The Department of History offers students a comprehensive education in the study of the past, both on the undergraduate and graduate levels. Our PhD program has consistently received high marks in national surveys and rankings and boasts an outstanding placement record.
Our programs combine:
- intensive work with world-class faculty members
- flexible requirements that encourage students to define their own courses of study
- a vibrant intellectual community within a small research university
- extensive documentary resources at Brandeis and in the greater Boston area
Professor Abby Cooper
Faculty
The history department’s faculty includes prize-winning scholars of international reputation. Distinguished for research and teaching alike, our faculty brings cutting-edge knowledge to the classroom.
Undergraduate Program
The 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.
Graduate Programs
Brandeis graduate programs in history train students to research, write and teach history at the highest level. Our MA and PhD degrees emphasize the need for broad perspectives on urgent problems, rooted in a thorough and in-depth knowledge of the past.
History at Brandeis
Prof. Govind Sreenivasan provides an introduction to the study of History at Brandeis.
Watch the VideoFaculty Spotlight
Amy Singer is an Ottoman historian in the Department of History at Brandeis University where she holds the Hassenfeld Chair in Islamic Studies and is the current Director of Graduate Studies (DGS). She has been a faculty member at Brandeis since 2019. She spoke to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences about her research, why historical training is important, and the ways she brings graduate students in History together academically and socially.
“It is our belief that the knowledge and skills our major provides will lay the foundation for a fuller, more productive and engaged life after college.”
Brandeis University Department of History