Program of Study (30 - 36 credits)
Track A - Geographic Focus (30 credits)
Major Fields: United States History
Modern European History
Latin America History
African History
Asian History
1. Course work in History: 21 credits minimum
a. Courses, as advised, including at least one research seminar in the
appropriate major field and one reading seminar
b. With departmental approval a thesis in history for 4-6 credits may be
presented in place of or in addition to the research seminar
2. Supporting Course work: 0 - 9 credits - Courses in the social sciences and
other fields as advised
3. Major Field Exam: Satisfactory completion of an examination in one
Geographic Focus major field, or an alternate concentration field with
departmental approval; students completing a master's thesis are exempt
from the major field exam requirement.
4. Foreign Language Requirement - A reading knowledge of one foreign
language appropriate to the student's major field is required for M.A.
candidates writing Master's theses on non-U.S. topics. This requirement
can be fulfilled by an examination in the Department, by an examination
administered by a language department with approval of the History
Department, or by satisfactory completion of a graduate level language
course that has been approved by the History Department. A student
may not take the language examination more than twice for the MA degree.
Track B - Thematic Focus (30 credits)
Major Fields: Cultural History
Gender History
International, Global, and Comparative History Public
Policy History
Social and Economic History Work and Society
1. Course work in History: 21 credits minimum
a. Courses, as advised, including at least one research seminar in the
appropriate major field and one reading seminar
b. With departmental approval a thesis in history for 4-6 credits may be
presented in place of or in addition to the research seminar
2. Supporting Course work: 0 - 9 credits - Courses in the social sciences and
other fields as advised
3. Major Field Exam: Satisfactory completion of an examination in one Thematic
Focus major field, or an alternate concentration field with departmental
approval; students completing a master's thesis are exempt from the major
field exam requirement.
4. Foreign Language Requirement - A reading knowledge of one foreign
language appropriate to the student's major field is required for M.A.
candidates writing Master's theses on non-U.S. topics. This requirement
can be fulfilled by an examination in the Department, by an examination
administered by a language department with approval of the History
Department, or by satisfactory completion of a graduate level language
course that has been approved by the History Department. A student
may not take the language examination more than twice for the MA degree.
Track C - History & Media Focus (36 credits)
1. Course work in History: 28 credits minimum
a. Courses, as advised, including His 607 and two courses from among
His 602, 604, 605, and 606; also including at least one research seminar
and one reading seminar with a thematic focus
b. His 699 Master's Thesis or His 698 History and Media Masters Project
2. Supporting Course work: 0 - 8 credits - Courses in the social sciences and
other fields as advised
3. Foreign Language Requirement - A reading knowledge of one foreign
language appropriate to the student's major field is required for M.A.
candidates writing Master's theses on non-U.S. topics. This requirement
can be fulfilled by an examination in the Department, by an examination
administered by a language department with approval of the History
Department, or by satisfactory completion of a graduate level language
course that has been approved by the History Department. A student
may not take the language examination more than twice for the MA degree.
