Current Students
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
Welcome Jonathan Crossen!
The Department’s new Visiting Scholar, Jonathan Crossen, will be joining us as from June 10 to July 4, 2025 and…
Heather Thompson Published in The Mirror
History undergraduate student, and soon to be alumna, Heather Thompson, has just had her paper, “A Tall Order: The Stubby…
David Dean Has a New Book
Distinguished Research Professor and Professor Emeritus David Dean has a new book, Performing Public History: Case Studies in Historical Storytelling.…
Additional Help
Please contact the Graduate Administrator, Joan White, at grad_history@carleton.ca or the Graduate Supervisor at grad.history@carleton.ca