History (PhD)

The Doctor of Philosophy in History is offered by the Department of History at the University of Toronto, which provides a broadly diversified program of graduate studies leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Instruction is offered in all major areas of historical scholarship by a graduate faculty of approximately 70 members, with courses covering the history of Canada, the United States, Medieval, Early Modern, and Modern Europe and Britain, Eastern Europe, Russia, Latin America, Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, international relations, the history of medicine, and women's history. Admission normally requires a Master's degree with a minimum A- average; a direct-entry option from a bachelor's degree is available to applicants with a minimum A-minus average in courses in the relevant discipline, and no standardized admissions tests are required. The program is administered by the University of Toronto's School of Graduate Studies and leads to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.