Minimum departmental requirements for the Master of Arts degree with a major in history are as follows: Thirty graduate credit hours in history. Completion of a thesis for six credit hours. See The Graduate School's process steps for completing and submitting your thesis. Completion of the second year of a college course in a modern foreign language with a grade of "C" or above, or successful completion of a reading examination approved by the history department in a modern foreign language. Successful completion of a comprehensive examination in one of the three fields of concentration. At least six credit hours of course work outside the field of concentration, of which three credit hours must be in a non-western area.   All Masters of Arts students are required to complete the following courses:       First Year, Fall Semester     -HIST 671. Seminar in Historical Research Methods.     -HIST 672. Historiography     First Year, Spring Semester     -HIST 673. Graduate Research and Writing Seminar.   In addition to the semester-specific courses, students must complete one of the non-western history courses (Africa, Asia or the Middle East). Starting in Fall 2009, students submit their theses to the Library in electronic format.