Overview

Department of History / Department of History is located in Washington, DC, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts/Master of Science in Library and Information Science (MA/MSLIS)
Master of Science in Library Science/Master of Arts (MSLS/MA)
Master of Arts/Juris Doctor (MA/JD)
Master of Arts (MA)	Medieval European history
Master of Arts (MA)	Religion and society in the late medieval and early modern world
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	History	Medieval history
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	History	Modern European history
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	History	U.S. history
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	History	Early modern European history
Master of Arts (MA)	History	Medieval history
Master of Arts (MA)	History	Modern European history
Master of Arts (MA)	History	U.S. history
Master of Arts (MA)	History	Early modern European history
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Early modern or modern European history

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional 2 languages (for medievalists), one of which must be Latin
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required 3 languages (for medievalists), one of which must be Latin

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

13

Applied

7

Accepted

2

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	July 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 15th	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, official copies of academic transcripts, three letters of recommendation, writing sample
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, official copies of academic transcripts, three letters of recommendation, writing sample

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

15

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6.67%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	73%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	20%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (60%)

Female (40%)

Faculty

15

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 1

Male (9)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Medieval history, including the Islamic Middle East, with particular expertise in later medieval religious, social, and economic history and early medieval and late antique history; European and American intellectual history; renaissance, reformation, catholic reformation; U.S. Catholic history; history of immigration
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 620 Michigan Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC  20064
United States

Contact Dr. Michael C. Kimmage
Chair
Email: kimmage@cua.edu
Phone: -319-5484
Fax: 202-319-5569

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