SFS Proseminars Integrate DC Opportunities in Global Curricula
Many professors complement coursework with trips downtown to expand first-year students' networks in DC, serve nearby communities, and engage with global issues in a local context.
History
Georgetown is a leader in global, trans-regional, and comparative history.
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Ph.D. in History
The Department of History sponsors this doctoral program with strengths in the history of the United States, early modern and modern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia and the Soviet Union, and East Asia.
Major in History
Georgetown's Department of History sponsors this major in history for undergraduate students who want to improve their critical reading, writing, and analytical abilities and develop strong research skills as they learn more about many and diverse world regions, time periods, topics, and themes.
Ph.D. in Environmental History
The Department of History sponsors this doctoral program. Students work in almost every geographical field, but at present are especially numerous in the transregional, Middle East, and Latin American fields, relying on the regional expertise of faculty for courses, seminars, and field preparation to complement their environmental history education.
M.A. in Global, International, and Comparative History
This master's program is sponsored by the Department of History. Students both delve deeply into the history of a particular world region and situate that same region within a broader context through the study of transnational, comparative, and thematic trends.
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Georgetown Institute for Global HistoryGeorgetown Unit
The Georgetown Institute for Global History provides a forum for scholarly exchange and public debate about the historical roots of globalization and the world we live in.
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Graduate Certificate in Asian Studies
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J.D./M.A. in German and European Studies
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M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in Government
M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in History
M.A. in Arabic and Islamic Studies
M.A. in Art and Museum Studies
M.A. in German and European Studies
M.A. in German and European Studies/Master of Public Policy
M.A. in German and European Studies/Ph.D. in Government
M.A. in German and European Studies/Ph.D. in History
M.A. in Global, International, and Comparative History
M.A. in Latin American Studies/Ph.D. in Government
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Major in Global Medieval Studies
Major in International History
Minor in Global Medieval Studies
Minor in Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs
Minor in Russian Literature and Culture
Minor/Certificate in Medieval Studies
Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies