History Master of Arts Degree Program
Program of Study (30 - 36 credits)
Track A - Geographic Focus (30 credits)
Major Fields: United States History
Modern European History
Latin American History
African History
Asian History
- Course work in History: 21 credits minimum
- Courses, as advised, including at least one research seminar in the appropriate major field and one reading seminar
- With departmental approval a thesis in history for 4-6 credits may be presented in place of or in addition to the research seminar
- Supporting Course work: 0 - 9 credits - Courses in the social sciences and other fields as advised
- 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.
- 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
- Course work in History: 21 credits minimum
- Courses, as advised, including at least one research seminar in the appropriate major field and one reading seminar
- With departmental approval a thesis in history for 4-6 credits may be presented in place of or in addition to the research seminar
- Supporting Course work: 0 - 9 credits - Courses in the social sciences and other fields as advised
- 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.
- 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)
- Course work in History: 28 credits minimum
- 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
- His 699 Master's Thesis or His 698 History and Media Masters Project
- Supporting Course work: 0 - 8 credits - Courses in the social sciences and other fields as advised
- 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.
