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History - M.A.

The Master of Arts in History program builds on your undergraduate studies and allows you to specialize in a particular historical period, region or theme. With rigorous coursework, research opportunities and close mentorship from faculty, you will develop the skills needed to succeed in a wide range of careers.

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Program Description

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The Master of Arts degree in History offers students the opportunity for advanced study in a variety of areas. Coursework emphasizes interpretation, methodology and original research. A student's program of study allows for the opportunity to conduct historical inquiry, research and analysis at the highest level. While students will be able to develop a core competence in their chosen field study, they will also study the histories of regions and times far removed from their central interests. Students may also pursue interdisciplinary work in cognate fields composed of courses in outside disciplines.

Students who anticipate continuing their graduate study beyond the M.A. degree should pursue one of the thesis tracks. Those who choose the thesis option, which is required of students on graduate assistantships, will produce a thesis based on original primary source research that engages a historiographically significant research question. Non-thesis options are available for those who do not expect to go on to doctoral work.

The program develops graduates who are educated scholar-citizens committed to historical empathy and in possession of critical thinking and communication skills honed by rigorous training.

The History major includes the following optional concentration:

  • The History for Secondary School Teachers concentration is for educators interested in the advanced study of history. Coursework is focused on current scholarship and approaches to history. While the concentration's focus is not in history pedagogy, it is designed to encourage the application of current historical scholarship to the work responsibilities of the practicing teacher. The program provides school professionals with a structured but flexible approach to analyzing and teaching history while permitting interdisciplinary work in related fields or areas particularly relevant to students' professional objectives.

Admissions for History - M.A.

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in history from an accredited college or university1
  • Minimum 3.000 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
  • Official transcript(s)
  • GRE scores
  • Goal statement describing professional objectives and proposed field of study
  • Significant piece of written work that integrates primary and secondary sources
  • Three letters of recommendation (preferably academic)
  • English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:2
    • Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
    • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
    • Minimum 58 PTE score
    • Minimum 110 DET score
1

Students who have not earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History are eligible to apply for admission if they have completed 12 credit hours of upper-division history courses (with a minimum 3.300 GPA).

2

International applicants who do not meet the above test scores may be considered for conditional admission.

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester
    • Priority deadline: February 1
      Applications submitted by this deadline will receive the strongest consideration for admission.
  • Spring Semester
    • Rolling admissions

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Analyze primary sources (texts, artifacts, images); locate, assess and analyze primary sources and incorporate those sources into original historical research projects with a high level of proficiency.
  2. Conceptualize, research and write book reviews, annotated bibliographical essays, historiographical essays and research papers.
  3. Dissect secondary sources in a variety of areas of historical specialization, and participate actively and positively in class discussions of those sources.
  4. Understand that interpretation is one of the foundations of graduate-level study in the discipline, and offer their own interpretations of work both orally and in writing.

Coursework

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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements
HIST 61002HISTORIOGRAPHY (min B- grade)3
Seminars and Colloquia in History (min B- grade) 19
Additional Requirements or Concentrations 2
Choose from the following:18
Additional Requirements for Students Not Declaring a Concentration
History for Secondary School Teachers Concentration
Minimum Total Credit Hours:30
1

Students must complete at least one research seminar (HIST 61070) no matter their specific program choice.

2

Students can count no more than 3 credit hours of HIST 60092 toward their degree no matter their specific program choice.

Additional Requirements for Students Not Declaring a Concentration

Major Requirements
Thesis or Non-Thesis Option, choose from the following:18
Thesis Option 1
HIST 69199
THESIS I
2
Non-Thesis Option
HIST 69399
CAPSTONE IN HISTORY
3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18
1

Students selecting the thesis option must demonstrate a reading knowledge of one or more foreign languages if their advisers determine that it is necessary for research.

2

Students may elect to take two graduate-level courses in fields outside of history. Students who choose to pursue outside field coursework must take history graduate courses in two of the following three areas: American history, European history and global history (non-Western). Students who do not take outside field coursework must complete 12 credit hours of graduate coursework in history, and they must include coursework in each of the following areas: American history, European history and global history (non-Western).

3

Students may elect to take two graduate-level courses in disciplines outside of history. Students who choose to pursue outside discipline course work must take history graduate courses in two of the following three areas: American history, European history and global history (non-Western). Students who do not take outside discipline coursework must complete 15 credit hours of graduate coursework in history and they must include coursework in each of the following areas: American history, European history and global history (non-Western).

History for Secondary School Teachers Concentration Requirements

Concentration Requirements
HIST 69499INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT IN HISTORY 3,6
13-6
Education Electives, choose from the following: (min B- grade) 26-9
CI 50093
VARIABLE TITLE WORKSHOP IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
CI 57503
TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN EARLY AND MIDDLE GRADES
CI 61125
ISSUES AND TRENDS IN SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION
CI 61126
RESEARCH IN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING AND LEARNING
CI 61127
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL STUDIES
CI 67001
FUNDAMENTALS OF CURRICULUM
CI 67095
SPECIAL TOPICS IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
CI 67105
IMPROVING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18
1

Electives are to be approved by faculty advisor and may include courses from other disciplines, if appropriate. Maximum 3 credit hours of pre-approved workshops for teachers.

2

Students may petition the graduate coordinator to count other courses in pedagogy, regardless of department, toward the electives for this concentration.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
- 3.000
  • The culmination of the program's writing component for those students intending to go on to doctoral work is the completion of a substantial thesis based on original primary-source research and the oral defense of that thesis.
  • Minimum B- grade is required in all specified courses.
  • No more than one-half of a graduate student’s coursework may be taken in 50000-level courses.
  • Grades below C are not counted toward completion of requirements for the degree.
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

History - Minor

The History minor offers students an overview of the major themes and developments in the history of the globe, as well as the opportunity for students to study the time periods, themes and geographical areas they find most interesting. At all levels, the minor prepares students to develop the ability to read analytically, think critically and write effectively. The History minor is an excellent complement to many of the degree programs offered at the university.

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Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Describe and apply some of the main methodologies historians employ to study the past.
  2. Think critically about the varieties of evidence left by those in the past, including an understanding of the omissions, silences and agendas that often appear in primary sources.
  3. Relate one's understanding of past time periods, places and themes to the circumstances of the present day.
  4. Conduct basic research in both primary and secondary sources and analyze those sources in an argumentative essay.

Admissions for History - Minor

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

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Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
HIST 11050WORLD HISTORY: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL (DIVG) (KHUM) 3
or HIST 11051 WORLD HISTORY: MODERN (DIVG) (KHUM)
HIST 12070EARLY AMERICA: FROM PRE-COLONIZATION TO CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION (DIVD) (KHUM) 3
or HIST 12071 MODERN AMERICA: FROM INDUSTRIALIZATION TO GLOBALIZATION (DIVD) (KHUM)
Area Studies Electives, choose from the following:6
HIST 30010
NEW DEAL AMERICA AND BEYOND
HIST 30020
THE SIXTIES IN AMERICA
HIST 30040
NINETEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE
HIST 30049
MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1914-1945
HIST 30050
MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY: 1945-PRESENT
HIST 30060
HISTORY OF GERMANY, 1871-PRESENT
HIST 30111
JEFFERSON-JACKSON ERA, 1789-1848
HIST 31022
THE GREAT POWERS IN WAR AND PEACE, 1792-1914
HIST 31023
THE GREAT POWERS IN WAR AND PEACE, 1914-1945
HIST 31032
THE GLOBAL CRISIS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
HIST 31036
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WORLD
HIST 31040
AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH POPULAR MUSIC
HIST 31053
MODERN EUROPE, 1815 TO PRESENT
HIST 31055
POLITICS, CULTURE AND SOCIETY OF 20TH-CENTURY EUROPE
HIST 31056
EUROPE IN THE RENAISSANCE
HIST 31057
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEON
HIST 31061
HISTORY OF OHIO
HIST 31082
HISTORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND BLACK POWER MOVEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
HIST 31084
THE INVENTION OF AMERICA: 1492-1714 (DIVD)
HIST 31085
ALEXANDER HAMILTON'S WORLD: 18TH-CENTURY AMERICA (DIVD)
HIST 31087
SECTIONAL CONFLICT AND CIVIL WAR
HIST 31100
RECONSTRUCTION AND THE LATER SOUTH
HIST 31106
PROGRESSIVE AMERICA - REFORMERS, CRUSADERS AND RADICALS: AMERICA, 1893-1929
HIST 31107
NEW ERA THROUGH WORLD WAR: THE UNITED STATES, 1920-1945
HIST 31112
CHINESE CIVILIZATION
HIST 31113
HISTORY OF JAPAN
HIST 31126
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
HIST 31130
HISTORY OF PRE-COLONIAL AFRICA TO 1880
HIST 31131
HISTORY OF COLONIAL AFRICA, 1880-1994
HIST 31132
HISTORY OF POST-COLONIAL AFRICA
HIST 31140
MODERN LATIN AMERICA (DIVG)
HIST 31141
EARLY MODERN LATIN AMERICA (C. 1450-1820) (DIVG)
HIST 37001
FLORENCE THE MYTH OF A CITY
HIST 38495
SPECIAL TOPICS IN AREA STUDIES
HIST 41003
HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE
HIST 41006
ROMAN HISTORY
Thematic Studies Electives, choose from the following:6
HIST 30030
IDEAS IN ACTION: U.S. INTELLECTUAL HISTORY (DIVD)
HIST 30070
THE HOLOCAUST: THE DESTRUCTION OF EUROPEAN JEWRY, 1938-1945
HIST 30112
THE UNITED STATES: THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT
HIST 31000
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY
HIST 31020
POLIS TO METROPOLIS: HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN CITY
HIST 31024
WORLD WAR II
HIST 31031
REFORMATIONS IN EARLY MODERN CHRISTIANITY
HIST 31033
WITCHES AND EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1500-1800
HIST 31035
THE GLOBAL COLD WAR
HIST 31041
SPORT HISTORY IN THE UNITED STATES
HIST 31045
A HISTORY OF CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES
HIST 31071
AMERICA AND THE WORLD THROUGH 1898
HIST 31072
AMERICA AND THE WORLD: 1898-1945
HIST 31073
AMERICA AND THE WORLD SINCE 1945
HIST 31074
HISTORY OF ESPIONAGE: FROM JOSHUA TO EDWARD SNOWDEN
HIST 31075
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES
HIST 31077
HISTORY OF SEXUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES
HIST 31080
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: SLAVERY TO FREEDOM
HIST 31083
THE HISTORY OF WHITENESS IN THE UNITED STATES
HIST 31101
WAR AND SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1607 THROUGH 1865
HIST 31102
WAR AND SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1865 TO THE PRESENT
HIST 31104
MIGRATIONS TO AMERICA, 1607 TO PRESENT (DIVD)
HIST 31114
TRADITION AND REVOLUTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (DIVG)
HIST 31118
VIETNAM WAR
HIST 31124
HIGHLIFE HISTORIES: MODERN AFRICAN URBAN EXPERIENCE
HIST 31543
THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
HIST 31550
MEDICINE IN THE MODERN WORLD SINCE 1500
HIST 38595
SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEMATIC STUDIES
HIST 41034
THE POLITICS OF DRESS IN MODERN EUROPE
HIST 41060
COMPARATIVE FASCISM
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Students can only count a course toward one elective list, even though the course may appear in more than one list.
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at 性福五月天 (in residence).
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
    • Stark Campus

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