History - Doctor of Philosophy

Frequently asked questions

• How much does History - Doctor of Philosophy cost?

  CAD 5,888 / year.

• What English score does it need?

  IELTS 7.0 overall is the score listed for this programme.

• How long is it?

  at least 4 or 5 years of full-time study - "The d…, as listed by the university.

• What are the entry requirements?

  Calendar entry for this degree: Doctoral candidates in History must satisfy requirements in the following areas: Two session length courses and one session-length required course ( HIST 901 Approaches To History ), taken in the Fall/Winter terms of the first year of the program. Field requirements (1 major and 1 minor). Thesis proposal and qualifying exam. Defence of a doctoral dissertation. A research language, fulfilled by passing a departmental language exam or reading/translation course approved by the graduate chair. The seminars, reading courses and field examinations are selected to enable a candidate to study different national areas, comparative and transnational areas, and/or periods of history. The candidate's program must be approved by the supervisor and the Department of History. The doctoral program will require at least 4 or 5 years of full-time study for a candidate who has substantial undergraduate and MA training in history. Please see the History Department website graduate page for a more comprehensive description of the doctoral program . || General graduate admission is governed by the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs: applicants normally need a four-year bachelor's degree (or a master's for doctoral entry), official transcripts and two letters of recommendation, and must meet the minimum scores set by the individual program. Source: https://www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc/grad-studies/apply · English: IELTS 7.0; PTE Academic 65 · English test waiver: Applicants whose native language includes English are not required to sit an English-language proficiency test. A final grade of 80% or more in ESLA 140 or ESLA 150 from Queen's University's English for Academic Purposes Program, achieved at the time of application, may also remove the test requirement. Source: https://www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc/grad-studies/apply · Application fee: CAD 120.00 - non-refundable graduate application fee, payable by Visa or Mastercard; the application is complete only once the fee is paid. Source: https://www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc/grad-studies/apply

• Is there a scholarship?

  Financial assistance as published for this program: Applicants should consult particulars of the national and provincial awards listed earlier in this calendar. They are advised to submit applications for these without waiting to hear if their applications to the graduate program have been accepted. Attention is drawn to the closing dates for some fellowship applications, e.g. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Fellowships by mid-October and Ontario Graduate Scholarships by the beginning of March. Please see the History Department website for more information about funding. The department employs graduate students as teaching assistants and teaching fellows. These appointments are made primarily on academic merit and in order to provide students with teaching experience and additional financial support. For details, consult the Chair of Graduate Studies. Fields of Concentration Our faculty supervise graduate students in a wide array of temporal, geographic and thematic fields, building on their strength in Canadian, European and Global History. Besides offering excellent training in Canadian social, intellectual and cultural history, and the history of the British Empire, Queen’s is now home to research cluste... Source View scholarship page