Graduate Social Sciences

(Please note that when conferring University Graduate School degrees, minors, certificates, and sub-plans, the University Graduate School’s staff use those requirements contained only in the University Graduate School Bulletin.)

Degrees Offered

Graduate Certificate in History, Graduate Certificate in Modern World History, Master of Arts, Master of Arts for Teachers 

Graduate Certificate in History, Master of Arts, and Master of Arts for Teachers (online collaborative)

The online collaborative Graduate Certificate in History, Master of Arts, and Master of Arts for Teachers are offered by multiple IU campuses in partnership with IU Online. See the Online Collaborative English program section for information and requirements.

Graduate Certificate in Modern World History

The Graduate Certificate in Modern World History provides coursework for teachers and other individuals looking to enhance their knowledge and understanding of history. The coursework focuses on teaching the advanced methods and skills of historians through classes on the Modern World with special courses in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Chinese history.

Requirements

The certificate requires 6 classes for a total of 18 credit hours:

• HIST-H 501 Historical Methodology (offered in Spring) (3 cr.)
• Four courses covering at least three different areas of the world (United States, Latin America, Asia, and Europe) (12 cr.)
• Elective (to be approved by program coordinator if outside of history department) (3 cr.)

Electives

• HIST-A 507 American Cultural History 3
• HIST-H 509 Special Topics in European History 3
• HIST-H 511 Special Topics in U.S. History 3
• HIST-H 521 Special Topics in History 3
• HIST-H 523 The Holocaust 3
• HIST-H 524 Issues in Contemporary Historiography 3
• HIST-H 543 Practicum in Public History 3
• HIST-H 546 History of Science, Medicine, and Technology 3
• HIST-H 547 Special Topics in Public History 3
• HIST-H 575 Graduate Readings in History 3
• HIST-H 620 Colloquium in Modern Western European History 3
• HIST-H 650 Colloquium on United States History 3
• HIST-H 665 Colloquium in Latin American History 3
• HIST-H 669 Colloquium in Comparative History 3
• HIST-H 720 Seminar in Modern Western European History 3
• HIST-H 765 Seminar in Latin American History 3
• HIST-H 775 Colloquium in East Asian History 3
• HIST-H 750 Seminar in U.S. History 3
• HIST-H 775 Seminar in East Asian History 3
• HIST-H 799 Seminar in World History 3
• HIST-G 569 Modern Japan 3
• HIST-G 585 Modern China 3
• HIST-G 587 Contemporary China 3
• HIST-T 500 Topics in History 3