Graduate Studies


Graduate degrees in history have been granted at Western for more than a century. The department enjoys a high reputation both nationally and internationally for the quality of its faculty, programs and graduates. We invite you to become part of this proud tradition.

Our research faculty has particular strengths in many areas of social and cultural history, including business and economics; international relations and conflict; religion; gender; and technology, health and environment, and public and digital history. We have recognized strengths as well in the study of Canada, the United States and the Atlantic World, and a developing research capacity in the history of Asia.

We invite applicants for our PhD and MA programs to visit Western, meet the Graduate Chair, tour the library and the Department’s facilities and meet possible supervisors and current graduate students. Please contact Ms. Chris Speed, the Graduate Assistant, to make arrangements, and feel free to write or e-mail any faculty member about research plans or interests.

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School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Graduate Studies - Regulations
Society of Graduate Students (SOGS)