Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) History 48 months PHD Program By McGill University |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

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Program Duration

48 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

9,119 CADTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

01 Dec, 2025Application Deadline

Program overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in History offered by the Department of History and Classical Studies in the Faculty of Arts is a research-intensive program that emphasizes self-directed and comprehensive learning opportunities. The program's objective is to...
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Program overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in History offered by the Department of History and Classical Studies in the Faculty of Arts is a research-intensive program that emphasizes self-directed and comprehensive learning opportunities. The program's objective is to...
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Admission Requirements

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Admission requirements include, normally, an MA degree in history and a BA degree in history with a minimum CGPA of 3.3. Applicants for a Ph.D. in Ancient History must have reading proficiency in Greek and Latin plus one modern European language (in addition to their first language). Applicants for other areas of history, e.g., Russian, should also have a reading knowledge of languages needed for research purposes.
Admission is competitive. Refer to the list of faculty members for geographic, chronological, and thematic specialization areas to find professors who might be available to supervise comprehensive examinations and theses. Professors on leave will not be able to supervise comprehensive examinations. You should contact prospective Ph.D. supervisors before you submit an application to find out if the potential supervisor will be on leave, is accepting new students, and is willing to supervise the topic should you be admitted.
In exceptional circumstances, students whom the graduate admissions committee determines have an insufficient background in history may be admitted to Ph.D. 1. This requires a year of coursework before preparation for the comprehensive exams can begin.

01 Dec 2025
4 Years
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic
1,483 CAD
International
9,119 CAD

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QS subject rankings

Subject: History

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  • 2016
    #42
  • 2017
    #35
  • 2018
    #36
  • 2019
    #=43
  • 2020
    #47
  • 2021
    #43
  • 2022
    #=45
  • 2023
    #42
  • 2024
    #44
  • 2025
    #=44

Ranking criteria

Overall
78.8
Academic Reputation
75.3
Citations per Paper
88.2
Employer Reputation
81.2
H-index Citations
82.1

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