Overview

Department of History / Department of History is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	10
Doctoral Degrees	8

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required 60 semester units of acceptable coursework

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

115

Applied

16

Accepted

6

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

58

Total Graduate Students

12%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	17.24%
Black or African American	1.72%
White or Caucasian	53%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	3.45%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.72%
Unknown	10.34%

Gender

Male (44%)

Female (55%)

Faculty

28

Total faculty

Full-time - 28

Part-time - 0

Male (13)

Female (15)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	U.S. North American and Latin American history, California and Western American history (including Borderlands), European history from the early Middle Ages to present, East Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) history, early modern Atlantic world/world history
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA  90089
United States

Contact Dr. Peter C. Mancall
Chair
Email: mancall@usc.edu
Phone: 213-740-1657
Fax: 213-740-6999

Larger Map