Degree Programs

The Department of History offers two graduate degree programs. These are:

Master of Arts. The M.A. program includes a minimum of 27 hours of coursework and 4 hours of research and thesis. The department does not offer a non-thesis M.A. No foreign language is required. At least 21 hours of course work must be taken in graduate seminars rather than lecture courses.

Doctor of Philosophy. The doctoral program requires a minimum of 55 hours of course work beyond the baccalaureate degree, reading proficiency in at least one foreign language, and a minimum of 10 hours of research and dissertation. At least 42 hours of coursework taken toward the degree must be in graduate seminars rather than lecture courses. Applicants for graduate study may be admitted to either a direct-track doctoral program following completion of the baccalaureate or transfer to the doctoral program after completion of the M.A. degree.


Last updated September 12, 2005.