Graduate Program

The University of Texas at Austin offers an exceptionally wide range of resources for graduate study in many fields of history. With more than 60 faculty members, outstanding library and archival collections, and a lively community of over 80 graduate students, the university is a leading center for historical study and training at the highest levels.

Graduate instruction in the History Department is organized around 11 major fields:

• Africa
• Atlantic History
• East Asia
• Early Modern Europe
• History of Science, Technology & Medicine
• Latin America
• Medieval Europe
• Middle East
• Modern Europe
• South Asia
• United States

Specific requirements for each field are outlined in the Graduate Student Handbook.