History

Overview

Enjoy small class sizes, supervisors with wide ranging fields of study and the opportunity to teach undergraduates.

Choose between a major research paper or a thesis, and structure your studies over one year or two. 

Delve deep into one of more than 30 areas of study – many of which are one-of-a-kind in Canada. Work with world-class scholars who are as interested in your research as they are in their own.

• Teach first-year students and gain leadership and mentorship experience.
• Debate, discuss, and take away transferrable skills in research, project management, oral and written communication.

• Prepare for a Ph.D. or a career in the private or public sector.

Program Options

The History Masters Program at Trent University offers flexibility and allows students to shape graduate work according to their interests, objectives, and time frame. Full time students are expected to complete all degree requirements within two years of admission (although, under special circumstances, a third year may be allowed). Full-time students normally complete the course requirements and gain approval of a thesis proposal in the first year, then finish and defend the thesis in the second year. Part-time students are expected to complete the degree within four years, and the timing of the completion of specific requirements is by individual arrangement. Both full-time and part-time students can choose from two program streams: Course Work or Thesis.