Graduate Program - History

Michael E. Price, acting head

Christopher Hendricks, graduate coordinator

Master's of Arts

History

The program in history shall prepare a student whose knowledge of history can be used in the public information sector, at the secondary educational and two-year college level, or in pursuit of a degree beyond the master of arts in history.

 

Students who concentrate their course of study in either American or European history will develop a mastery of the factual, chronological, methodological, and interpretive aspects of their given major.  The public history student will develop mastery of those professional methods, techniques, and skills requisite for historical collection, preservation, and public interpretation/education.  The program of study will:

I.    Admission Standards

A.    Regular Admission

        For regular admission the applicant must have:

 

1.	Completed requirements for the baccalaureate degree froma regionally-accredited institution.
2.	A 3.0 overall grade point average or higher on all undergraduate work.
3.	A score of no less that 550 on the verbal section and 450 on the quantitative section or 450 on the analytical section of the Graduate Record  Examination (GRE).
4.	An undergraduate major in history or the equivalent in the proposed field of study.
5.	Three letters of recommendation.

       

B.    Provisional Admission

        For provisional admission the applicant must have:

 

1.	Completed requirements for the baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited institution.
2.	A minimum score of 450 on the verbal section and 400 on the quantitative section or 400 on the analytical section of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
3.	At least a 2.75 overall grade point average on undergraduate college work.
4.	An undergraduate major in history or the equivalent in the proposed field  of study.
5.	Three letters of recommendation.
6.	A student may be reclassified with regular admission providing they have taken at least on AASU course, approved by their advisor, with a grade of no less than B.  Additional courses may be required to be completed prior to a student's reclassification.  No more than nine hours may be earned.

        

II.    Standards of Progression and Graduation

A.    Time Limit

        All degree requirements must be completed within seven years.

B.    Program of Study

        Students will formalize a program of study with their major advisor.  Students must choose a concentration in one of the following:  American, European, or public history.  The student, major advisor, and program coordinator will sign the program of study and submit it with the application for graduation two semesters prior to graduation.  The courses listed in the program of study must include a minimum of thirty-six hours of graduate work, and at least fifty percent of the projected courses must be courses open only to graduate students.  If any change in the approved program of study is required, an amended program of study signed by the advisor and the student must be submitted and approved by the dean of graduate studies.

C.    Graduation Requirements

        The student must maintain a 3.0 overall average of all graduate courses completed.  Students must also satisfactorily pass the following before beginning work on the master's thesis:

 

1.	A foreign language examination;
2.	A written comprehensive assessment in the major;
	and
3.	An oral comprehensive assessment.

          

The student must apply for graduation two semesters before the date of graduation.

                                   

      

    

D.    Thesis, Internship, and Advanced Fieldwork

        A prospective candidate for a graduate degree must register for a minimum of six hours of thesis credit.  Six hours of public history internship (HIST 8100) or six hours of advanced archeological course work (HIST 8210) may be substituted for thesis work for the public history concentration.   In addition, a student must register for the thesis during each semester in which the thesis is under preparation and where university facilities or staff time are utilized.

        The letters "IP" will be recorded each semester that a graduate student registers for thesis credit without completing the thesis requirements.  When the thesis has been accepted by the thesis committee and approved by the dean of graduate studies, a grade will be assigned for thesis credit.  Only six hours of thesis credit will count toward a degree.

        The master of arts thesis must demonstrate the student's ability to research and analyze a problem in history.  The research must utilize primary sources, as well as incorporate a critical grasp of the secondary works relevant to the thesis inquiry.  The thesis shall be written under the direction of the student's advisor/major professor and must receive the approval of two of the three members of the committee assigned to review the thesis.  The thesis must be signed by the major professor and the assenting committee members and submitted to the dean of graduate studies.

III.  Program of Study

AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN HISTORY

A    Required Courses (12 Semester Hours)

B.    Specialized Courses (18 Semester Hours)

C.    Public History Courses (6 Semester Hours)

Total                                                                             36

PUBLIC HISTORY

A.    Required Courses (9 semester hours)

B.  Public History Courses (18 semester hours) from the following:

C.    Specialized Courses (9 semester hours) from the following:

Total                                                                             36

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