History

Students should complete a "History Program Advising/Audit Form" before meeting with a Program Adviser
(see below)

There are approximately 40-50 teaching assistant positions available in each of the fall and winter terms in the History and Classical Studies Department. If you expect to begin your graduate studies at McGill in September and would like to apply for a teaching assistantship, Fall term TA positions are posted by April 30 (deadline to apply is May 30), and Winter term TA positions are posted by October 15 (deadline to apply is November 15).  The T.A.

1938-1950

Cooper, John Irwin. "French-Canadian Conservatism in Principle and Practice 1873-1891." Thesis (Ph.D.), 1938.

Welcome to the website of the the Department of History and Classical Studies! You will find here a wealth of information about the department, its programs, and its course offerings.

The teaching of history at McGill began in 1855, although the department itself was only formally founded at the turn of the twentieth century by Charles William Colby in association with Stephen Leacock and C.E. Fryer. In 1997 the Department of Classics was merged into the Department of History, and in 2010 the name was formally changed to the Department of History and Classical Studies.