Overview

Department of History / Department of History is located in Columbia, SC, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Library and Information Science/Master of Arts (MLIS/MA)
(Certificate)	Public history	Museum management
Master of Arts (MA)	History
Master of Arts (MA)	Public history	Historic preservation
Master of Arts (MA)	Public history	Museum administration
Master of Arts (MA)	Public history	Archive management
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	History

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	3
Doctoral Degrees	3

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 Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

127

Applied

10

Accepted

13

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 5th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 5
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

40

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	5%
White or Caucasian	95%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (45%)

Female (55%)

Faculty

38

Total faculty

Full-time - 38

Part-time - 0

Male (31)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	U.S. history; European history; Latin American history; history of science and technology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	15,000

Location & Contact

Address 1244 Blossom Street
Columbia, SC  29208
United States

Contact Lacy K. Ford Jr.
Phone: 803-777-7000

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