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Mar 10, 2025
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2014-2015 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
History, Enrichment Track, M.A.
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Curriculum
There are two tracks available for the M.A. in History: - Track 1, “Predoctoral,” is for students whose final goal is a Ph.D.
- Track 2, “Enrichment,” is for students wanting an intellectual challenge or professional credential.
Students can also enroll in: - “Cooperative Program in Education and History” for students who want to develop their historical understanding while working for a Master of Arts in Teaching (MTA).
- “Joint Degree Program in Law and History” for students who want to pursue historical studies at the same time that they attend law school.
- Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Program
Enrichment Track
Students enrolled in the enrichment track must complete a minimum of thirty credit hours of graduate course work with a grade point average of not less than 3.0. There is a thesis option and a non-thesis option. Students must pass written comprehensive examinations. Primary Fields
Europe
United States
Comparative History: thematic field defined by advisor and relevant faculty Thesis Option: 30 credit hours
Requirements Major field of concentration (18 hours)
(including one research seminar) Research and Thesis (6 hours)
Course work outside the major field (6 hours)
These courses can be in history, the humanities, social sciences, or law. Upper level undergraduate history courses for deficiencies (9 hours)
(as needed) Maximum credit hours of 6000-level course work (12 hours)
Note:
Students participate in an oral defense of their thesis upon completion. Non-Thesis Option (36 hours)
Requirements Major field of concentration (18 hours)
(including one research seminar) Course work outside the major field (6 hours)
These courses can be in history, the humanities, social sciences, or law. Additional course work in history (12 hours)
Upper level undergraduate history courses for deficiencies (9 hours)
(as needed) Maximum credit hours of 6000-level course work (15 hours)
Note:
Students with the assistance of a faculty committee will present a public lecture on a particular historical moment or issue in the last semester of graduate work. |
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