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History and Specialization in Canadian Studies, PhD

Degree Offered:
PhD

Application Deadline

Legal status Fall Winter Summer
Canadian Students: February 1 Winter - Canadian Students: Not offered Summer - Canadian Students: Not offered
International Students: December 1 Winter - International Students: Not offered Summer - International Students: Not offered

The faculty reserves the right to close admissions at any time, after the application deadline, if the quota is reached. It is therefore important to submit your complete application and all supporting documents as soon as possible. The requirements listed are subject to change. Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

Available Options for Program

Student status
Full-Time: Student status - Full-Time: Yes
Part-Time: Student status - Part-Time: No
Language
English: Language - English: Yes
French: Language - French: Yes

Minimum Requirements

MA in history (or the equivalent) with a minimum average of 75 per cent (B+)*
*In practice, because of the competitive nature of admissions, applicants with less than an A- average are rarely accepted into the Ph.D. program

Average time to completion

16 terms

Area(s) of specialization

Canadian History; European History; Gender, Sexuality and the Body; Ideas, Culture and Society; Colonialism / Post-Colonialism; Law and Society; War and Society

Your complete admission package must include

Application Fee:CA$120.00 (non-refundable)
Recommendation letter(s):2
It is highly recommended that you contact your referee prior to submitting your application to confirm their email address and their availability to complete your letter of recommendation.
Transcript(s):1

You must upload copies of all transcripts from universities you have attended by using the uoDoc application. Transcripts must cover all courses and programs at any university you have attended, including regular programs (whether completed or not), exchanges, letters of permission, online or correspondence courses, courses taken as a non-degree student or visiting students, etc. If your transcript and degree certificate are not in English or French, you must submit a copy of a certified translation.

Once you've received your offer of admission, if the offer contains any conditions for submitting official documents, you will need to upload them to uoDoc. Some exceptions apply. 

Previous or current Ottawa students do not need to submit a transcript of their studies at the University of Ottawa. Professional programs in rehabilitation require all transcripts, including those from uOttawa.   
Language requirements (if applicable)
Language proficiency test scores equivalencies:		French Program: DALF C1, C2/ TCF B2 (note globale)/TEF B2 (Note globale) (Internet-based)
English Program: TOEFL 84 (Overall); 24 (Writing); 20 (Individual)/IELTS 6.5 (Overall); 6.5 (Writing); 6 (Individual) (Internet-based)
Required document(s):
  • Curriculum Vitae (must include chronological academic history)                                                             
  • Letter of intent

Graduate Programs in History -Get to know us
• Consult the list of Research clusters of the Department of History: Canadian History; European History; Gender, Sexuality and the Body; Ideas, Culture and Society; Colonialism & Postcolonialism; War and Society; Law and Society.
• As well as the fields of interest of professors of the Department of History to familiarize yourself with the specialty of each professor. This will help you determine a potential supervisor.

For applications to the PhD program, the letter of intent (2 to 3 pages) should include the following four elements:
1. Research project: provide a detailed outline of the intended research project (definition of topic, research hypotheses, historiography, sources).
2. Preparation: comment on your suitability and preparation to study this topic: language abilities (if required), past academic training, personal research, and experiences.
3. Research supervision: applicants must contact and identify a research supervisor, before applying to the program. Please include in your letter of intent the name of the professor who would be ready to supervise your research, should you be admitted into the program.
4. Indicate whether you have submitted applications to obtain graduate studies scholarships from relevant agencies and, depending on result dates, if you have obtained them.
For more information, please contact the Graduate Studies Office of the Faculty of Arts at artsgrad@uottawa.ca 

Please note that non required admission documents will not be consulted, conserved or returned to the student. These documents will be destroyed according to our administrative procedures.

Academic Unit Coordinates

Office of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Arts, c/o Graduate Programs-History
Simard Hall, room 416 60 University Private Ottawa ON Canada K1N 6N5
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 6N5
Tel: 613-562-5439
artsgrad@uottawa.ca
https://arts.uottawa.ca/history/
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