{"id":2481,"date":"2026-10-02T11:13:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/history\/?page_id=2481"},"modified":"2026-10-08T09:49:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:49:41","slug":"requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/history\/requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Program Options Graduation Requires"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Master of Arts (M.A.) Degree Program in History provides students a choice of a thesis option, research project option, or public history project option. Students who desire to further their academic studies beyond the M.A. degree (e.g., pursuing a doctorate) are strongly encouraged to choose the thesis option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nTHESIS<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nPROJECT<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\nPUBLIC HISORY PROJECT<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
REQUIRED COURSE PLAN <\/strong>
\n(Total: 36 Credit Hours)<\/em><\/td>\n		\n

COURSEWORK<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Global History Area (3)<\/p>\n

African Diaspora Area (3)<\/p>\n

United States History
\nArea (3)<\/p>\n

Public History Area (3)<\/p>\n

Social and Cultural History Area (3)<\/p>\n

Elective Courses (9)<\/p>\n

HIST 545: HISTORICAL CRITICISM AND HISTORIOGRAPHY<\/strong> (3)<\/p>\n

HIST 546: HISTORICAL RESEARCH FOR THE THESIS<\/strong> (3)<\/p>\n

HIST 590: THESIS<\/strong> (6)<\/p>\n

Completion and successful defense of the thesis for graduation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

COURSEWORK<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Global History Area (3)<\/p>\n

African Diaspora Area (3)<\/p>\n

United States History
\nArea (3)<\/p>\n

Public History Area (3)<\/p>\n

Social and Cultural History Area (3)<\/p>\n

Elective Courses (12)<\/p>\n

HIST 545: HISTORICAL CRITICISM AND HISTORIOGRAPHY<\/strong> (3)<\/p>\n

HIST 547: HISTORICAL RESEARCH FOR THE PROJECT<\/strong> (3)<\/p>\n

HIST 591: PROJECT
\nWRITING<\/strong> (3)<\/p>\n

Completion and successful defense of the research project for graduation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

COURSEWORK<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Global History Area (3)<\/p>\n

African Diaspora Area (3)<\/p>\n

United States History
\nArea (3)<\/p>\n

Public History Area (3)<\/p>\n

Social and Cultural History Area (3)<\/p>\n

Elective Courses (9)<\/p>\n

HIST 545: HISTORICAL CRITICISM AND HISTORIOGRAPHY<\/strong> (3)<\/p>\n

HIST 547: HISTORICAL RESEARCH FOR THE
\nPROJECT<\/strong> (3)<\/p>\n

HIST 591: PROJECT
\nWRITING<\/strong> (6)<\/p>\n

Completion and successful defense of the public history project for graduation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

OTHER COURSES
\n(NON-MAJOR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Up to six (6) additional credit hours may be taken in another discipline.
\nAll outside courses taken must be relevant to the student\u2019s historical studies or research. The department chair and the department\u2019s graduate program
\ncoordinator must approve the outside courses and should be consulted before
\nany such courses are taken.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TRANSFER OF CREDITS<\/strong><\/td>\nUp to nine (9) semester hours of credit in significantly related courses from
\nother colleges and universities may be accepted toward the Master of Arts
\ndegree program in History. The earned credits must be from a graduate
\nhistory program at an accredited institution of higher learning.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

EXAM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

A written Area Comprehensive Examination is required, and students are eligible
\nto take the exam after completing 18 hours of coursework.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

PROGRAM COMPLETION AND ELIGIBILITY FOR GRADUATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Thesis-option degree candidates:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Must complete at least
\nsix (6) credit hours of
\nHIST 590.<\/p>\n

May register for three (3) credit hours of HIST 590 after completing 18 hours of coursework (which must include HIST 545 and HIST 546) and submitting the Committee Approval
\nform.<\/p>\n

May register for an additional three (3) credit hours of HIST 590 after completing 27 total credit hours.<\/p>\n

If the thesis is not completed after the initial six (6) credit hours, the student must register for at least one (1) credit hour of HIST 590 each semester until all degree requirements have been satisfied.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Project-option degree candidates: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Must complete at least
\nthree (3) credit hours of
\nHIST 591.<\/p>\n

May register for three (3) credit hours of HIST 591
\nafter completing 27 hours
\nof coursework (which must
\ninclude HIST 545 and
\nHIST 547) and submitting
\nthe Committee Approval
\nform.<\/p>\n

If the research project is
\nnot completed after 36
\ntotal credit hours, the student must register
\nfor at least one (1) credit hour of HIST 591
\neach semester until all degree requirements
\nhave been satisfied.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Public History Project-option degree candidates:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Must complete at least
\nsix (6) credit hours of
\nHIST 591.<\/p>\n

May register for three (3)
\ncredit hours of HIST 591
\nafter completing 18 hours
\nof coursework (which must include HIST 545 and
\nHIST 547) and submitting the Committee Approval form.<\/p>\n

May register for an
\nadditional three (3) credit hours of HIST 591
\nafter completing 27 total credit hours.<\/p>\n

If the public history project
\nis not completed after
\nthe initial six (6) credit
\nhours, the student must register for at least one (1)
\ncredit hour of HIST 591 each semester until all degree requirements
\nhave been satisfied.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

PROVISIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

A student who has demonstrated some academic deficiencies and is
\nprovisionally admitted to the graduate program may be asked to take an undergraduate course or courses to enroll in a structured remedial
\nprogram. In this way, the Department increases the likelihood of the student successfully completing the program and receiving the Master of Arts degree. These course hours are not included in the 36 hours required for the program.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Master of Arts (M.A.) Degree Program in History provides students a choice of a thesis option, research project option, or public history project option. Students who desire to further their academic studies beyond the M.A. degree (e.g., pursuing a doctorate) are strongly encouraged to choose the thesis option. THESIS PROJECT PUBLIC HISORY PROJECT REQUIRED […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3704,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2481"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3704"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2481"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2662,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2481\/revisions\/2662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}