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Master of Arts in History
The Department of History offers a Master of
Arts degree, with an integrated Bachelors of Arts/Master of Arts degree program
option. Program Requirements:
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination
Standards
To be admitted to this program, a student must present 20 or more hours of
history or historically oriented courses in related fields with a grade point
average in history of 2.7 or higher.
Admission Deadlines For the traditional M.A., students wishing a fall semester
admission must apply no later than July 15. For spring semester admission the
deadline is November 1.
Integrated B.A./M.A.:
This degree program
allows highly motivated students to accelerate their academic careers by
undertaking graduate work toward the traditional Master of Arts degree (not the
Joint M.A. in History) concurrently with undergraduate work. This is not for
students seeking teaching certification as a part of their undergraduate degree
work.
Admission Standards: 1. Written recommendation of a CMU history professor. 2.
Six (6) hours of history coursework completed with at least a 3.25 GPA in those
courses and a 3.25 overall GPA or permission of advisor.
Retention Standards: 1. Maintenance of a 3.5 GPA in history courses. 2. Failure
to maintain satisfactory work (3.0 GPA) in two successive semesters will result
in removal from the integrated program.
Required Courses
HST 600 - Historiography 3(3-0)
1. In addition to HST 600, twenty (20) or more hours in history, with fifteen
(15) hours in courses at or above the 600 level.
2. Ten (10) or fewer cognate hours selected with an advisor from one or more of
the following fields: anthropology, economics, education, English, geography,
philosophy, political science, religion, and sociology. Other fields may be
approved by the advisor.
3. At least one history colloquium at the 600 level (HST 690 will not satisfy
this requirement).
4. Additional Requirement for the Integrated B.A./M.A.: Three to twelve (3-12)
hours of the above (except Thesis credit) must have been taken concurrently with
the student's B.A. degree work.
Additional Requirements
A minimum of six hours of history research and
writing courses earned in one of the following ways:
Plan A - Thesis
A thesis, including an oral examination in the field of the thesis.
Note for the Integrated B.A./M.A. program: The integrated plan is intended to
encourage research and writing competency in a particular research field, and
thus the candidate is encouraged to elect Plan A, the Thesis Option of the M.A.
program.
Plan B - Seminars
Either (1) two seminars or (2) one seminar and three hours in HST 791. Students
electing Plan B must submit two research papers as evidence of scholarship.
These papers must be prepared in connection with a seminar, an independent
research course, or a graduate-level course in the Department of History. Each
paper must receive a minimum grade of B. In addition, normally after revision,
each must be accepted by the professor responsible for the course as
satisfactory for permanent filing. Papers must be well written and presented in
a proper scholarly format. Their conclusions must rest on interpretation of a
substantial body of primary sources. A minimum 6,000 words is suggested.
Total: 30 Semester Hours
For more information regarding
applications and funding
opportunities, including university and department fellowships and
assistantships, please go to
Applications and Funding.
For other questions or
inquiries, please contact:
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of History
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859
phone: (989) 774-4313
e-mail: ctch@cmich.edu |
