The Department's Graduate Studies in History Handbook 
provides detailed information about all the department's programs and procedures. Current and prospective students should be aware that Catholic University's campus-wide policies regarding graduate study are to be found in its Graduate Announcements and its Graduate Studies Policies.
General
- Introduction
- Overview of the Graduate Programs
- Graduate Faculty
- Admission
- Graduate Financial Aid
- History 601
- Other Courses
- History 603
- History 795
- Independent Studies
- Grading and Evaluation
- Washington Area Research University Consortium
- Continuous Registration
- M.A. in History
- M.A. in Religion and Society in the Late Medieval and Early Modern World
- Joint History/Library and Information Science (M.A./M.S.L.I.S.)
- Joint History/Law (M.A./J.D.)
- Program Overview
- Colloquy
- Language Requirement
- Comprehensive Examiniations
- Candidacy
- The Dissertation Proposal
- Time Limits and Continuous Registration
- Writing the Dissertation
- Completion of the Dissertation
- Department Colloquia
- Professionalization Workshops
- Graduate Student Writing Workshops
- Pedagogy Discussions
- Graduate Student Seminars
- General Fellowship and Grant Opportunities
- Fellowship and Grant Opportunities for U.S. History
- Fellowship and Grant Opportunities for Medieval and Modern European History
- On-campus Resources
- Off-campus Resources
M.A. Comprehensive Reading Lists
The Department maintains standard reading lists for the M.A. degree in the following fields of concentration, and reviews and updates those lists frequently. Students in the M.A. programs should consult the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) in History, Dr. Jennifer Davis, for the pertinent lists.- M.A. Comps List: The Americas
- M.A. Comps List: Medieval History
- M.A. Comps List: Religion and Society in the Late Medieval and Early Modern World
- M.A. Comps List: Early Modern and Modern Europe