M.A. Program of Study

The Department offers thesis and non-thesis options

REQUIRED COURSES:

• HIST 7630 The Historian’s Craft (3)

• HIST 7631, 7633, or 7635 Reading Colloquium in area of geographic concentration (3)

•  HIST 7631, 7633, or 7635 Reading Colloquium outside area of geographic concentration (3)

• HIST 7638 Research Seminar (3)

• Five Electives (15 hrs./ five courses) A maximum of two elective courses (6 hrs.) may be taken outside the History Department.

NON-THESIS PROJECT TRACK:

• Additional Elective (3)

• HIST 7830 Historical Writing (3)

• HIST 7990 Non-Thesis Project (3)

THESIS TRACK:

• HIST 7830 Historical Writing (3)

• HIST 7999 Thesis (6)

• Required Oral Thesis Defense upon completion of thesis

OTHER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
The student must also pass a reading-knowledge examination in an appropriate foreign language or have language exemption.

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For additional information about the Graduate Program and Graduate Assistantships, please contact:

Dr. Lisa L. Denmark
Associate Professor & Director, Graduate Studies

Department of History
P.O. Box 8054
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460-8054
Phone: (912) 478-5862
FAX: (912) 478-0377

Last updated: 3/30/2022