University of Calgary offers MA/MS in History, a master's degree in History programme in Calgary, Canada. The programme runs for 20 months. Tuition for international students is CAD 2,859 per semester (CAD 1,225 per semester for local students).
This is a Master of Arts in History at the University of Calgary, a thesis-based program delivered on campus. Students complete five courses, including a required course in historiography and theories of history, then submit and defend an original thesis in an open oral examination. Before that defence, students must demonstrate reading knowledge of a second language relevant to their major field of study. Coverage spans the histories of Africa, Canada, China, Europe, Latin America and the United States, with an additional specialization available in the history and philosophy of science. A faculty supervisor is arranged in an interim capacity before the program begins. As a thesis-based degree, it emphasizes independent historical research and writing over coursework alone, and functions as the standard prerequisite for the department's PhD. It suits graduates of an honours or major undergraduate history program who want to develop original research and language skills, whether heading toward doctoral study or into historical research, consulting, teaching, public history or government research analysis roles.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.40 / 4.0
Admission Requirements: Admission normally requires a four-year undergraduate degree with honours or a major in history, plus a minimum GPA of 3.4 on a four-point scale (or equivalent) over the final 60 units of the undergraduate degree. The programme page defers English-language proficiency to the Faculty of Graduate Studies' general requirement, published in the UCalgary Graduate Calendar and How to Apply page: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 86 with no section below 20, or Duolingo English Test 125 with no sub-score below 105. Applicants must submit a historical research paper (honours-thesis chapters are welcomed), a 500-750 word statement of research interest naming the intended thesis topic, a curriculum vitae and two reference letters; no standardized admission test is required.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:For Fall 2027 entry, the University of Calgary opens undergraduate applications for domestic applicants on 1 October 2026 and for international applicants on 15 August 2026, both closing on the same firm application deadline of 1 March 2027, with supporting documents due by 15 March 2027 and offers accepted by 1 May 2027. International applicants follow the identical March 1 deadline; the university publishes no separate, later international closing date. Applications are not accepted on a rolling basis after the deadline for most direct-entry programmes, though a small number of programmes (e.g. Nursing) run further selection rounds into the summer while space remains. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
