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Overview of the MA in History Program

The MA in History program at Tufts University is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of historical processes and prepare them for future doctoral study or roles in various settings. The program emphasizes comparative and regional topics, individual research, and specialized training in a historical field.

Program Details

• Program Director: Khaled Fahmy
• Location: Medford/Somerville
• Format: On-campus
• Commitment Options: Full-time, Part-time (Daytime)
• Average Duration: 2 years
• Credits: 30-32
• Tuition per Credit: $1699
• Eligible for Aid/Scholarship: Yes

Application Requirements

• Application fee
• Resume/CV
• Personal statement
• Official TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo English Test (if applicable)
• Transcripts
• Three letters of recommendation
• Writing sample

Program Outcomes

The MA Program in History is designed to prepare students for future doctoral study as well as for roles in settings such as secondary schools, libraries, foundations, and museums. In recent years, MA graduates have continued on to PhD programs at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brandeis, Boston University, University of North Carolina, and the University of Michigan.

Thematic Fields

The MA in History Program offers students the opportunity to specialize in regional fields that include South Asia, East Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and the United States. Students can also choose to specialize in thematic fields, which combine interdisciplinary and comparative approaches. Some examples of thematic fields include:

• Transnational and Global History
• Race, Nationalism, Collective Identity
• Colonialism and Decolonization
• Gender and Sexuality
• International and Intercultural Relations
• Labor and Social Movements
• Intellectual History
• Civil Society, the Public Sphere, and the State
• Histories of Science, Technology, and the Environment

Faculty

The History Department at Tufts University has a diverse and accomplished faculty with research interests spanning various regions and topics. Some of the faculty members include:

• Khaled Fahmy: Edward Keller Professor of North Africa and the Middle East
• Rachel Applebaum: Associate Professor, Modern Russia and Eastern Europe, the global Cold War, global communism, transnational history
• Ina Baghdiantz-McCabe: Professor and Darakjian Jafarian Chair of Armenian History, Armenia and Cross-Cultural World Early Modern Europe
• Virginia Drachman: Arthur Stern, Jr. Professor of American History, Women in the Professions in America; GIrlhood in Post World War II America; Love and War in World War II; Medicine and Society in Amrica
• David Ekbladh: Professor, U.S. in the World, International History, Modern U.S. History
• Kendra Field: Gerald R. Gill Associate Professor, U.S., African American, Native American, family history and the history of genealogy
• Elizabeth Foster: Professor, Modern France in the World, Colonial West Africa
• Ayesha Jalal: Mary Richardson Professor, South Asia, the Muslim World
• Sarah Mass: Assistant Professor, Britain and the World, urban history, history of capitalism, histories of multiculturalism
• H. Muoki Mbunga: Assistant Professor, Modern East Africa
• David Proctor: Teaching Professor, Late Antique & Medieval Western Europe, Byzantium, Southeastern Europe, Papal-Imperial relations
• Alisha Rankin: Professor and Department Chair of History, Early Modern Europe, the History of Science and Medicine, Women's History, the History of the Body and Sexuality
• James Rice: Walter S. Dickson Professor of English and American History, Early American, Native American, and Environmental History
• Reed Ueda: Professor, Industrial and Urban U.S., Immigration
• Man Xu: Associate Professor, Middle Period China, Late Imperial China, Women's History, the History of Material Culture

Related Programs

• History (Doctorate): Varies
• History and Museum Studies (Master's): 2 years, 33-34 credits, Full-time, Part-time (Daytime), On-campus, Application deadline: Fall (Jan 15)