COVID-19 Update
The GW History Department will not be admitting an incoming class of Ph.D. students for the 2021-2022 academic year in order to provide additional support to several of our current students whose research has been negatively affected by the pandemic. We will be accepting applications to our M.A. program.
Whether examining North Korean foreign policy or tracing the Ku Klux Klan’s penetration of 20th century American culture, our doctoral candidates are immersed in the research and writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particular details from the authentic materials in those sources, and the synthesis of those details into a narrative that stands the test of critical examination. Graduates of our program are history professors, high school teachers, government researchers, archivists, museum curators and published authors on topics ranging from Cold War politics to the role of mosquitoes in the Civil War.
Application Deadline: December 15. Please visit the Office of Graduate Admissions for the most up to date information regarding applying.