Overview

Department of History / Department of History is located in Carbondale, IL, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Historical studies

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam No requirements 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Alternate accepted Research paper track
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam No requirements. Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

9

Applied

6

Accepted

6

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

65

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 14th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	No requirements
Doctoral Degree Exam	No requirements.

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Fellowships Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

23

Total Graduate Students

21%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	8.7%
Black or African American	13.04%
White or Caucasian	56%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	13.04%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (47%)

Female (52%)

Faculty

9

Total faculty

Full-time - 8

Part-time - 1

Male (7)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	US business history; migration and urbanization in Ethiopia; Eastern European and Russian; African-American history and archival administration; colonial rule in British India under the aegis of the East India Company; Native American history; Middle Eastern and Turkish history; Latin American history
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Faner Hall 3374
School of History and Philosophy Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL  62901-4519
United States

Contact Dr. Getahun Benti
Director of Graduate Studies
Email: benti@siu.edu
Phone: -453-4391

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