History, MA (52-423) (30 hours) [Also available as an accelerated program]

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Student Learning Outcomes - The graduate with a Master of Arts degree in History will use knowledge and skills obtained in the program to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the development of history as a discipline, especially as it applies to changing interpretations in the student’s area of specialization.
Demonstrate a general grasp of the major issues and events in a student’s area of specialization.
Demonstrate competence in primary research and the ability to present it in a professional manner.

This program is designed for students seeking advanced study in the field of history. To be accepted into this program, a student must have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.75 and a minimum grade point average of 3.00 in at least 20 hours of undergraduate history courses. Students with less than 20 hours of course work in history may be accepted, but before their program of study is approved, they must have completed 20 hours of approved junior and senior-level undergraduate courses in history with a minimum grade point average of 3.00. For the Pre-doctoral, Applied, and Enrichment areas, all students must pass a comprehensive examination before the completion of the program.

Required Graduate Courses: 9 Semester Hours

HIST 5350 - Colloquium (3) (6)
-U.S. History (3)
-Non-U.S. History (3)
HIST 5400 - Historical Methods and Historiography (3)

Graduate Electives in History: 5-13 Semester Hours

Elect One of the Following Areas

Area 1 Pre-Doctoral: 8-16 Semester Hours

HIST 6350 - Thesis (4-6)
Graduate Electives (2-12)

Area 2 Applied: 12 Semester Hours

Area 3 Enrichment: 8-16 Semester Hours

HIST 5350 - Colloquium (3) (6)
U.S. History (0-6)
Non-U.S. History (0-6)
Graduate Electives in a Related Area (2-10)

Minimum Graduate Hour Total: 30 Semester Hours

Accelerated Program Notes:

The Accelerated model for this program is designed for the BA or BS History.

Students may apply to the program after completing ninety (90) credit hours at UCM. Once admitted, students take up to 12 credits of graduate-level work their senior year and receive retroactive undergraduate credit upon successful completion.

Courses that an accelerated student may be eligible to include as overlap between the undergraduate and graduate programs:

HIST 5300 - Missouri History (3) (HIST 4300)

HIST 5307 - American Colonial History 1607-1763 (3) (HIST 4307)

HIST 5309 - The African-American in American History (3) (HIST 4309)

HIST 5311 - Revolution and Republic (3) (HIST 4311)

HIST 5314 - Jacksonian America (3) (HIST 4314)

HIST 5315 - The Civil War and Reconstruction (3) (HIST 4315)

HIST 5316 - The American Military Experience (3) (HIST 4316)

HIST 5317 - The Jazz Age and the Great Depression (3) (HIST 4317)

HIST 5318 - The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (3) (HIST 4318)

HIST 5320 - History of the American West (3) (HIST 4320)

HIST 5322 - US History Since 1945 (3) (HIST 4322)