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Undergraduate programThe major in history seeks to provide students with a broad introduction to the development of the modern world. The major is flexible, enabling students to devise individual programs tailored to their own specific needs and interests. > more | M.A. in historyWe are excited to announce a new one-year M.A. program in history. Designed to meet the varied academic and professional needs of graduate students, the M.A. program is especially well suited to students interested in comparative and transnational history. > more | Ph.D. in historyOur new Ph.D. program offers opportunities for students to study many areas of world history, building on our special strengths in American and European history. > more | ||||||||
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Despite its relatively small size, the Department of History offers Brandeis students a comprehensive education in the study of the past, both on the undergraduate (major, minor and ba/ma) and on the graduate level (M.A. and Ph.D.). Indeed, its Ph.D. program has consistently received high marks in national surveys and rankings, and can boast an outstanding placement record. The history department takes pride in having among its faculty members and among its graduate program alumni several award-winning historians. It thus combines the best of both worlds: the intimacy of a small liberal-arts college department and the intellectual strength of a major research institution. The history department is pleased to announce a new approach to graduate study in history at Brandeis. As historical scholarship increasingly crosses boundaries of discipline and nation, Brandeis has created new M.A. and Ph.D. programs to train students to research, write and teach history at the highest level. These programs combine…
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