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Welcome Graduate Students
The History Department is dedicated to providing you with the information and support you need to succeed in your studies here at Carleton.
The following pages will be your best resource for anything History-related at the graduate level:
Careers in History
The Canadian Historical Association has a career guide developed for Graduate History Students. You may also want to check out the Graduate and Postdoctoral Professional Development site.
History Graduate Students’ Association (HGSA)
The History Graduate Students’ Association has a vibrant and active presence in Carleton’s History Department. Entirely student run, the HGSA aims to create a strong sense of community among all history graduate students.
Underhill Graduate Colloquium
The Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium is one of the longest running history graduate conferences in Canada. For over twenty years, graduate students in the Department of History at Carleton University have organized an annual colloquium in which master’s and doctoral students from all disciplines are invited to present papers on any history-related topic. Hear what the students have to say about the 2022 edition.
News and Events
Ian Wereley Adjunct Research Professor, Department of History, Carleton University published a piece in the Conversation on the history of oil and imperialism in Iran
With the recent outbreak of hostilities in the Persian Gulf, the focus of international attention has returned to one of the world’s most important energy …
Jennifer Evans in Exhibition Opening on Queer Persecution in Fascist Italy
In 1939, 45 men between the ages of 18 and 54 were rounded up in the Italian province of Catania and its surrounding area. They …
Rod Phillips comments on declining alcohol consumption in Canada
A Statistics Canada report released on 5 March noted that per capita consumption of alcohol in Canada had reached its lowest level in 20 years. …
Additional Help
Please contact the Graduate Administrator, Joan White, at grad_history@carleton.ca or the Graduate Supervisor at grad.history@carleton.ca