UBC’s Department of History offers two graduate degree programs: a Master of Arts (MA) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

Working closely with faculty supervisors, our graduate students engage with cutting-edge scholarship and produce their own path-breaking research.

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History PhD Candidate Dane Allard wins 2024 Native American and Indigenous Studies Association’s Most Thought-Provoking Article Award

 
Congratulations to History PhD candidate Dane Allard for winning a 2024 NAISA Most Thought-Provoking Article Award for his article on Métis history.

Prof. Bill French and Prof. Glen Peterson Retire after Three Decades of Inspiring UBC Students 

 
UBC History faculty Dr. Glen Peterson and Dr. Bill French retire after 30 and 33 years of service to the Department, respectively. Learn about their contributions in this editorial.

UBC History Graduate Students Receive Support from the Japanese Canadian Students of 1942 Fund to Further Nikkei Research

 
UBC History PhD candidate Nicole Yakashiro and MA student Bailey Irene Midori Hoy expand the field of Japanese Canadian and Asian Canadian history with new perspectives on the past, thanks to the support from the Japanese Canadian Students of 1942 Fund.
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History PhD Candidate Dane Allard wins 2024 Native American and Indigenous Studies Association’s Most Thought-Provoking Article Award

June 27, 2024

Congratulations, UBC History Class of 2024!

May 22, 2024

When History Speaks Back: UBC History Students Contribute to Vancouver’s Local Oral History

April 24, 2024
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Sponsored Event | 2024 Medieval Workshop

October 16, 2024 - October 18, 2024
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2024 Vrba Lecture | “Jewish History and Theresienstadt: How should we write a history of prisoner society?”

November 19, 2024
5:00 pm
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