Major and
Minor Fields
History students
can elect to study any of the fields listed below as M.A. and Ph.D.
major fields or Ph.D. minor fields. See Fields
of Study for more detailed information about courses and faculty.
- Ancient History
- Medieval Europe
- Early Modern Europe,
1450-18151
- Modern Europe, 1789-present2
- Russia
- China
- Japan
- Southeast Asia
- Latin America
- Africa
- United States
- Special Field3
1Students may choose one or two subdivisions of this
field: Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1650, or Early Modern Europe,
1650-1815.
2Students
may define this as Britain and Empire since 1450.
3Special
field must be approved by the Graduate Committee.