MASTER OF ARTS IN HISTORY (PUBLIC HISTORY CONCENTRATION)

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OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Students may choose a traditional M.A. in history or an M.A. in public history or an M.A. in advanced studies in history.

To remain in good standing, students must enroll in at least one hour of coursework per semester. Those who do not maintain continuous enrollment (not including summers) must reapply for admission. Upon completion of the required nine hours of thesis research, students may take no more than one hour of this course in any subsequent semester.

Students will write and defend a thesis prospectus by midterm of the first thesis course.

Graduate Assistantships will be awarded on a competitive basis by the graduate faculty. Students must apply to the graduate coordinator by March 15 to be eligible to receive awards for the following academic year.

All requirements for the M.A. must be completed within five years of matriculation. Students who do not meet the five year deadline must apply for readmission to the program and take HIST 6001 (Historical Methods and Interpretations) and an advanced topics course in addition to whatever other degree requirements remain.

ADVISEMENT

Upon admission to the program, each student is advised by the graduate coordinator or the chairperson of the Department of History, Geography, and Philosophy. The student is also assigned to a thesis committee. The designated chairperson of the supervisory committee will serve as the student's thesis director and preside at the final oral examination. The director of the mini-thesis will preside at the comprehensive examination for students choosing that option.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT

A reading knowledge of one modern foreign language, ordinarily French, German, or Spanish, must be demonstrated. With consent of the chairperson of the department, another language may be substituted. A reading knowledge may be demonstrated in either of two ways:

1. By having completed not more than four years prior to admission to graduate study, the fourth course or higher of a language with a grade of at least B.
2. By an examination, either standardized or local at the option of the student, administered by the Department of Modern Foreign Languages of the University. The local examination consists of two parts: (a) writing a satisfactory translation, with the aid of a dictionary, of a relatively brief passage from a previously unseen work in the field of history, and (b) writing a satisfactory general summary in English, with the aid of a dictionary, of a longer passage from a previously unseen work in the field of history, and satisfactorily answering oral questions on the passage.

The examination may be taken a maximum of three times in any one language. The student should make arrangements for taking the examination directly with the chairperson of the Department of Modern Foreign Languages.

THESIS

Students will submit a thesis in an acceptable style of historical writing which demonstrates the ability to investigate independently a topic of historical significance. The topic will be selected in consultation with the student's adviser and be approved by the supervisory committee. Style and format will be in conformity with Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (University of Chicago Press). The original and four copies of the completed thesis in unbound form must be submitted to the supervisory committee for critical reading not later than four weeks prior to the date of proposed graduation. After the student has successfully completed the thesis defense and course work, the original will be placed in the vault of the University library for safekeeping, and the copies will be bound. The student will be charged a binding fee. One copy will be returned to the student and the others will be distributed to the library (for circulation), the Department of History, Geography, and Philosophy and the thesis supervisor. The student must be registered for HIST 6970 (Thesis Research) in the semester in which course requirements are completed and the thesis examination is passed.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Inquiries concerning the nature of the program, the availability of given courses, and the availability of graduate assistantships should be addressed to the graduate coordinator of the Department of History and Geography, Georgia College & State University, Campus Box 47, Milledgeville, GA 31061; telephone (478) 445-5215. The coordinator's e-mail address is john.fair@gcsu.edu.