• MA Curriculum

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    General Admission Contact
    The New School for Social Research
    Office of Admission
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    New York, NY 10011
    212.229.5600 or 800.523.5411
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    Committee on Historical Studies
    66 Fifth Avenue, 9th floor
    New York, NY 10011
    212.229.5100 x3385
    Fax: 212.229.5929

    Chairs
    Federico Finchelstein

    Department Secretary
    Tahera Tajbhai

    Historical Studies Student Handbook

  • Admission

  • The 30-credit MA in Historical Studies combines training in history with coursework in the range of disciplines housed at The New School for Social Research. Our practice of interdisciplinarity rigorously engages distinctive ways of understanding the world.

    Equipped with a robust critical apparatus for thinking about the modern world, our graduates pursue a wide variety of professional and academic careers.

    • Degree Master of Arts (MA)
    • Credits 30 credits
    • Format Full-time or part-time, on-campus
    • Duration 2 years (full-time)
    • Start Term Fall or Spring

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  • Take The Next Step

Submit your application

Undergraduates

To apply to any of our undergraduate programs (except the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs) complete and submit the Common App online.

Undergraduate Adult Learners

To apply to any of our Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

Graduates

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctoral, Professional Studies Diploma, and Graduate Certificate programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

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