For Graduates

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.

Additional Help

Please contact the Graduate Administrator, Joan White, at grad_history@carleton.ca or the Graduate Supervisor at grad.history@carleton.ca

Graduate Resources

Applying to Graduate Studies

The Department of History’s graduate programs and their requirements are available in the University’s Graduate Calendar at: https://calendar.carleton.ca/grad/gradprograms/history/ Choosing the…

Awards and Prizes for History Students

Each year the History Department rewards high academic achievers as well as skilled writers with prizes and awards for their…

Carleton History Graduate Handbooks

Graduate Handbook – Doctoral Program in History, 2024-25 PhD Handbook Graduate Handbook – General & MA 2023-24 MA Handbook

Graduate Student Department Awards

The Department of History offers graduate students a variety of scholarships and awards in addition to the regular funding package…

Graduate Student Research

Graduate Research Showcase Check out some of the research by our MA and PhD students, and our recent graduates. Projects…

Recent Graduate Theses

All theses are available at Carleton University Research Virtual Environment, CURVE. MA Theses Kaitlyn Benson “Making Motoring American: The Integration…

Student Testimonial — Valerie Wood, MA Public History, Curatorial Studies Diploma

Valerie Wood, a graduate of Carleton’s Master’s in Public History program and the Diploma in Curatorial Studies (concurrent), speaks about the skills she acquired studying at Carleton University which made her competitive when it came time to apply for her current role as an Assistant Curator with Ingenium, Canada’s Mu…