May 30, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

History, M.A. (540101)


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Students may choose from two concentrations.  In addition, face-to-face students may choose either the thesis or non-thesis option. The non-thesis option is available to online students.

At the time of admission, provide a writing sample such as a book review, honors’ thesis or research paper no longer than 10 pages, double-spaced excluding bibliography to the History Graduate Coordinator. 

Undergraduate requirements are 18 semester hours of social sciences and/or humanities, with at least half of those being from history

 

Program Admission


Regular Admission

Applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited and recognized at the institutional level by the US Department of Education (USDOE) with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or a 3.0 GPA on the last 60 hours of attempted coursework to be regularly admitted.
or
Applicants who have earned any graduate or terminal degree from a from a college or university accredited and recognized at the institutional level by the US Department of Education (USDOE) will qualify for regular admission to a master’s program provided they meet all other eligibility requirements.

Conditional Admission

Applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited and recognized at the institutional level by the US Department of Education (USDOE) with a minimum overall GPA of 2.50 on a 4.0 scale or a 2.50 GPA on the last 60 hours of attempted coursework to be conditionally admitted.
or
minimum formula score of GPA (either cumulative or last 60 hours) x GRE (Q+V) = 707.50

Applicants seeking admission to this program must also currently hold a bachelor’s degree with a minimum 18 semester hours of Social Sciences and/or Humanities, with at least half of those being from History.


Applicants who fail to meet the above standards may be admitted on conditional status as recommended by the Graduate History Admission and Curriculum Committee in concert with the Dean of the Graduate School.

Program Requirements


Students may choose from two concentrations.  In addition, face-to-face students may choose either the thesis or non-thesis option.  The non-thesis option is available to online students.

 

At the time of admission, provide a writing sample such as a book review, honors’ thesis or research paper no longer than 10 pages, double-spaced excluding bibliography to the History Graduate Coordinator. 

Undergraduate requirements are 18 semester hours of social sciences and/or humanities, with at least half of those being from history

Basic core requirement for the Master of Arts in History is
HIST 5030 - Research Methods   

 

Military History Concentration


Basic core requirement for thesis students in the Master of Arts in History - Military History Concentration is

Fifteen semester hours of history as defined by the following:

  • Choose three courses (9 hours) from:

HIST 5006 - Civil War Military History  
HIST 5017 - The American Revolution  
HIST 5120 - The Holocaust  
HIST 5121 - The Holocaust through Graphic Novels  
HIST 5130 - World War II  
HIST 5136 - American Civil War  
HIST 5146 - U.S. Military History, 1775-1865  
HIST 5147 - Military History, 1865-Present  
HIST 5151 - The Revolutionary Generation  
HIST 5188 - Revolutionary France, 1789-1871  

  • Six hours of non-thesis HIST courses at the 5000 level.

 


Twenty-one semester hours of history as defined by the following:

  • Choose 5 courses (15 hours):

HIST 5006 - Civil War Military History  
HIST 5017 - The American Revolution  
HIST 5120 - The Holocaust  
HIST 5121 - The Holocaust through Graphic Novels  
HIST 5130 - World War II  
HIST 5136 - American Civil War  
HIST 5146 - U.S. Military History, 1775-1865  
HIST 5147 - Military History, 1865-Present  
HIST 5151 - The Revolutionary Generation  
HIST 5188 - Revolutionary France, 1789-1871  

  • Six hours of non-thesis HIST courses at the 5000 level. 

General History Concentration


A basic core requirement for the Master of Arts in History - General History Concentration is


Additional requirements for thesis students include:

for a total of 30 semester hours.
 



Additional requirements for Non-thesis students include:

  • 27 semester hours of HIST electives

for a total of 30 semester hours.

Courses


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