Duke University History Programs

Duke University’s 30-plus full-time history faculty members cover a diverse array of topics, but share a common approach to the past: they combine deep knowledge of particular areas with broad engagement across fields and disciplines to produce award-winning scholarship. The department ranks among the top 20 history graduate programs in the country. 

Their major is based on the belief that knowledge about the past forever changes how we think about ourselves now. The curriculum challenges students to think critically about the world around them and their place within it. It also offers insight into areas students may wish to pursue as careers, including law, medicine, education, public policy, business, and community action. Their department maintains a strong commitment to teaching, which is evidenced in the teaching awards their faculty has received.