History Program
Postgraduate Studies
From its inception, the History Program at La Trobe University has pursued innovative modes of teaching and engaged in path-breaking research projects, which have laid the basis for a strong postgraduate program. Current and former members of the History Program have won numerous pretigious awards and prizes, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Boulton Prize, the Quincentennial Discovery Prize, the Douglas Adair Medal, the Gustavus Myers Award, the New South Wales Premier's History Prize, the UACES Prize for the Best Book in Contemporary European Studies and many others, for books as well as articles. La Trobe postgraduates have also won numerous prizes, most recently the Australian Historical Association's Biennial Serle Awrad (2008) and work in various Australian and international universities as well as outside academia.
The History Program offers research leadership and supervision for research Masters and Doctorates in American (including Latin America), Australian (including the Pacific) and European fields. Although expert in national histories and regions, La Trobe historians also focus on:
- Australian history
- Colonial and post-colonial studies
- Transnational studies
- Colonial and modern Indigenous studies on Australia,
the Pacific, and the Americas
- Modern studies on Britain, Europe and North America,
including a special focus on imperialism
- Latin American history
- Landscape
- (Auto)biographical writing
- Religion and Spirituality studies
- Feminist history including gender relations;sexuality;work
- History of Art and culture in the US, Europe and Australia
We are actively committed to promoting an environment of scholarly achievement and supports students with supervision only by those with expertise in the field, a weekly postgraduate work-in-progress seminar, annual postgraduate conference, training workshops, research completion and publication incentives and an environment of staff-student collegiality through seminars, shared work spaces and common facilities.
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Postgraduate levels of study available at La Trobe University.
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Prospective students may apply at any time. Inquiries should be made through the the Postgraduate Coordinator and applications through the Research and Graduate Studies Office. |
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Australian and New Zealand scholarship applicants must submit their forms to the Research and Graduate Studies Office by 31 October. International scholarship applicants must submit their application to the International Programs Office by 30 September. Students may also apply for a range of grants and awards to help fund their studies including: research grants, publication awards and thesis completion awards. |
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Details of a range of options available to students from overseas and to Australian students wishing to study abroad. Overseas applicants wishing to apply for scholarships should contact La Trobe International in the first instance. |
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Our Program includes scholars with expertise in a wide range of areas from ancient and European civilisations, African History, North and Latin American History, Gender, Sexuality and Diversity Studies, Australian Studies and Religion and Spirituality Studies. |
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The History Program allows postgraduate students to become part of a unique research community with regular seminars, and conference and publication opportunities. |
Special Consideration
Alternative arrangements may be considered in very rare circumstances so that the absence of, for instance, an honour's degree in History could be compensated for by an equivalent degree (or higher one) in a related research-oriented discipline, or a verifiable relevant research record like a publication or manuscript.
Postgraduate Coordinator
Dr Claudia Haake
61 3 9479 2054
c.haake@latrobe.edu.au
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