Overview

Department of History / Department of History is located in Atlanta, GA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Master of Health Physics (MHP)
Master of Heritage Preservation (MHP)	Heritage preservation
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	History	History
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	History	History
Master of Arts (MA)	History	Public history
Master of Arts (MA)	History	World history
Master of Arts (MA)	History	Historic preservation
Master of Arts (MA)	History	Public history
Master of Arts (MA)	History	World history
Master of Arts (MA)	History	Historic preservation

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	16
Doctoral Degrees	5
Other Advanced Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

53

Applied

37

Accepted

20

Enrolled

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	BA in history; statement of purpose; writing sample; three letters of recommendation; official transcripts
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	MA in history; master's thesis; statement of purpose; writing sample; three letters of recommendation; official transcripts; appropriate language skills

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

111

Total Graduate Students

6%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6.31%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	61%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	5.41%
Unknown	2.7%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (49%)

Faculty

18

Total faculty

Full-time - 15

Part-time - 3

Male (14)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Nineteenth- and twentieth-century U.S. history, early modern European history, modern European history, world history, public history
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 33 Gilmer Street
Atlanta, GA  30302-3083
United States

Contact Dr. Michelle Brattain
Chair
Email: mbrattain@gsu.edu
Phone: -413-6374
Fax: 404-413-6384

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