First, American history major study
(1) recommended by American history colleges.
1, UCLA.
At present, there are more than 70 full-time professors and more than 200 graduate students in the history department of UCLA. The main research forces of the history department are American history, European history, science and technology history and China history. At present, only doctoral degrees are awarded at the postgraduate level, and there is no separate master's degree. The History Department has a deep research on the history of China and the culture of China. The website is written in English and Chinese.
International students applying for the graduate program of the Department of History at UCLA need to submit: TOEFL and GRE test scores, complete application form, resume, personal application statement, three letters of recommendation, undergraduate transcripts, graduation certificate and degree certificate. The history department also requires applicants to submit a writing example of not more than ten pages, and arbitrarily choose a topic related to history. The final deadline for the application of history department is 65438+February 65438+May, and the application fee is 90 dollars.
2. Johns Hopkins University
The History Department of Johns Hopkins University was founded in 1876. After 130 years of development, the history department of this school has become an important theoretical base for American history research. At present, the department has 30 full-time professors. Although it is small in scale, its research achievements are outstanding, and it enjoys a high international reputation in the fields of European history, American history, African history, Latin American history and China history.
International students applying for the graduate program of Johns Hopkins University History Department need to submit: TOEFL and GRE test scores, complete application form, resume, personal application statement, three letters of recommendation, undergraduate transcripts, graduation certificate and degree certificate. The Department of History also requires applicants to submit an example of open writing related to history. The final deadline for the application of history department is 65438+February 65438+May, and the application fee is 75 dollars.
3. University of Michigan at ann arbor
The history department of the University of Michigan at ann arbor is the largest among the top 10 American history majors, and currently has nearly 120 full-time professors, whose research fields include European history, American history, Middle East history and Latin American history. With its strong academic research and teaching ability, the Department of History currently has three joint doctoral degrees in Greek and Roman history, history and women's studies, anthropology and history.
International students applying for the postgraduate program of History Department of University of Michigan, ann arbor need to submit: TOEFL and GRE test scores, complete application form, resume, personal application statement, three letters of recommendation, undergraduate transcripts, graduation certificate and degree certificate. The history department also requires applicants to submit a writing sample of no more than 35 pages, and any topic related to history can be selected. The final deadline for the application of history department is 65438+February 1, and the application fee is $75.
4. Columbia University Columbia University
At present, there are more than 50 full-time professors in the Department of History of Columbia University, whose main research interests focus on international history, American history, western ideological history, Jewish history and women's history. There are more than 200 graduate students in the department, with strong teaching and scientific research strength. Unlike most of the top ten school history departments, the history department of Columbia University does not recruit full-time freshmen who only study for tax degrees, but recruits 1 ~ 2 freshmen to study for part-time master's programs every year.
International students applying for the graduate program of history department of Columbia University need to submit: TOEFL and GRE test scores, a complete application form, a resume, a personal application statement, three letters of recommendation, a course transcript, a diploma and a degree certificate. The history department also requires applicants to submit a writing example of no more than 20 pages, and choose any topic related to history. The final deadline for the application of history department is 65438+February 65438+May, and the application fee is 90 dollars.
5. University of Chicago
The history department of the University of Chicago was established in 1892, and currently has 45 full-time professors, who are famous for their studies on the history of cultural thought, comparative history and international history. Since its establishment, the Department of History has taken the training of excellent graduate students, especially doctoral students, as its most important mission, and has widely adopted interdisciplinary and comparative analysis methods to study history, making it its main feature.
International students applying for the graduate program of history department of University of Chicago need to submit: TOEFL and GRE test scores, complete application form, resume, personal application statement, three letters of recommendation, undergraduate transcripts, graduation certificate and degree certificate. The Department of History also requires applicants to submit an example of open writing related to history. The final deadline for the application of history department is 65438+February 10, and the application fee is $55.
6. Harvard University Harvard University
The history department of Harvard University was founded in 1839 and History 170. At present, the department has 50 full-time professors, focusing on American history, European history, Asian history and Middle East history, and enjoys a high reputation in American and world history circles. The history department of Harvard University enrolls 16 freshmen every year. Master's degree is not awarded alone, but only doctor's degree in history and coordinated J.D./ Ph.D degree jointly awarded with law school.
International students applying for the graduate program of history department of Harvard University need to submit: TOEFL and GRE test scores, complete application form, resume, personal application statement, three letters of recommendation, undergraduate transcripts, graduation certificate and degree certificate. The history department also requires applicants to submit a writing example of no more than 20 pages, and choose any topic related to history. The final deadline for the application of history department is 65438+February 65438+May, and the application fee is 105 USD.
Yale University, Yale University
Yale University began to teach history as early as 65438+ 1960, and awarded the first doctorate in history in 1882. At present, there are nearly 1 10 full-time professors in the history department of Yale University, especially in American history, British history, European history, science and medical history. The history department recruits about 22 freshmen to study for doctoral degrees every year, and can award master's degrees separately.
International students applying for the graduate program of history department of Yale University are required to submit: TOEFL and GRE test scores, complete application form, resume, personal application statement, three letters of recommendation, undergraduate score list, diploma and degree certificate. The history department also requires applicants to submit a writing example of no more than 25 pages, and choose any topic related to history. The deadline for the application of History Department is 65438+February 65438+May, and the application fee is 95 dollars.
8. University of California, Berkeley
At present, there are 57 full-time professors in the history department of the University of California, Berkeley, whose research fields cover all professional directions of history, and their research in Asian history, ancient Greek and Roman history, European history, economic history and other fields is at the world's leading level. The history department does not award a master's degree alone, but applies for a master's degree in history. After completing the corresponding requirements for doctoral degree and master's degree, you can apply for master's degree.
International students applying for the graduate program of the History Department of the University of California, Berkeley need to submit: TOEFL and GRE test scores, a complete application form, a resume, a personal application statement, three letters of recommendation, undergraduate transcripts, diplomas and degree certificates. The history department also requires applicants to submit a writing example of not more than ten pages, and arbitrarily choose a topic related to history. The deadline for online submission of the history department application form is 65438+February 1, and the deadline for final submission of other application materials is 65438+February 18, and the application fee is $90.
9. Stanford University
The history department of Stanford University also has a high research reputation and academic standards, and enjoys a high reputation in ancient history, British history, medieval European history, Jewish history and other professional fields.
At present, there are 60 full-time professors in the history department, who are awarded master's and doctoral degrees, of which the master's degree is only for Stanford University undergraduates. It is worth mentioning that the Department of History also provides other disciplines with a PhD. minor of History, and the application for this degree requires the joint approval of the professional department and the history department.
International students applying for the graduate program of History Department of Stanford University need to submit: TOEFL and GRE test scores, complete application form, resume, personal application statement, three letters of recommendation, undergraduate transcripts, graduation certificate and degree certificate. The history department also requires applicants to submit 10 ~ 25 pages of writing examples, and they can choose any topic related to history. The final deadline for the application of history department is 65438+February 8, and the application fee is 125 USD.
10, Princeton University Princeton University
As the temple of American history research, the history department of Princeton University has always been at the top of the world history research, and has accumulated a lot in the study of American history and European history. In recent years, the history department has made great achievements in the study of regional history in the Near East, East Asia, South Asia, Latin America and Africa.
At present, there are 60 full-time professors in the history department of Princeton University. The research scope covers not only the common field of history, but also the marginal and interdisciplinary fields such as the history of science, the history of women, the history of regions, and the study of American and European cultures.
International students applying for the postgraduate program of history department of Princeton University need to submit: TOEFL and GRE test scores, complete application form, resume, personal application statement, three letters of recommendation, undergraduate transcripts, graduation certificate and degree certificate. The history department also requires applicants to submit a writing sample of no more than 35 pages, which can be a term paper, an essay or an article published in a magazine. The deadline for application of history department is 65438+February 3 1, and the application fee is 90 USD.
(B) the employment prospects of American history majors
In America, history students have many choices after graduation. Some of them went to law school and then became lawyers-one of the most profitable and respected occupations in America; Some people go to business school to study MBA, just like former US President George W. Bush studied history at Yale University and then went to Harvard to study MBA.
History graduates can study almost any major, including science and engineering, if they apply for postgraduate studies. Some people even applied for medical school and later became doctors. Moreover, graduates majoring in history are very popular in various university departments, because the history major in American universities is very demanding and difficult to read.
Second, studying abroad in British history