History: Global Comparative

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Courses designed for the Global and Comparative masters degree are scheduled in the late afternoon or evening to accommodate teachers and other program participants who are employed full- or part-time. Classes are upper-level and small, which facilitates extensive interaction between faculty and students and among students with different field emphases and career objectives. The Rutgers University masters degree program in Global and Comparative History is designed to serve students with a variety of objectives, taking into account the needs and interests of each individual.

For Educators

Secondary and middle school teachers will find that the Global and Comparative History masters degree enhances the depth and range of their knowledge of the history of major regions and societies, and of the processes that have increasingly connected them worldwide. Emphasizing flexibility with regards to individual students experiences and needs, the program offers a broad range of area and comparative courses oriented to the needs of teachers working toward the global history masters degree.

Graduate history faculty offer extensive advising on how to develop compelling world history courses and effective curriculums for individual schools or district school systems. Completion of the degree also includes focused research opportunities in a variety of venues, ranging from masters theses and publishable essays to museum shows and world history program proposals.For Students Pursuing a Ph.D.

For students whose objective is to strengthen their ability to compete for admission to and funding from Ph.D. programs in history or the other social sciences, the Global and Comparative M.A. provides an exceptional bridge towards that goal. A primary objective of the Global and Comparative History program is to allow non-traditional students and those shifting from other disciplines to gain skills and achieve mastery of the substantial literature, key debates, and different approaches to global history to successfully engage in the most rigorous and competitive Ph.D. programs, public history initiatives, or institutes or other schools with an international focus.

* Colloquium in Global History: Rethinking Modernity
* Seminar in World Comparative: Cultural Memory
* Colloquium in Comparative History: Latin America: Global History
* Colloquium in Environmental History: Global
* Colloquium in Global History
* Colloquium in European History: The History of Human Rights
* Colloquium in Comparative History
* Comparative Colonialism in Asia
* Global History: Theory, Historiography & Pedagogy
* South Asian in Global History
* Colloquium in Comparative History: Postcolonial Theory
* Approaches to Global History
* African in World History
* Islam: A Global Civilization

Applicants to the masters degree program in Global and Comparative History should normally have a GPA of at least 3.0, and solid verbal and reading scores on the GRE exams. * A completed online application form * Official transcripts from the colleges and universities the applicant has attended * GRE scores * Two letters of recommendation * A personal statement of 1 to 2 pages * A writing sample of at least 10-15 pages * The application fee English Language Requirements TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test: 79

If you are pursuing a master's degree or professional, terminal degree, Rutgers can help you find fellowships and scholarships to support your advanced study.

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