M.A. Program Overview
- Degree requirements
- 30 Credits
- Up to 12may be taken previously as Grad Special(with department approval)
- HIST 783 (Historiography) 3 Credits – First Semester
- HIST 780 (Methodology) 3 Credits – Second Semesteriv.
- HIST 797 (Thesis) up to 6 Credits – Last Semester
- Foreign Language
- 4 undergraduate semesters
- Native speaker
- Pass written exam administered by WLL
- Advanced research skills (with prior approval of Faculty advisor and DGS
- Thesis, approved and defendedi
- MA thesis of no more than 100 pages
- Defense with full thesis committee and DGS
- 2 M.A. Fields
- Main field: Thesis
- Secondary field
- Time Limiti
- All requirements must be satisfied during the six years immediately preceding the granting of the degree
- Thesis Committee
- Faculty advisor
- 1 or 2 additional members of the History Department
- Faculty member outside of the History Department
- Typical Schedule
- Semester 1 – Fall
- HIST 783
- Coursework related to fields (1-2 courses)
- Semester 2 – Spring
- HIST 780
- Coursework related to fields (1-2 courses)
- Declaration of faculty advisor
- Program of Study Meeting at the end of the semester (or early the following semester) –Prospectus “colloquium” may be included as part of POS meeting
- Semester 3 – Fall
- Coursework related to fields (1-2 courses)
- If not completed in semester 2, Program of Study Meeting should occur at the beginning of the semester (must occur before the end of the semester)
- Semester 4 – Spring
- HIST 797 (6 credits)
- Application to Graduate (due mid-semester Graduate School)
- Thesis Defense and Submitted “Notice of Completion Form”
- “Thesis Final Review Approval Form”
- Submission of Thesis to Graduate School