Harvard University Department of History

Harvard University Department of History
Academic staff
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Location Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Website history.fas.harvard.edu

The Department of History at Harvard University (also known as the Harvard History Department)[1] is a department of history located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The school offers bachelor's degrees in history, master's degrees in history, doctorate degrees in history, and a certificate in digital history.[2]

Academics

The Harvard University Department of History is home to some of the world's leading and most renowned scholars in history. The department focuses on multiple areas within history "including social life, the economy, culture, thought, and politics. Students of history study individuals, groups, communities, and nations from every imaginable perspective."[3] The department also runs the History of Science program, which "deals with important questions about the rise and impact of science, medicine, and technology, both east and west, and at all periods, including the very recent past."[4]

Undergraduate students can concentrate in history and receive an A.B. degree. Students are also able to take courses in joint-degree programs, including the Joint Concentration in Ancient History (Greek and Roman), the Joint Concentration in East Asian History, and the Joint Concentration in Near Eastern History.

Graduate students can work towards a M.A. or Ph.D. in History. Students may also work towards a joint J.D. / Ph.D. degree.[5]

The Department is affiliated with a number of research centers and programs at Harvard, including:[6]

Rankings

The Department of History is frequently cited as one of the premier institutions for the study of history.[7][8] The U.S. News and World Rankings ranks the department at #4.[9]

Notable faculty

References

  1. ↑ https://history.fas.harvard.edu/
  2. ↑ "Digital History at Harvard".
  3. ↑ https://history.fas.harvard.edu/undergraduate-programs. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://histsci.fas.harvard.edu/about. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://history.fas.harvard.edu/graduate-programs. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://history.fas.harvard.edu/about/affiliated-programs-centers. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ (PDF) http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~gillum/rankings_paper.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-history/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/history-rankings. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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