History M.A.

CIP: 540101

M.A. candidates are expected to specialize in at least two fields of study, and the comprehensive examination will be based on those fields. There are a minimum of specific requirements and prerequisites, permitting the student, in consultation with an advisor, to devise a program which best meets the student’s needs and interests.

The M.A. must be taken with a thesis. Prior to the completion of 18 graduate hours, each M.A. candidate in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences must present a prospectus of his/her proposed thesis to the graduate faculty of the department. This prospectus should include the specific topic for the proposed thesis, the methodological approach, a tentative outline, and a preliminary bibliography clearly indicating the primary and secondary source materials that will be utilized. No M.A. candidate will be permitted to enroll in HIST 33699 Thesis until the graduate faculty has approved the prospectus and a Master’s Thesis Committee has been appointed.

This degree requires 33 credits.

Requirements

Required Courses (18)

HIST 33601	Research Methods and Historiography	3
HIST 33620	Seminar in American History	3
	OR
HIST 33621	Seminar in Modern American History	3
HIST 33610	Seminar in Central and East European History	3
	OR
HIST 33630	Seminar in European and Areas Studies	3
	OR
HIST 33631	Seminar in Modern Europe	3
HIST 33691	Advanced Historical Writing	3
HIST 33699	Thesis	1 to 6

Thesis should be taken for 6 credit hours.

Fields of Study (15)

Courses selected from two of the following fields and/or approved courses in corollary fields (e.g., political science, philosophy, humanities, social science, etc.) to total 15 hours.

U.S. History to 1877

HIST 33524	Colony to Nation 1607-1828	3
HIST 33526	Constitutional History of the United States	3
HIST 33534	Civil War and Reconstruction	3
HIST 33542	American Ideas	3
HIST 33562	The History of Missouri	3
HIST 33582	Frontiers in American History	3
HIST 33620	Seminar in American History	3
HIST 33690	Independent Study in History	1 to 6

U.S. History Since 1877

HIST 33525	United States Since 1945	3
HIST 33526	Constitutional History of the United States	3
HIST 33542	American Ideas	3
HIST 33556	The Roots of U.S. Reform	3
HIST 33562	The History of Missouri	3
HIST 33565	The History of American Foreign Relations	3
HIST 33582	Frontiers in American History	3
HIST 33590	Historical Resource Internship	1 to 5
HIST 33620	Seminar in American History	3
HIST 33621	Seminar in Modern American History	3
HIST 33690	Independent Study in History	1 to 6

World

HIST 33503	The Middle Ages	3
HIST 33506	The Renaissance and Reformation	3
HIST 33510	History of Russia	3
HIST 33517	England: From Stonehenge to Versailles	3
HIST 33521	History of Germany Since 1648	3
HIST 33589	Europe in the Age of Nationalism	3
HIST 33610	Seminar in Central and East European History	3
HIST 33630	Seminar in European and Areas Studies	3
HIST 33631	Seminar in Modern Europe	3
HIST 33690	Independent Study in History	1 to 6

Comprehensive Examination

The examination will be scheduled and administered by faculty members in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. The content of the examination will be arranged with the departmental Director of Graduate Studies. The degree candidate must pass all portions of the examination.