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).