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Master of Arts in History
CIP 45.0801.01
 

Students admitted to history graduate study should consult with the graduate advisor to declare a course of study which meets the requirement of either a thesis or non-thesis option.

 
 
 
THESIS TRACK
 
 
Total Course Requirements - 30 Hours
 
  HIS 600   Development of Historical Thinking
  HIS 605   Seminar in European History
    or
  HIS 631   Seminar in United States History to 1865
    or
  HIS 633   Seminar in United States History since 1865
  HIS   12 hours of electives in major area.
  HIS   6 hours of electives in minor area.
  HIS 698-699   Thesis
 
 
Other Degree Requirements
 
 
  • A comprehensive examination of major and minor fields of study.
  • Oral defense of thesis.
  • Competency in an approved foreign language,
  • or
  • Equivalent tool of research or special field of study (approval by graduate committee and department chair required; approval will be granted only when proposed alternative is demonstrably necessary to the student's academic needs).
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    NON-THESIS TRACK
     
    United States History Option
     
     
    Total Course Requirements - 36 Hours
     
      HIS 600   Development of Historical Thinking
      HIS 622   Readings in United States History
      HIS 631   Seminar in United States History to 1865
      HIS 633   Seminar in United States History since 1865
      HIS   6 hours of electives in major area.
      HIS   9 hours of electives in minor area.
      HIS   9 hours of electives in an approved collateral field.
     
     
    Other Degree Requirements
     
     
  • Comprehensive written and oral examinations in major and minor areas as well as in the collateral field.
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    European History Option
     
     
    Total Course Requirements - 36 Hours
     
      HIS 600   Development of Historical Thinking
      HIS 602   Readings in European History
      HIS 605 Seminar in European History
      HIS 663 Readings in Third World History
      HIS   6 hours of electives in major area.
      HIS   9 hours of electives in minor area.
      9 hours in an approved collateral field.
     
     
    Other Degree Requirements
     
     
  • Comprehensive written and oral examinations in major and minor areas as well as in the collateral field.
  •  
     
    The requirements listed above are an example of what is applicable to most students entering Murray State University at the present time. Criteria as they may relate to individual students may vary. The primary source is the Graduate Bulletin applicable at the time of the student enrollment.
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    Murray State University
    Murray, Kentucky 42071-3341

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