History
The Ph.D. Program in History at the CUNY Graduate Center is a major center for research and graduate training in a wide array of fields of historical inquiry, ranging from ancient to contemporary times and covering Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East.
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Ph.D. in History
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January 1 for fall
(No spring enrollment)
The Ph.D. Program in History at the CUNY Graduate Center is a major center for research and graduate training in a wide array of fields of historical inquiry, ranging from ancient to contemporary times and covering Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. The program stresses training in primary research and encourages interdisciplinary study. The distinguished faculty, consisting of more than 70 respected historians throughout the CUNY system, works closely with the approximately 125 Ph.D. students throughout their studies at the Graduate Center.
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Additional information on History program events, funding, job opportunities, news and more, is available at our History program blog.
Fields of Study
Students gain a range of knowledge as they choose a field of study for their major and another for their minor. Major fields of study include: Early Modern Europe, Modern Europe, Latin America, U.S History, and Middle Eastern History.
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The program hosts events throughout the year, including an annual graduate student conference and lectures from renowned historians. The Graduate Center's location in midtown Manhattan enables students to take advantage of numerous resources for historical research in the area, including the collections at the nearby New York Public Library.
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Students are supported by a variety of forms of financial aid and have broad opportunities to teach at the CUNY undergraduate and other area colleges. Graduates of the program teach in universities across the country and abroad, and work in archives, publishing houses, and public history positions. The Graduate Center is a publicly funded institution, and much of our support for students comes from private donations.
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Latest News
Nov 17, 2022
Mushrooms as Muse for 19th-Century Women and for a Modern Historian
A History Ph.D. candidate finds much to take seriously in a nearly 150-year-old mushroom fad.
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Nov 14, 2022
Teaching and Learning Center Fellows Find Fulfilling Careers
The TLC provides a space for Graduate Center students to grow as educators and to prepare for the academic job market.
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Nov 9, 2022
Graduate Center Experts Analyze the Midterm Elections
Faculty members assess the 2022 elections and their consequences for U.S. politics and policy and the future of democracy.
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Oct 31, 2022
Observations about the Hard-won Wisdom of Old Age
Professor David Troyansky, of Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center, discusses the history of aging on the International Horizons podcast.
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