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Postgraduate course

Master of History (Advanced)

Australian National University

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About

With internationally renowned teaching staff, and surrounded by national cultural institutions, ANU is a historian’s dream. Studying history at ANU you can draw upon our prize-winning teaching and research in Australian, North American, ancient, early modern and modern European, and British history, and the expertise of our leading centres for Indigenous history, environmental history, and biography. The resources of the National Library of Australia, the National Archives of Australia, the National Museum of Australia, and the National Gallery of Australia are also all at your fingertips.

The Master of History (Advanced) provides the theoretical grounding and practical skills you need for the advanced study of history, plus the opportunity to tailor a program according to your interests. If you’re a secondary school teacher, you are able to focus on areas in the national curriculum for history.

The Master of History (Advanced) may be completed on campus, with many courses also being available online.

Admission criteria

  • A cognate Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 6.0/7.0; OR,
  • A Bachelor degree or international equivalent AND a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in a cognate discipline with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0.
  • Compliance with the Australian National University's English language requirements for admission policy.
  • The approval of an identified supervisor for the research project/thesis. Students must have the written agreement of an identified supervisor in order to enrol in the thesis component one semester in advance of the start date of the Thesis semester. Students who do not have the written agreement of an identified supervisor one semester in advance, or whose agreed supervisor either subsequently leaves the university or is on leave from the university, will be transferred to the Master of History.

Cognate Disciplines: Ancient History, Archaeology, History, Journalism, Museum Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, Social Sciences.

GPA calculation

ANU uses a 7-point grade point average (GPA) scale. All qualifications submitted for admission at ANU will be converted to this common scale, which will determine if an applicant meets our published admission requirements. Find out how a 7-point GPA is calculated for Australian universities.

Unless otherwise indicated, where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will calculate the GPA for each qualification separately. ANU will base assessment on the best GPA of all completed tertiary qualifications that are eligible to be considered.

Course credit or exemption

For information about course credit for previous studies, see the program entry or read about course credit or exemption on the ANU website.

Progression requirements

Students must have the approval of an identified supervisor for the research project to continue to the research component of this advanced master degree. Students who do not have the written agreement of an identified supervisor, or whose agreed supervisor either subsequently leaves the University or is on leave from the University, will be transferred to the regular master version of this program.

Fees and charges

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Australian Government financial assistance

Australian National University scholarships and financial assistance

Equity Scholarships through UAC

Further information

Read the full course details on the ANU website.

Visit the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences website.
Call (02) 6125 2898.
Email the College.