Appendix A: Master’s Program Checklist
MA Checklist in History – General
Requirement
- 700 Thesis (6 credit hours)
- 580 Historiography (3 credit hours)
Research Seminar (3/6 credit hours)
3 hours required in the primary field except for Public History track which requires both 528 and 529.
- 525 American
- 528 Public
- 529 Public
- 540 Seminar
Field Courses (6 credit hours)
3 credits must be taken in the primary field and 3 credits in an area outside the primary and general fields.
- 509 American
- 510 American
- 560 Early Europe
- 569 Modern Europe
- 570 World
- 571 World
- 578 Asian
- 597 Other
- 600 Independent Study
Public History Track (6 credit hours)
Additional requirements for Public History track only.
- 527 Public (Theory/Methods)
- 598 Internship
Electives (variable credit hours)
400-500 electives should be taken in the student’s two fields of study.
- Electives 400-500
Non-graduate Credit Courses
T-1 meeting
Required in the 2nd semester.
Total Hours (30 credit hours)
The program consists of 30 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree; 6 of the 30 credit hours must be Master’s Research, Thesis, and/or Examination (History 700). At least 21 hours must be in courses and seminar work at the 400 and 500 level taken for traditional letter grades (A–F). Of these 21 hours of course work, up to 6 credits of non-graduate credit may be used. Six (6) of these credit hours may be taken outside the history department from courses listed in the Graduate School Bulletin. At least 15 hours must be taken in the history department; these must include Historiography (History 580), one (1) 3-credit research seminar that is linked with three (3) credits of History 700: Master’s Research (taken with student’s major professor), one (1) field course in the general or primary field and one (1) field course in an area outside the primary and general fields. Course work outside of these core requirements at the 400 or 500 level should be taken in the student’s fields of study. All MA students are expected to take at least 3 graduate-level, 3-credit, letter- graded courses in their primary or general field, and at least 2 additional graduate-level, 3-credit, letter-graded courses. If required courses are not available during the student’s tenure in the program, appropriate substitutes may be taken (History 597, independent readings, etc.) with the approval of the major professor and the director of graduate studies. 5/14
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