Overview

The Department of History at University of Florida offers the following graduate degrees: Master of Arts degree with fields of specialization in African, European, Latin American, and United States history and the Doctor of Philosophy degree with fields of specialization in African, European, Latin American, and United States history, or with a dual major which allows students to combine two minor fields to create their own major fields. We offer minor concentrations in the thematic fields of Atlantic, Gender, Legal, Religious, and World History.

Fields of specialization:

African (East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa)
European (medieval, early modern, or modern)
Latin American (colonial Latin America, post-Colonial Latin America, Brazil, and the Caribbean or Spanish America)
United States history (early America, 19th century, 20th century)

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History of African Agriculture

History of West Africa

Southern Africa

Topics in African History

Seminar in Modern Africa

Theories and Methods of African History

Africa

Readings in African History

The South to 1860

Special Studies

Topics in United States History

Early American Society

Nineteenth Century America

Modern America

Research in U.S. History

Readings in Southern History, 1607-1865

Seminar in U.S. Urban History

Seminar in American Labor History

Seminar in American Foreign Relations and Expansion

Seminar in Constitutional or Legal History of the United States

Civil Rights Movement

Topics in East Asian History

Topics in British History

Topics in European History

Readings in Medieval History

Conversion in the Middle Ages

Ethnicity in the Middle Ages

Villages and Peasants in the Middle Ages

Economy and Society in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

Europe, 1500-1763

Readings, Modern Europe

Modern German History

Readings, Early Modern Europe

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies History View 467 other Masters in Area & Cultural Studies in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Other requirements

General requirements

A recognized baccalaureate, graduate or professional degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution.
For applicants with a bachelor’s degree only, a minimum grade point average of B (3.0), calculated from all grades and credits after the semester where the applicant reached 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours is required. Applicants should refer directly to their intended academic units for Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) requirements. If required, academic test scores are used in the context of a holistic credential review process.

Tuition Fee

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International

30134 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 30134 USD per year during 24 months.
National

30134 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 30134 USD per year during 24 months.
In-State

12740 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12740 USD per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Gainesville

900 - 1335 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

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