Doctor of Philosophy in History - Europe

Our Ph.D. program has much to offer. In addition to the attention of a distinguished and award-winning History faculty, our students benefit from Georgetown's many regional studies programs and intellectual centers, where interdisciplinary activity is prized. Opportunities for language training abound. No city has greater resources for historians than Washington, D.C.: the Library of Congress, the National Archives, the National Library of Medicine, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and many other institutions hold an unparalleled wealth of research material.

The European History field at Georgetown University is strong and diverse. The research interests of its faculty encompass cultural, educational, intellectual, political, and social history, as well as the histories of gender, law, and religion. Students in the field benefit from faculty expertise not only in the Balkans, England, France, Germany, and Italy, but also in eastern Europe and Russia, the Atlantic World, the eastern Mediterranean, and East Asia. The History program at Georgetown, while grounded in the discipline of History, encourages doctoral students to take advantage of numerous supporting faculty in other disciplines and departments with specialties in the European field. The program is also enriched by the university's internationally renowned programs in European and Mediterranean languages. Students in this field are also invited to attend the seminars presented by the Institute for Global History, as well as visit the Center for German and European Studies for additional opportunities joint-degree programs, cross-disciplinary contacts, discussion fora, speaker series, and seminars in the area of European history, politics, and culture.

All applicants to the PhD program should have strong analytical, language, and writing skills. An undergraduate GPA above 3.3 is expected, and above 3.5 is encouraged.
Applications for PhD admission include:
a 500-word, double spaced statement of purpose,
a substantive sample of work (research papers preferred, maximum of 50 pages, if you are excerpting a larger work, please provide a cover page explaining the selection and larger context),
unofficial transcripts from any and all college and universities attended (see note below on unofficial transcripts),
GRE General Test scores (optional),
TOEFL/IELTS where applicable (see note below on language proficiency),
and three letters of recommendation.
Resume/CV
TOEFL/IELTS (if applicable)
TOEFL = 80 minimum
IELTS = 7.0 minimum