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2006-2007 Graduate Catalog 
    
2006-2007 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History, M.A.


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(Thesis Option)


This option is intended primarily for those students intending to pursue additional graduate work.

Required Courses


  • Department-Approved Electives from 400 or 500 level courses Credits: (19)

Total Credits: 45


Thesis


A thesis is required. A thesis prospectus must be approved and filed with the Office of Graduate Studies, Research and Continuing Education. The final thesis copy must be in a form according to graduate school requirements.

Language Requirements


Reading knowledge of a foreign language acceptable to the history graduate committee is required. The examination will be conducted within the history department. A research tool necessary for the student’s area of specialization may be substituted for the language requirement with permission of the graduate committee. This requirement must be met before the student is admitted to candidacy.

Final Examiniation


Passing an oral examination in defense of the thesis, including the general field of the thesis.

(Teaching Options)


There are two options directed mainly toward those intending careers in secondary teaching or non-academic fields. These options are not ordinarily intended for the student planning to pursue a Ph.D.

Project Option


Required Courses


  • Department-Approved Electives from 500 level courses in History Credits: (15)
  • Department-Approved Electives from 400 or 500 level courses in History OR other approved fields Credits: (9)

Total Credits: 45


The courses selected must be pertinent to the student’s project.

Project Study


The completion of a satisfactory project either within the history department or another approved field is required. The primary emphasis of the project shall be historical rather than pedagogical research. A project prospectus must be approved and filed with the office of Graduate Studies, Research and Continuing Education.

Final Examination


The student must pass an oral examination in defense of the project, including the general field of the project.

Examination Option


Required Courses


  • Department-Approved Electives from 500 level courses in History Credits: (19)

Total Credits: 45


Written and Oral Examination


Students electing to take the exam option will take an eight-hour written and two-hour oral exam in two fields approved by the department’s graduate committee. This exam is normally taken in the last quarter of their coursework. The examination fields are selected from the student’s course of study. The student will use the six credits of History 700 to prepare for the exam by working with faculty to prepare a reading list and discuss appropriate themes.

Portfolio


The student’s educational achievement will be formally assessed at the end of the program by means of a portfolio. The materials in the portfolio will be derived from the student’s written work in his courses and evaluated by the department’s graduate committee.

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