Lead Faculty: Dr. Alex Zukas
The Master of Arts in History offers a broad yet focused program of graduate training in historical research and writing. The program is well-suited for teachers who would like a discipline-based Masters degree beyond the credential. It is also excellent preparation for a career with the State Department, teaching History at the community college, doctoral studies in History, or any career in the public or private sectors requiring advanced research, analytical, and writing skills. The graduate curriculum offers balanced coverage of the major theoretical, regional, comparative, thematic, topical, global, and epochal approaches to the research and writing of History. It equips students with the advanced research, analytical, and writing skills needed to produce historical scholarship of professional quality and to participate in the transformative and trenchant discussions of professional historians. At the conclusion of their course of study, students will present original research findings either by writing a traditional Masters thesis or creating a Web-based multimedia Masters project. Either option will be the result of extensive historical research. Specific Program Admission Requirements To be admitted to the Master of Arts in History program, students must have a Bachelor of Arts in History or a closely-related field in the social sciences or humanities. If a student does not have a Bachelor's in History or a closely related field in the social sciences or humanities, the student must take and pass the following prerequisite classes with a B (3.0) average or better to be admitted to the MA program: HIS 400, HIS 360, HIS 361, HIS 362, HIS 363, and HIS 434. Students with a minor in history may be admitted after approval by the Program Lead Faculty.Additional Program and Thesis Information All students are encouraged to select a thesis advisor early inThis program is available online.