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History - M.A.

Build on your passion for the past with 性福五月天’s M.A. in History, where you will specialize in a period, region or theme that matters to you while engaging in rigorous coursework and original research. With close faculty mentorship and hands-on opportunities to sharpen your analytical and research skills, you will graduate prepared for impactful careers in academia, public history, museums, government and beyond.

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Program Information for History - M.A.

Program Description

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The Master of Arts degree in History offers students the opportunity for advanced study in a variety of areas. Coursework emphasizes interpretation, methodology and original research. A student's program of study allows for the opportunity to conduct historical inquiry, research and analysis at the highest level. While students will be able to develop a core competence in their chosen field study, they will also study the histories of regions and times far removed from their central interests. Students may also pursue interdisciplinary work in cognate fields composed of courses in outside disciplines.

Students who anticipate continuing their graduate study beyond the M.A. degree should pursue one of the thesis tracks. Those who choose the thesis option, which is required of students on graduate assistantships, will produce a thesis based on original primary source research that engages a historiographically significant research question. Non-thesis options are available for those who do not expect to go on to doctoral work.

The program develops graduates who are educated scholar-citizens committed to historical empathy and in possession of critical thinking and communication skills honed by rigorous training.

Admissions for History - M.A.

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in history from an accredited college or university1
  • Minimum 3.000 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
  • Official transcript(s)
  • GRE scores
  • Goal statement describing professional objectives and proposed field of study2
  • Significant piece of written work that integrates primary and secondary sources2
  • Three letters of recommendation (preferably academic)
  • English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:3
    • Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
    • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
    • Minimum 58 PTE score
    • Minimum 110 DET score
1

Students who have not earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History are eligible to apply for admission if they have completed 12 credit hours of upper-division history courses (with a minimum 3.300 GPA).

2

Applications that include AI-generated goal statements or writing samples will be rejected.

3

International applicants who do not meet the above test scores may be considered for conditional admission.

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester
    • Priority deadline: February 1
      All application materials (including applicable fee, transcripts, recommendation letters, etc.) submitted by this deadline will receive the strongest consideration for admission.
  • Spring Semester
    • Rolling admissions

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Develop and successfully complete an original historical research project incorporating primary sources and demonstrating mastery of project management skills, historical methods and historiographical approaches.
  2. Summarize and evaluate secondary scholarship on a historical topic at an advanced level both orally and in writing.
  3. Produce sophisticated historical work that meets the professional and ethical standards for the discipline of history. Such work may include, but is not limited to, book reviews, exhibitions, annotated bibliographies, oral histories, historiographical essays, digital history projects and research papers.

Coursework

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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements
HIST 61002HISTORIOGRAPHY (min B- grade)3
HIST 61070WRITING SEMINAR IN HISTORY (min B- grade)3
112-15
Colloquia in History Electives, choose from the following: (min B- grade in all courses)6
HIST 62000
READINGS IN EARLY MODERN HISTORY
HIST 62070
AMERICAN HISTORY FROM PRECONTACT NATIVE AMERICA THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR
HIST 62071
AMERICAN HISTORY FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO THE PRESENT
HIST 62285
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY SINCE 1877
HIST 62300
MAJOR READINGS IN THE IMMIGRATION AND MIGRATION HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
HIST 62325
MAJOR READINGS IN ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY
HIST 62326
BETWEEN PLOWS AND SWORDS: U.S.-CHINA CULTURAL RELATIONS SINCE THE LATE 1700S
HIST 62345
IMAGES AND IDENTITIES IN US FOREIGN RELATIONS
HIST 62350
REVOLUTION AND REFORM: THE DEPRESSION ERA AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETY
HIST 62360
MARGINALITY AND POWER: HISTORY FROM BELOW
HIST 62385
HIGH-LIFE HISTORY: AFRICAN URBAN CULTURAL HISTORIES
HIST 62400
THE LENS OF WAR: AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH THE STUDY OF THE MILITARY
HIST 62405
NATIVE WESTS
HIST 62415
RELIGION AND VIOLENCE IN THE MODERN WEST
HIST 62420
POLICE AND POLICED IN THE U.S. 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES
HIST 62475
MARXIST REVOLUTION IN VIETNAM
HIST 62485
THE CIVIL WAR AS EXPERIENCED AND REMEMBERED
HIST 62500
REGIONAL IDENTITY AND OHIO HISTORY
HIST 62505
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE 19TH-20TH CENTURY RUST BELT
Culminating Requirement
Choose from the following:3-6
HIST 69199
THESIS I 2
HIST 69399
CAPSTONE IN HISTORY
Minimum Total Credit Hours:30
1

Students may count a maximum of 3 credit hours of HIST 60092 toward the degree no matter their specific program choice. Students selecting the thesis option must complete 12 credit hours of electives. Students selecting the capstone option must complete 15 credit hours of electives. Students may elect to take two graduate-level courses outside of history — if chosen, they must take history graduate courses in two of the following three areas: (1) American history, (2) European history, (3) global history (non-Western). Students electing not to take non-history courses must include coursework in each of the following areas: American history, European history and global history (non-Western).

2

Students selecting the thesis option must demonstrate a reading knowledge of one or more foreign languages if their advisers determine that it is necessary for research. Students must continually register for HIST 69199 for maximum 6 credit hours toward the degree. Students may need to register for HIST 69299 to complete the thesis requirement; however, those credit hours do not, whatsoever, count toward the degree.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
- 3.000
  • The culmination of the program's writing component for those students intending to go on to doctoral work is the completion of a substantial thesis based on original primary-source research and the oral defense of that thesis.
  • Minimum B- grade is required in all specified courses.
  • No more than one-half of a graduate student’s coursework may be taken in 50000-level courses.
  • Grades below C are not counted toward completion of requirements for the degree.
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for History - M.A.

History teachers, postsecondary

-0.2%

little or no change

24,600

number of jobs

$81,500

potential earnings

Historians

2.2%

slower than the average

3,400

number of jobs

$74,050

potential earnings

Social scientists and related workers, all other

-1.7%

decline

40,800

number of jobs

$100,340

potential earnings

Political scientists

-3.1%

decline

6,500

number of jobs

$139,380

potential earnings

Social science research assistants

4.4%

about as fast as the average

40,600

number of jobs

$58,040

potential earnings

Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education

-2.0%

decline

633,700

number of jobs

$62,970

potential earnings

Political science teachers, postsecondary

2.0%

slower than the average

21,800

number of jobs

$94,680

potential earnings

Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

-1.6%

decline

1,094,500

number of jobs

$64,580

potential earnings

Archivists

3.8%

about as fast as the average

9,300

number of jobs

$61,570

potential earnings

Museum technicians and conservators

5.4%

faster than the average

15,700

number of jobs

$47,460

potential earnings

Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary

2.4%

slower than the average

14,500

number of jobs

$84,290

potential earnings

Tour and travel guides

8.1%

much faster than the average

55,800

number of jobs

$36,660

potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' . Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.

History - Minor

The History minor offers students an overview of the major themes and developments in the history of the globe, as well as the opportunity for students to study the time periods, themes and geographical areas they find most interesting. At all levels, the minor prepares students to develop the ability to read analytically, think critically and write effectively. The minor is an excellent complement to many of the degree programs offered at the university.

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Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Describe and apply some of the main methodologies historians employ to study the past.
  2. Think critically about the varieties of evidence left by those in the past, including an understanding of the omissions, silences and agendas that often appear in primary sources.
  3. Relate one's understanding of past time periods, places and themes to the circumstances of the present day.
  4. Conduct basic research in both primary and secondary sources and analyze those sources in an argumentative essay.

Admissions for History - Minor

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Coursework

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Program Requirements
Minor Requirements
HIST 11050WORLD HISTORY: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL (KHUM) 3
or HIST 11051 WORLD HISTORY: MODERN (KHUM)
HIST 12061AMERICAN FOUNDATIONS: FROM PRE-COLONIZATION TO CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION (CIV) (KHUM) 3
or HIST 12071 MODERN AMERICA: FROM INDUSTRIALIZATION TO GLOBALIZATION (KHUM)
Area Studies Electives, choose from the following:6
HIST 30010
NEW DEAL AMERICA AND BEYOND
HIST 30020
THE SIXTIES IN AMERICA
HIST 30040
19TH CENTURY EUROPE
HIST 30049
MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1914-1945
HIST 30050
MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY: 1945-PRESENT
HIST 30060
HISTORY OF GERMANY, 1871-PRESENT
HIST 30111
JEFFERSON-JACKSON ERA, 1789-1848
HIST 31022
THE GREAT POWERS IN WAR AND PEACE, 1792-1914
HIST 31023
THE GREAT POWERS IN WAR AND PEACE, 1914-1945
HIST 31032
THE GLOBAL CRISIS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
HIST 31036
THE 20TH CENTURY WORLD
HIST 31040
AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH POPULAR MUSIC
HIST 31055
POLITICS, CULTURE AND SOCIETY OF 20TH CENTURY EUROPE
HIST 31056
EUROPE IN THE RENAISSANCE
HIST 31057
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEON
HIST 31061
HISTORY OF OHIO
HIST 31082
HISTORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND BLACK POWER MOVEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
HIST 31084
THE INVENTION OF AMERICA: 1492-1714
HIST 31085
ALEXANDER HAMILTON'S WORLD: 18TH-CENTURY AMERICA
HIST 31087
SECTIONAL CONFLICT AND CIVIL WAR
HIST 31100
RECONSTRUCTION AND THE LATER SOUTH
HIST 31106
PROGRESSIVE AMERICA - REFORMERS, CRUSADERS AND RADICALS: AMERICA, 1893-1929
HIST 31107
NEW ERA THROUGH WORLD WAR: THE UNITED STATES, 1920-1945
HIST 31112
CHINESE CIVILIZATION
HIST 31113
HISTORY OF JAPAN
HIST 31126
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
HIST 31130
HISTORY OF PRE-COLONIAL AFRICA TO 1880
HIST 31131
HISTORY OF COLONIAL AFRICA, 1880-1994
HIST 31132
HISTORY OF POST-COLONIAL AFRICA
HIST 31140
MODERN LATIN AMERICA
HIST 31141
EARLY MODERN LATIN AMERICA (C. 1450-1820)
HIST 37089
FLORENCE: THE MYTH OF A CITY (ELR)
HIST 38495
SPECIAL TOPICS IN AREA STUDIES
HIST 41003
HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE
HIST 41006
ROMAN HISTORY
Thematic Studies Electives, choose from the following:6
HIST 30030
IDEAS IN ACTION: U.S. INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
HIST 30070
THE HOLOCAUST: THE DESTRUCTION OF EUROPEAN JEWRY, 1938-1945
HIST 30112
THE UNITED STATES: THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT
HIST 31000
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY
HIST 31020
POLIS TO METROPOLIS: HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN CITY
HIST 31024
WORLD WAR II
HIST 31031
REFORMATIONS IN EARLY MODERN CHRISTIANITY
HIST 31033
WITCHES AND EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1500-1800
HIST 31035
THE GLOBAL COLD WAR
HIST 31041
SPORT HISTORY IN THE UNITED STATES
HIST 31045
A HISTORY OF CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES
HIST 31071
AMERICA AND THE WORLD THROUGH 1898
HIST 31072
AMERICA AND THE WORLD: 1898-1945
HIST 31073
AMERICA AND THE WORLD SINCE 1945
HIST 31074
HISTORY OF ESPIONAGE: FROM JOSHUA TO EDWARD SNOWDEN
HIST 31075
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES
HIST 31077
HISTORY OF SEXUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES
HIST 31080
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: SLAVERY TO FREEDOM
HIST 31083
THE HISTORY OF WHITENESS IN THE UNITED STATES
HIST 31101
WAR AND SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1607 THROUGH 1865
HIST 31102
WAR AND SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1865 TO THE PRESENT
HIST 31104
MIGRATIONS TO AMERICA, 1607 TO PRESENT
HIST 31114
TRADITION AND REVOLUTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
HIST 31118
VIETNAM WAR
HIST 31124
HIGHLIFE HISTORIES: MODERN AFRICAN URBAN EXPERIENCE
HIST 31543
THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
HIST 31550
MEDICINE IN THE MODERN WORLD SINCE 1500
HIST 38595
SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEMATIC STUDIES
HIST 41034
THE POLITICS OF DRESS IN MODERN EUROPE
HIST 41060
COMPARATIVE FASCISM
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Students can only count a course toward one elective list, even though the course may appear in more than one list.
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at 性福五月天 (in residence).
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
    • Stark Campus

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