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Minimum departmental requirements for the Master of Arts degree with a major in history are as follows:

Thirty graduate credit hours in history.
     - Thesis Option:  Students must complete a thesis for 3 credit hours.
     - Non-Thesis Option:  Students must complete an additional 600-level course
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 an oral comprehensive examination in one of the three fields of concentration.
At least 6 credit hours of course work outside the field of concentration.

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).
 

 




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