Catalog Year: 2023-2024
Banner Code: LA-MA-HIST-AH4
The faculty in the Master of Arts in History program are at the forefront of traditional historical study, digital approaches to the past, and applied history. Students select from a variety of course topics while also selecting an area of historical specialization that accommodates their interests and furthers their career objectives. Students come to the program with diverse career objectives, and the program is designed with that diversity in mind. Students take classes in which they discuss history alongside future academics, public historians, teachers, military officers, non-profit professionals, government officials, entrepreneurs, and future academics.
The University Catalog is the authoritative source for information on program requirements and courses. The Schedule of Classes is the authoritative source for information on classes scheduled for this semester. See the Schedule for the most up-to-date information and see Patriot web to register for classes. Requirements may be different for earlier catalog years. See the University Catalog archives.
Total credits: 30
Students should be aware of the specific policies associated with this program, located on the Admissions & Policies tab.
Students pursuing this degree must complete the requirements for a concentration.
Students pursuing this concentration take:
| Code | Title | Credits |
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| HIST 610 | The Study and Writing of History 1 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 3 | |
Must be taken within the first 9 credits
Students complete one of the following geographic specializations.
| Code | Title | Credits |
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| Select four courses from the following: 1 | 12 | |
| Origins to 1861 | ||
| Colonial North America | ||
| The Age of Jackson, 1815-1854 | ||
| Development of the Early Republic, 1783-1815 | ||
| Disasters in History | ||
| Era of the American Revolution | ||
| Religion in North America to 1870 | ||
| Indigenous North America | ||
| Problems in American History (when topic applies and with department approval) | ||
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Other appropriate course with department approval
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| 1861-1914 | ||
| Topics in the American Civil War Era | ||
| U.S. South Since 1865 | ||
| Civil Rights and Citizenship | ||
| Disasters in History | ||
| The Gilded Age and Progressive Era | ||
| Reconstruction Era | ||
| Technology and Power | ||
| History of Disease and Medicine | ||
| U.S. Religion since 1870 | ||
| Indigenous North America | ||
| Problems in American History (when topic applies and with department approval) | ||
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Other appropriate course with department approval
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| 1914 World War I to the Present | ||
| U.S. South Since 1865 | ||
| US Political History 1940-1990 | ||
| Civil Rights and Citizenship | ||
| Disasters in History | ||
| Interwar America: 1918-1939 | ||
| Technology and Power | ||
| History of Disease and Medicine | ||
| U.S. Religion since 1870 | ||
| Indigenous North America | ||
| The Vietnam War | ||
| Problems in American History (when topic applies and with department approval) | ||
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Other appropriate course with department approval
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Select at least 3 credits from each group.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select four courses from the following: 1 | 12 | |
| Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern to 1789 | ||
| The Crusades | ||
| Problems in European History (when topic applies and with department approval) | ||
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Other appropriate course with department approval
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| 1789-1914 | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Europe | ||
| Modern Metropolis | ||
| Technology and Power | ||
| History of Disease and Medicine | ||
| Problems in European History (when topic applies and with department approval) | ||
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Other appropriate course with department approval
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| 1914 to the Present | ||
| Modern Metropolis | ||
| Stalinism | ||
| Technology and Power | ||
| History of Disease and Medicine | ||
| Problems in European History (when topic applies with department approval) | ||
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Other appropriate course with department approval
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Select at least 3 credits from each group.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select four courses from the following: | 12 | |
| Approaches to Modern World History | ||
| Problems in Latin American History | ||
| Problems in Global History | ||
| Problems in Asian History | ||
| Problems in African History | ||
| Approaches to Middle East and Islamic History | ||
| The Crusades | ||
| Problems in Middle Eastern History | ||
| Disasters in History | ||
| World War II Era | ||
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Other appropriate course with department approval
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 797 | Research Seminar in History | 3 |
| Total Credits | 3 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select two courses in new media and information technology 1 | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 6 | |
Students should consult the department for relevant courses.
If students chose to do a 3-credit internship, they will take an additional 3 credits in applied history course work from courses numbered HIST 680 - HIST 698.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 794 | Internship in Applied History | 3-6 |
| Total Credits | 3-6 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
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| Students fulfill the requirement by completing one of the following: | ||
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Coursework, work or internship experience, or exam in computers, statistics, or a modern foreign language.
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| Introduction to Digital Humanities | ||
| Clio Wired: An Introduction to History and New Media | ||
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Other course by approval of department
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