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The M.A. in History's Applied History Field track is designed for students seeking a versatile program that provides courses, training and practical experience for employment in nonacademic settings.

The program is open to qualified students who have completed a bachelor鈥檚 degree. It is also available to talented 帝王会所 undergraduates, who can begin their program in their senior year and complete it during one additional year of graduate work.

Degree Requirements for Applied History Field Track

The program consists of eight courses (32 credit hours) all at the 5000-level or above, which can be completed in three semesters. It is structured so that 帝王会所 undergraduates can enter the program in their senior year and complete the M.A. with one additional year of graduate study by taking two qualifying courses in their senior year and six courses in the following year.

Students specialize in a major and a minor field of historical study. Each field is drawn from within one of three broadly defined geographical areas of concentration, and fields are defined by a national, regional or thematic focus.

• Primary and Applied History Field Requirements
• Methods Course
• Culminating Experience
• Financial Aid

Primary Field

After choosing a broad area of concentration (United States, Europe, Global/Transnational), M.A. students must take three courses (four hours each) in a primary field related to their area of concentration.

Fields are narrower topics of specialization within areas of concentration, usually defined in terms of national/regional geography, chronology, and subject/theme of study. 

Fields of study currently offered include the following, or a geographic or thematic field approved by the Graduate Committee:

• National/regional focus: United States, Modern Europe, Early Modern Europe, Ancient and Medieval Europe, Middle East, Latin America, Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia 鈥� or some combination under a Global/Transnational concentration
• Thematic focus: colonialism and post-colonialism, cultural and intellectual history, environmental history, history of political economy, international relations, military and strategic history, politics and policy history, religious history, women鈥檚 and gender history

Applied History Field

In addition to a minimum of three courses in a primary field (major), all non-thesis-track History M.A. students must complete three courses in a second field (minor).

Non-thesis track students may complete an Applied History Field (MA4219) as one of their field options, which requires the following:

• HIST 5800 - What is History in the Twenty-First Century? (This course replaces either the research seminar or course in historiography) (So do you still have to do either seminar or historiography?)
• At least two non-HIST classes
• HIST class or a third non-HIST class ---- One additional course in either the Major Field or Applied History Field or Contemporary History 6020. (the sentence provided doesn't match the catalog)

The two non-history courses provide a thematic focus, skill-set, or interdisciplinary perspectives for communicating historical knowledge or applying historical knowledge and methods in nonacademic institutions or venues. These courses should be in departments or schools other than History, such as Economics, Geography, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology Museum Studies, Communication, Journalism, Visual Communication, and Business. An internship could also satisfy a course requirement in this field. All courses in this field require the approval of the student鈥檚 advisor and the History Department鈥檚 director of graduate studies.

Elective (Note, the catalog copy doesn't use the word elective?)

One additional course in either the Major Field or Applied History Field or Contemporary History 6020.

Methods Courses (Historiography)

All History M.A. students must complete at least one research seminar and at least one course in historiography. Applied History students take HIST 5800 -鈥淲hat is History in the Twenty-First Century?鈥� as one of these courses. 

Culminating Experience

The student will compile a portfolio of completed projects, the specifics of which will be determined by the student鈥檚 advisor in consultation with a supervising committee of two other faculty members (one of which may be a member of a department other than History). The portfolio will provide concrete examples of the skills and knowledge the student has developed and refined during their course of study.

Financial Aid

Applicants admitted to the M.A. track in Applied History are eligible for a Graduate Recruitment Scholarship (GRS), which includes a waiver of most of the Instructional Fee and all of the non-resident Surcharge and a small stipend ($975) sufficient to cover the remainder of tuition. In return, the recipient works 5-6 hours per week supporting the department's mission. This financial package may be renewable, pending the availability of funds and your compliance with program and university guidelines.

Ready for the Next Step?

How to Apply to the History Graduate Program

Everyone who applies to graduate school has applied to college, and the first mistake many of them make is to assume that the process for both is more or less the same. It isn鈥檛.

Graduate school is more like an apprenticeship. You seek to become a professional historian. To do so, you must demonstrate the drive and talent necessary to complete the work required of you. Above all, you must craft your application to convince potential advisors, in specific terms, that your interests match up well with theirs and you have something interesting to contribute to their field.

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Contact the Director

Graduate Studies Director: Dr. Paul Milazzo