History - Master of Arts
Thesis Program
Thirty-six credits (27 of which must be at the 500 level) are required for the thesis program:
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least 3 credits from Public History courses above the 500 level | 3 | |
| Select four History Graduate Seminars including the following: | ||
| HIST 598 Craft of History | 3 | |
| Select two from the following: | 6 | |
| Reading Seminar: Borders, Boundaries and Frontiers | 3 | |
| Reading Seminar: Modernity and its Discontents | 3 | |
| Reading Seminar: Nature and Society | 3 | |
| Reading Seminar: History, Myth and Memory | 3 | |
| HIST 596 | Research Seminar | 3 |
| Select a maximum of 6 credits in related fields outside the Department of History 1 | 6 | |
| Select 9 credits at the 500-level or above in the Department of History | 9 | |
| HIST 599 | Master's Thesis | 6 |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
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With permission of the graduate advisor, a maximum of 6 credits may be taken in related fields from courses numbered 450 and above outside the Department of History.
A student choosing the thesis program must receive permission for his/her thesis by passing a thesis proposal defense after earning 12 graduate credits in History. The department will provide guidelines for the thesis defense. Students who choose the thesis program must pass a final oral examination over their graduate course work and their thesis. All graduate students will be required to present a research paper in a public forum approved by the department's Graduate Director.
Dual Track M.A. (Public History and Thesis)
Students choosing to pursue both the thesis track and Public History concentration must complete the course hours required for the public history concentration, perform an internship, and defend the proposed thesis before undertaking it using guidelines provided by the department, present the public history portfolio at a public presentation, complete the thesis, and defend their course work, thesis and public history portfolio at a final oral examination. In order to satisfactorily complete both programs, such students would complete 39 credits, including three hours of internship credit and six hours of thesis work.
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select four History Graduate Seminars including the following: | ||
| HIST 594 Public History | 3 | |
| HIST 598 Craft of History | 3 | |
| HIST 596 Research Seminar | 3 | |
| Select one from the following: | 3 | |
| Reading Seminar: Borders, Boundaries and Frontiers | 3 | |
| Reading Seminar: Modernity and its Discontents | 3 | |
| Reading Seminar: Nature and Society | 3 | |
| Reading Seminar: History, Myth and Memory | 3 | |
| HIST 585 | Public History Internship | 3 |
| Select a maximum of 9 credits (450-and above) outside the Department of History 2 | 9 | |
| Preparation of an article of scholarly quality | 3 | |
| Select 3 credits at the 500 level from courses in the Department of History | 3 | |
| HIST 599 | Master's Thesis | 6 |
| Total Credits | 36 | |