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History, MA

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Program Description:

The purpose of the Master of Arts program in history is to provide broad but intensive training for students who intend to pursue careers as professional historians, whether in teaching, research, or archival or historical preservation fields, or for those who desire strong historical backgrounds for other vocational or avocational objectives. The program offers opportunities for specialized study and research, but without neglecting the breadth that characterizes historical work at its best. In recognition of the fact that students’ interests and goals are varied, the program provides a choice of three plans (see the following details), all of which lead to a Master of Arts degree. This program is approved by the Ohio Board of Regents.

Admissions Requirements:

Decisions regarding admission to the graduate program of the Department of History, continuation in the program, and dismissal from it will be made by the department’s graduate studies committee. The candidate must meet the requirements of the graduate school, hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, and meet a minimum grade point average (3.0 or better in history and 3.0 overall). Each candidate shall also include a statement of goals, three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample. The GRE is not required. In special cases, a candidate with a grade point average below 3.0 may be admitted on conditional status with the approval of the department’s graduate studies committee. Conditional status may be granted upon a favorable committee recommendation based upon the candidate’s application and interview with a director of the graduate program.

A strong candidate will have substantial undergraduate course work in history, or a major in the field. An applicant without such a background may enter the program but may be required to take deficiency work as prescribed by the graduate studies committee.

A graduate student in any college of the university may take up to three graduate history courses without prior approval of the Department of History. Any student desiring more than 9 credit hours of graduate history courses must secure the approval of a director of the graduate program.

Students are admitted to the program for the Fall semester only. Deadlines: March 15 (for consideration for assistantships, graduate tuition scholarships, and other forms of financial aid); April 15 (all other applications).

Faculty:

Professors

Jacob H. Dorn (Emeritus), United States: 20th century, intellectual, religious

Edward F. Haas, United States: South, urban and public history, Civil War

Carol Engelhardt Herringer (Chair), Modern Europe: Great Britain, religion, gender

Paul D. Lockhart, Early Modern Europe: Scandinavia

John W. Sherman, Latin America: Mexico, 20th century, political

Associate Professors

Martin Arbagi (Emeritus), Ancient: Roman, Medieval, and Byzantine

Susan B. Carrafiello, Modern Europe: Italy

Nancy Garner, United States: Women’s, West

Barbara Green, United States: African American, South, Reconstruction

Awad Halabi, Middle East

Noeleen McIlvenna, United States: colonial, revolution

Marjorie McLellan, United States: Public History, social

Kathryn Meyer, Asia: Japan and China

Roy L. Vice, Early Modern Europe: Reformation, Germany

Jonathan Winkler, United States: diplomatic, military

Assistant Professors

Opolot Okia, Africa

Sean Pollock, Europe: Russia, empires

Program Requirements:

The Master of Arts degree can be earned through one of three plans. The Thesis Plan is intended primarily for those students who expect to continue graduate work or who need or desire the full range of professional experience, including intensive research and writing. It assures training in research techniques and the preparation of scholarly papers, culminating in the submission of a thesis. The Course Intensive Plan is intended primarily, but not exclusively, for students not expecting to pursue doctoral studies. The Public History Plan is a program designed for graduate students who are primarily interested in careers in historical or archival administration, or in museum management. It provides students with both theoretical and practical training in these areas.

For the purpose of planning advanced courses and seminars, each student should consult a graduate director regularly. A student receiving two Cs will be placed on academic probation and will be required to appear before the graduate studies committee to justify his or her continued participation in the program. Upon review of the student’s progress, the graduate studies committee may dismiss the student from the program.

Dept Core and Electives

I. Program Requirements

Thesis track: 30-33 Hours

  • Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Field 1: 2 seminars Credit Hour(s): 6
  • Field 1: 2 additional seminars or 6000-level courses Credit Hour(s): 6
  • Field 2: 2 seminars Credit Hour(s): 6
  • Field 2: 2 additional seminars or 6000-level courses Credit Hour(s): 6
Thesis hours: 3-6 Hours

Course intensive track: 33 Hours

  • Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Field 1: 2 seminars Credit Hour(s): 6
  • Field 1: 2 additional seminars or 6000-level courses Credit Hour(s): 6
  • Field 2: 2 seminars Credit Hour(s): 6
  • Field 2: 2 additional seminars or 6000-level courses Credit Hour(s): 6
  • Electives: 2 seminars and/or 6000-level courses Credit Hour(s): 6

Public History Track

Required Academic Core
  • Historical Methods Credit Hour(s): 3
  • 2 Seminars (1 can be non-US history; can also choose from Material Culture, Decorative Arts, Readings in Oral History) Credit Hour(s): 6
  • 1 upper level history course (select from regular history course offerings, including Digital History, History of Architecture) Credit Hour(s): 3
Required Public History Core
Advanced Public History
Electives

Choose from the following:

Total Thesis Track: 30-33 Hours

Total Course Intensive Track: 33 Hours

War and Society Concentration

Program Description:

The History of War and Society Concentration would be an option extended to all regularly-admitted students in the MA program in History (exclusive of those admitted to the Public History track), but which would entail slightly different course requirements. Successful completion of the program would merit the special designation of “Concentration in War and Society” denoted in the transcripts and permanent record of students choosing this concentration.

Program Requirements:

The Master of Arts degree can be earned through one of three plans. The Thesis Plan is intended primarily for those students who expect to continue graduate work or who need or desire the full range of professional experience, including intensive research and writing. It assures training in research techniques and the preparation of scholarly papers, culminating in the submission of a thesis. The Course Intensive Plan is intended primarily, but not exclusively, for students not expecting to pursue doctoral studies.

For the purpose of planning advanced courses and seminars, each student should consult a graduate director regularly. A student receiving two Cs will be placed on academic probation and will be required to appear before the graduate studies committee to justify his or her continued participation in the program. Upon review of the student’s progress, the graduate studies committee may dismiss the student from the program.

The War and Society concentration follows the requirements already laid out for the MA in History, Thesis Track or the MA in History, Course Intensive Track. The only changes would be as follows:

Instead of choosing two “fields” - from a list that includes Early US, Modern US, Ancient/Medieval/Early Modern Europe, Modern Europe, and War and Society - students interested in pursuing the concentration in War and Society will take all of their field-specific courses in War and Society, for a total of 24 hours in that one field. All War and Society concentration students - like all History MA students - would still be required to take the Methods seminar (HST 7000); all thesis War and Society students would still have to write and defend a thesis, and to the same standards, as other History MA thesis-track students; all War and Society students opting for the “Course Intensive” track would still have to complete the same long essay, and to the same standards, as other Course Intensive students.

Dept Core and Electives

I. Program Requirements

Thesis track
  • Credit Hour(s): 3
  • 7000 level courses in War and Society related topics as determined by Director/coordinator Credit Hour(s): 12
  • 6000 or 7000 level courses in War and Society related topics as determined by Director/coordinator Credit Hour(s): 12
Thesis hours: 3-6 Hours
Total: 30-33 Hours
Course intensive track
  • Credit Hour(s): 3
  • 7000 level courses in War and Society related topics as determined by Director/coordinator Credit Hour(s): 12
  • 6000 or 7000 level courses in War and Society related topics as determined by Director/coordinator Credit Hour(s): 18
Total: 33 Hours

Public History Concentration

United States History Concentration

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