Core Program
The Department of History offers the Masters of Arts degree with an opportunity for concentration in three fields of history. All students are required to complete thirty (30) hours in history, successfully complete a comprehensive examination, and complete a thesis for six credit hours.
All students will enroll in the following required courses:
First Year, Fall Semester
HIST 653, Patterns of World History, or its equivalent
HIST 671, Seminar in Historical Research Methods
First Year, Spring Semester
HIST 673, Graduate Research and Writing Seminar
Second Year, Fall Semester
HIST 700, Thesis
Second Year, Spring Semester
HIST 700, Thesis
U.S.
Examples of Recently Offered Courses:
HIST 520. US History, 1763-1800
HIST 522. US History, 1789-1848
HIST 530. The Gilded Age
HIST 531. Reform, World War, and Prosperity
HIST 532. Depression, War and Cold War: US History, 1929-1961
HIST 600. Seminar in U.S. History: Early Period
HIST 605. Seminar in U.S. History: Recent Period
Special Requirements:
Students must take at least one offering of HIST 600, one offering of HIST 605, and at least 21 credits at the 600 level or above. Also, in addition to HIST 653 or its equivalent, students must take three credit hours of course work outside the field of their concentration.
Public
Examples of Recently Offered Courses:
HIST 540. The History Museum
HIST 590. Workshop in Public and Local History
HIST 590. Digital History
HIST 592. Material Culture
HIST 593. Historic Preservation
HIST 595. Introduction to Archives and Manuscripts
HIST 696. Introduction to Public History
Special Requirements:
Students must take, in addition to HIST 653 or its equivalent, three credit hours of course work outside the field of their concentration.
World
Examples of Recently Offered Courses:
HIST 566. The Family, 1400-1800
HIST 564. Renaissance and Reformation
HIST 577. Medieval Europe
HIST 585. Colonialism in the Greater Middle East
HIST 650. Seminar in World History
HIST 653. Patterns of World History
Special Requirements:
Students must take at least six credit hours of course work in the region(s) of their thesis and must take six credit hours of course work in other regions.
