Overview

Department of History / Department of History is located in Portland, OR, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral and written exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

25

Applied

18

Accepted

10

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	No
Winter deadline	September 1st	June 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No
Summer deadline	February 1st	February 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5 in upper-division history courses, overall 3.25; 2 letters of recommendation; BA/BS in history; statement of intent; writing samples

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

29

Total Graduate Students

3%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6.9%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	79%
American Indian or Alaska Native	6.9%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	6.9%
Unknown	3.45%

Gender

Male (55%)

Female (44%)

Faculty

21

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 3

Male (16)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Germany and modern Europe, early modern France and England, Mexico in the 1920's, eighteenth-century France, Reformation, U.S. cultural history
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	29,011

Location & Contact

Address 1825 SW Broadway
Portland, OR  97201
United States

Contact Dr. John Ott
Chair
Email: ott@pdx.edu
Phone: 503-725-3013

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