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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 on the Center for Transnational and Comparative History website. 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 |
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