MA in History
Welcome to the History Department
The History Department provides advanced professional education in preparation for a variety of careers. Traditionally, historians have worked in academic settings as scholars and teachers, or in closely related institutions such as libraries, archives, and museums. Increasingly, however, advanced education in history is being regarded as broad-based humanistic training, equipping students with research capabilities, writing skills, analytical methods, and communications skills that are useful in many fields. The department welcomes students who wish to teach in secondary schools, community colleges, and four-year universities, as well as students who intend to pursue non-teaching careers.
The History Department offers three programs: the MA in History, the MA in History & Archival Studies, and the PhD in History. Faculty members specialize in U.S. and European history while drawing upon faculty in other departments at CGU and throughout The Claremont Colleges, resulting in a faculty equivalent to that of a much larger university. Instruction is carried on in seminars, classes are small, and the favorable student-faculty ratio allows for a considerable amount of individual attention from professors.
Students in the MA or PhD programs may choose one of the following interdisciplinary concentrations: American Studies, Early Modern Studies, European Studies, Hemispheric & Transnational Studies, Media Studies, or Museum Studies. Students work with faculty advisors in planning their course of study. The department encourages breadth of study irrespective of a student’s major field, including transdisciplinary work.
The shared resources of The Claremont Colleges and broader Los Angeles community give our graduate students a competitive advantage to those at other schools. Housing more than 2 million volumes, the Libraries of The Claremont Colleges provide excellent research facilities and resources. The Huntington Library, one of the world’s finest research libraries for English and American history, is in nearby San Marino.
Chair: JoAnna Poblete
143 East Tenth St • Claremont, CA 91711 • 909-607-9327
JoAnna Poblete
Professor of History
John D. and Lillian Maguire Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
Chair, History Department
Programs
Core Faculty
Matthew Bowman
Associate Professor of Religion and History
Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies
Joshua Goode
Associate Professor of Cultural Studies and History
Chair, Cultural Studies (Fall 2022)
JoAnna Poblete
Professor of History
John D. and Lillian Maguire Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
Chair, History Department
Research Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
David Luis-Brown
Associate Professor of Cultural Studies and English
Chair, Cultural Studies Department
