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Graduate History Program

The Master of Arts program in History provides opportunities for study in the History of the United States, Europe, and the non-Western World. The program is designed to serve a diverse audience with a variety of personal and career goals. Past and present students include secondary school teachers seeking to enhance professional credentials, recent college graduates planning to go on to doctoral studies, and non-traditional students in search of personal enrichment.

Graduate History Program Requirements

Non-Thesis Option

HIST 500 Colloquium

3 hours

Elective Coursework (6 hours may be taken outside the discipline)

33 hours

Total

36 hours

Thesis Option

HIST 500 Colloquium

3 hours

Elective Coursework (6 hours may be taken outside the discipline)

27 hours

Thesis/Project

6 hours

Total

36 hours

Students intending to continue studies at the doctoral level elsewhere upon completion of the MA degree should choose the Thesis option and register for an additional six hours, consisting of HIST 585: Directed Readings (3 hours) and HIST 595: Comprehensive Examinations (3 hours).

Graduate History Electives
HIST-501 Colonial and Revolutionary America 3
HIST-502 Medieval Europe 3
HIST-503 Early Modern Europe 3
HIST-504 Early American Republic 3
HIST-505 The Civil War and Reconstruction 3
HIST-506 The United States, 1877-1917 3
HIST-507 The United States, 1917-1945 3
HIST-516 The Third Reich: Rise, Fall, and Aftermath 3
HIST-510 History of African Americans to 1910 3
HIST-515 History of the Civil Rights Movement 3
HIST-519 Legacies of Modern Colonialism 3
HIST-520 Indiana and the Midwest 3
HIST-522 History of the British Isles to 1714 3
HIST-523 Modern Britain 3
HIST-527 Modern Russia 3
HIST-531 History of Latin America 3
HIST-542 Modern East Asia 3
HIST-550 Graduate Internship 3-9
HIST-553 The African Experience 3
HIST-556 Political Theory 4
HIST-563 History of the Middle East 3
HIST-564 United States Diplomatic History to 1945 3
HIST-565 The United States and the World since 1945 3
HIST-571 Women of Asia 3
HIST-572 European Social History 3
HIST-580 through 584 Special Topics in History 1-4
HIST-585 Directed Readings 1-9
HIST-590 Thesis/Project/History 1-9
HIST-595 Comprehensive Examinations 3
HIST-599 Independent Study/History 1-4