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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog [DRAFT] [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History, Public History Concentration, M.A.

Program Requirements

  • 33 credit hours
  • Students opting to add a concentration in Public History must meet all the normal requirements for the master’s degree. In fulfilling these requirements, they must complete the course of study below and all courses chosen must meet the approval of the graduate program director.

History Required Courses

Historiography

Research Seminar Requirement

Complete one research seminar. Research seminar coursework can be used to satisfy an Area of Distribution requirement or an elective requirement.

Complete 21 credit hours of distribution coursework

Primary Area of Distribution: Complete 12 credit hours from one of the following areas of distribution.

Secondary Area of Distribution: Complete 6 credit hours from one of the following areas of distribution.  Coursework must be taken outside of the Primary Area of Distribution.

Third Area of Distribution: Complete 3 credit hours from one of the following areas of distribution.  Coursework must be taken outside of the Primary Area of Distribution and Secondary Area of Distribution.

United States

Europe

Asia/Africa/Latin America

Thesis or Comprehensive Exam

Complete either Option 1 or Option 2, both of which should be taken within the primary area of distribution. Students pursuing the Public History Concentration must complete the Thesis option.

Option 1: Thesis

Thesis Option Elective Requirement

Complete 3 additional credit hours of electives. The elective may be selected from any of the above distribution areas.

Option 2: Comprehensive Exam

Comprehensive Exam Option Elective Requirement

Complete 6 additional credit hours of electives. The elective may be selected from any of the above distribution areas.

African American Emphasis

Students whose primary or secondary emphasis area within US history may opt to include a focus on African American history. Students pursuing this option must, within the US emphasis area, complete the following requirements.

Thesis Option

Complete 6 credit hours in African American oriented history
Complete 3 approved credit hours in another discipline
Complete 6 credit hours in an African American oriented thesis

Non-Thesis Option

Complete 9 credit hours in African American oriented history
Complete 3 approved credit hours in another discipline
Complete 3 credit hours in African American oriented independent study or similar (i.e. research seminar)

Transfer Credit Policy

No program specific guidelines. Please refer to the Graduate School’s transfer credit policy .

Concentration in Public History

Introduction to Public History (3 credits)

Internship (3 credits)

Thesis (6 credits)

Students enrolled in the Public History Concentration must complete a public history-oriented thesis.

Electives (6 credits)

Two electives (3 credits each) will be required for students enrolled in the Public History concentration. 

Note

*Content in these courses must relate to public history and are subject to approval by the public history coordinator.