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Graduate Program Requirements
Graduate Program in History
Students applying to the graduate program must meet general university admission requirements and have at least 18 hours of undergraduate credit in history or history-related courses. The department may permit "stem work" in basic courses to bring students up to departmental requirements. The department offers 1) a 36-hour program without a thesis; and 2) a 30-hour program with a thesis, either a) with a general history focus, or b) with a public history focus.
- 36-hours without a thesis
- 30-hour program with a thesis
- Students planning to continue to the Ph.D. level or those who desire a more specialized course of study are encouraged to follow the thesis track. In this program the coursework includes History 530 (Historiography), History 531 (Historical Research, Writing, and Editing), and History 590 (Thesis Writing). The student will also take three hours from each of the four fields listed above and six hours of elective history courses. No more than six hours of public history courses may be used to satisfy the requirements of this thesis track.
- Students wishing to pursue a public history program will take twelve hours of specific courses: History 530 (Historiography), History 535 (Introduction to Public History), and History 590 (Thesis Writing). The student will also take an additional twelve hours of public history courses and six additional hours of American history, three from each of the two American history fields.
Students who plan to teach at the K-12 or junior college levels are encouraged to take the non-thesis track. This track consists of a 36-hour program culminating in a series of three comprehensive examinations. The non-thesis track requirements include History 530 (Historiography), History 580 (The Teaching of History), six hours from each of the four fields (Europe and the World to 1815, Europeand the World since 1815, the United States to 1865, and the United States since 1865), and six hours of elective history courses. No more than six hours of public history courses may be used to satisfy the requirements of the non-thesis track.
The student who is considering teaching in the public schools may substitute six hours of graduate education courses for the six hours of electives.
Graduate Minor in History
A student pursuing a master's degree in an area outside the Department of History may take a first minor in history. The first minor in history consists of nine hours of history as approved by the graduate program adviser.
Master's Degree in History and International Commerce
The department also offers a joint degree with the school of business. Further information about this program may be obtained from the graduate program advisers in history and business.