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Master of Arts in History

The history graduate program provides opportunities for students to learn the techniques of research and broaden their knowledge of historical literature. Students may choose Plan I, which includes writing a thesis based on original research using primary sources, or Plan II, which requires the completion of MA exams in three historical topics. All students are required to enroll in HY 601 Historiography and HY 602 Historical Research and Writing and must take at least 30 hours of their course work in graduate seminars. Each student must take a minimum of 9 hours of course work in U.S. history and 9 hours in non-U.S. history (e.g., European, Asian, Latin America, World).

Plan I - 36 hours with Thesis

Requirements		Hours
HY 601	Historiography	3
HY 602	Historical Research and Writing	3
US History 1
Three (3) seminars at the 600+ level		9
Non-US History 2
Three (3) Seminars at the 600+ level		9
Electives 3		6
HY 699	Thesis Research	6
Total Hours		36

Plan II - 36 hours (non-thesis option)

Requirements		Hours
HY 601	Historiography	3
HY 602	Historical Research and Writing	3
US History 1
Three (3) seminars at the 600+ level		9
Non-US History 2
Three (3) seminars at the 600+ level		9
Electives 3		12
Total Hours		36

1	Choose from the following: HY 612,HY 613, HY 614, HY 621, HY 622, HY 623, HY 631, HY 632, HY 633, HY 634, HY 635, HY 637, HY 638
2	Choose from the following: HY 639, HY 641, HY 650, HY 651, HY 652, HY 653, HY 654, HY 655, HY 656 HY 670,HY 671, HY 672, HY 673, HY 674, HY 675, HY 683, HY 693, HY 694
3	Up to two (2) equivalent graduate 600+ level courses in another discipline, i.e., English, Art History, Anthropology, or Government