General Requirements

Students pursuing a Master of Arts in History must complete 30 total graduate credit hours including:

• History Core (12 cr.)
• Major Component (18 cr.)
• Courses must be completed with a grade of B or higher
• Courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required

History Core (12 cr.)

• HIST-T 510 Historical Methodology
• HIST-T 570 Introduction to Digital and Public History
• HIST-T 590 Research Seminar in History
• Complete one of the following
  • HIST-T 590 Research Seminar in History
  • Students may us a second HIST-T 590 enrollment assuming they produce a distinct research paper.
  • HIST-T 591 Research Siminar in Digital and Public History
  • HIST-T 592 Thesis

Major Component (18 cr.)

Students will choose to major in either U.S. History or World History

U.S. History Major

• Complete 4 courses of the following for 12 credit hours
  • HIST-T 520 Teaching College History
  • HIST-T 530 Early America - 1400-1800
  • HIST-T 540 The Long Nineteenth Century, 1800- 1917
  • HIST-T 550 Modern United States, 1917-Present
  • HIST-T 560 The United States & The World: Comparative History
• Complete 2 courses of the following for 6 credit hours, courses may be repeated with distinct topics
  • HIST-T 531 European History
  • HIST-T 541 Latin American History
  • HIST-T 551 Asian History
  • HIST-T 561 African History
  • HIST-T 571 World History

World History Major

• Complete 4 courses of the following for 12 credit hours, courses may be repeated with distinct topics
  • HIST-T 531 European History
  • HIST-T 541 Latin American History
  • HIST-T 551 Asian History
  • HIST-T 561 African History
  • HIST-T 571 World History
• Complete 2 courses of the following for 6 credit hours
  • HIST-T 520 Teaching College History
  • HIST-T 530 Early America - 1400-1800
  • HIST-T 540 The Long Nineteenth Century, 1800- 1917
  • HIST-T 550 Modern United States, 1917-Present
  • HIST-T 560 The United States & The World: Comparative History