The program leading to the M.A. in History is designed both for individuals wishing to enhance their knowledge and skills in the study of the past and for those intending to pursue a doctorate in a related field.

The program provides students with a flexible, interdisciplinary context within which to pursue their studies, built on connections among specific courses and areas of interest. Within the degree plan, each student plans an individual program of studies in consultation with an assigned faculty advisor.
Students seeking the M.A. in History have two options, a “professional” option and a “research” option. Students pursuing the “research” option must complete thirty-six hours of course work, demonstrate reading proficiency in an approved foreign language, and successfully complete a master’s thesis. Students pursuing the “professional” option must complete thirty-six hours of course work, normally all in organized courses.

Within the Graduate Program in History, most courses are offered within History (HIST) and History of Ideas (HUHI), but students must also take one course in Aesthetic Studies (HUAS) or Studies in Literature (HUSL).

M.A. in HISTORY DEGREE PLAN

To be a full-time student, 9 hours of courses per semester is required; 3 hours of courses per semester is required to be enrolled in the program.

To have courses taken outside the School of Arts and Humanities applied to one of its degrees, students must seek prior approval from the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies. They may also petition to have appropriate transfer courses applied to their degree plan.

For more information on the FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT

For more information on the MASTER’S THESIS REQUIREMENT