paper, senior thesis, MA thesis, or publication.
Current CV/Resume. Please list colleges and universities you have attended plus teaching and work experience, research, special programs, honors and awards, publications, and any other information you feel is applicable.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

47378 USD / year

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Out-of-State

47378 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

26876 USD / year

≈ 26876 USD / year

Living costs

Pittsburgh

United States

1148 - 1944 USD / month

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