Master of Arts in History

Memorial University offers unique opportunities for the study of history. As the home of the Maritime History Archive, the Folklore and Language Archive, the Centre of Newfoundland Studies, and several other research collections, the St. John's campus supports innovative and interdisciplinary research. Our faculty are engaged in research in a wide range of topics in fields such as environmental history, social history, cultural history, military history, and many others, and supervise graduate studies covering periods from the ancient world to the twenty-first century, and regions across the globe.

MA The MA program is designed to be completed in 12 months, and normally consists of four semester courses and a major research paper, or, alternatively, of three semester courses and a research thesis. MA students work with faculty members on a wide variety of subjects related to departmental expertise on the regional history such as Canadian, Newfoundland and Labrador, the United States, Britain, Caribbean, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and European history. Faculty also have expertise in thematic areas such as medieval, maritime, environmental, medical, labour, military, media, and gender history.

Duration (Full-time students):
MA: 1 year
Campus: St. John's
Application Deadline: January 15 for Fall admission

Graduate diploma MA Bachelors degree minimum second class in an appropriate area of study
Transcripts Grad Transcript and confirmation of degree Grad Confirmation of Degree Awarded - Transcripts should be uploaded to the online application after your application is submitted.
Two 2 letters of appraisal Grad Reference.
Please submit an updated resume.
TOEFL - An aggregate score of 80 - 92 for graduate programs with higher English proficiency requirements.
IELTS Academic - An aggregate score of 6.5 - 7 for graduate programs with higher English proficiency requirements.
Duolingo English Test - An aggregate score of 115 - 125 for graduate programs with higher English proficiency requirements.
CAEL - A score between 50 and 60 in each of four bands with at least 2 band scores of 60
MET - A score of 59 percent.