History

Curriculum

Plan I
Students must complete a minimum of 30 hours of graduate courses in two of the following fields:

• United States

• Europe

• World (may include Africa, Ancient World, Asia, Latin America and/or Middle East)

Required courses:

• At least 12 hours in the major field

• Nine hours in a minor field

• One research seminar

• Historical Methods

• Six hours of thesis

Students may take one seminar outside of the department in a related discipline with the consent of their advisory committee. Students may have no more than six hours at the graduate level in a related discipline, or in History 6100 or History 6130 courses. The Graduate Studies Committee may approve exceptions under extraordinary circumstances; appeals should be made to the director of Graduate Studies. Students in a European or World History major field must demonstrate a reading knowledge of a foreign language.

Plan II
Plan II is for students focusing on Public History.

Students must complete a minimum of 36 hours of graduate courses in two fields of the study.

Required courses:

• At least nine hours of seminar (reading and/or research)

• Historical Methods

• Introduction to Public History

• Internship

• Six hours of thesis

• Museum Studies and/or Historic Preservation

With the approval of the student’s advisory committee, as many as nine of these hours may be taken in related disciplines. Students may include no more than six hours in History 6100 courses and six hours in History 6130 courses. The Graduate Studies Committee may approve exceptions under extraordinary circumstances; appeals should be made to the director of Graduate Studies.

The foreign language requirement outlined in Plan I is optional, but a student’s advisory committee may require a reading knowledge of a foreign language for certain topics.

The internship (worth six hours of credit) is intended to provide practical experience working in some field of public history. Normally, this will require at least eight weeks of full-time work or the equivalent. The internship requires the submission of a paper describing the student’s activities undertaken to fulfill this requirement. 

• Transcripts
• Three letters of recommendation
• Statement of intent
• Writing sample
• Preference given to students who majored in history as an undergraduate
• Progress toward proficiency in foreign language (if intended major field is European or World History)

Application Deadline:
January 15 (for funding consideration)