History
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Master of Arts (MA)
Course-based program
Program overview
This program caters to a wide range of student profiles including those aiming for an academic track, a professional career, or to continue their training in history on a part-time basis. Students participate in graduate seminars that give them wide exposure to thematic and geographic areas of study. After their course work is complete, students write a research-based essay under the direction of a supervisor.
Completing this program
- Core Course: Historiography and the Theories of History, and two research and writing courses to guide students through the development of their major research essay.
- Additional Courses: Topics may include Canada, Europe, Latin America, United States, science, intellectual history, political history and more.
- Research: A Major Research Essay, normally around 9,000 words in length (including notes, charts, tables and appendices, but excluding bibliography), is written, modelled on a scholarly research article.
- Language: Students demonstrate a reading knowledge of a second language related to the major field of study, by examination, before the marking of the major research essay
- Required Course Load: Part-time students must enroll in a minimum of one course per semester.
Outcomes
Historical research consulting, teaching, public history, government research analysis, civil service and diplomacy, professional writing and editing.
A master’s degree in history will give you the pre-requisite for a PhD.
Course-based program
Eight courses
Learn more about program requirements in the Academic Calendar
Classroom delivery
Time commitment
12 months; four year maximum
Supervisor
A supervisor is required, but is not required prior to the start of the program
Fees and funding
See the Graduate Calendar for information on fees and fee regulations, and for information on awards and financial assistance.
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Supervisors
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Empire and Non-State Violence in North America 3. George Colpitts
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Environmental History, Canadian History, Western Canada, Indigenous People, Cultural Exchange and the Fur Trade, Fur, Modernity and Industrialized relations, Treaty Trade, the State, and Business History 4. Petra Dolata
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Energy History, International History, Diplomatic History 5. Alexander Hill
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Soviet military history, The Second World War, Soviet military and naval policy, The Soviet Union and southern Africa 6. Nancy Janovicek
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Twentieth Century Canada, Canadian Women's and Gender History, Oral History 7. Amelia Kiddle
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Latin America 8. Courtnay Konshuh
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Early Medieval Europe ca 600-1000, Early Medieval England, Early Medieval North Sea 9. Hendrik Kraay
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History of Brazil, Civic Rituals, Popular Festivals, Military Institutions, Slavery, Race, Popular Politics, Latin American History, History of Newspapers and Periodicals in Nineteenth-Century Brazil 10. Ken MacMillan
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Early Modern England, circa 1500-1700, English Empire and Atlantic World, circa 1575-1750, Crime and Criminal Justice in Early Modern England, Early Modern International Law and Diplomacy
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Admission requirements
GPA
A minimum of 3.4 on a four-point scale or equivalent, over the final 60 units of the undergraduate degree.
Minimum education
Normally, a four-year undergraduate program with honours or a major in history.
Work samples
A sample of written work (unpublished essays submitted as coursework in previous undergraduate and Master’s degree programs or individual chapters of Honours, BA or Master’s theses).
Documents
A statement of research interest of up to 500 words, outlining your main areas of interest, background in historical research, and preferred MRE (Major Research Essay) topics.
A curriculum vitae.
Reference letters
Two
Test scores
None
English language proficiency (ELP)
An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in different ways. For accepted criteria, please refer to the program “Admissions” tab in the Academic Calendar.
*Please contact your program of interest if you have any questions about ELP requirements.
Deadlines
For admission on September 1:
- Canadians and permanent residents: January 15 application deadline
- International students: January 15 application deadline
If you're not a Canadian or permanent resident, or if you have international credentials, make sure to learn about international requirements
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Learn more about this program
Department of History
Social Sciences Building, Room 656\ 618 Campus Place NW\ Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
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Faculty of Arts
University of Calgary\ 2500 University Drive NW\ Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
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