History, M.A.

The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. In addition, a 3.0 cumulative GPA is required for graduation.  The department website provides an overview of the program, including admission requirements, faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/history/programs.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (30 CREDITS)

Select One U.S. History Course:
HIS 513 – The Transformation of American Society 1877-1917 
HIS 514 – Issues in American Constitutional History
HIS 518 – A Women's Place is in the Curriculum: A Multicultural Approach 
HIS 536 – Progressive and Modern Women in the U.S.A.
HIS 551 – The Colonial Period in U.S. History 
HIS 552 – American Revolution
HIS 554 – The Pre-Civil War Era, 1820-1850
HIS 555 – The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
HIS 556 – US Maritime History
HIS 558 – History of the Trans-Mississippi West
HIS 562 – Seminar in the History of American Diplomacy
HIS 563 – History of Urban America 
HIS 566 – History of American Radicalism 
HIS 569 – American Indian History

Select One European History Course:
HIS 516 – Stalinism 
HIS 517 – Russian Revolution 
HIS 564 – Seminar in Early Modern Europe 
HIS 568 – Seminar in Late Modern Europe 
HIS 570 – Seminar in Modern Europe 
HIS 575 – Nazi Germany and the Holocaust 
HIS 586 – Seminar in the Origins of Rome to 44 BCE
HIS 587 – French Revolution and Napoleon
HIS 588 – Seminar in the Roman Empire
HIS 589 – Tudor-Stuart England 
HIS 591 – Seminar in European Intellectual History 

Select One Non-Western History Course:
HIS 508 – Contemporary World History 
HIS 527 – Major Powers of Latin American since Independence
HIS 528 – Puerto Rico and the Caribbean 
HIS 531 – Race and Nationalism in South Africa
HIS 542 – Trade in Society in West Africa 
HIS 548 – China Since Western Impact 
HIS 571 – The Medieval Middle East 
HIS 572 – The Modern Middle East 
HIS 578 – Early Chinese Texts 
HIS 579 – Seminar in Southeast Asia to 1850

Elective Credits (15-21 Credits)
Number of elective credits required is determined by Capstone Track selected.
Note: Excludes HIS 583, 584, 593, and 594.

Capstone (0-6 Credits)

Option 1: Thesis 
HIS 593 – History Thesis Seminar I
HIS 594 – History Thesis Seminar II

Option 2: Special Project
HIS 583 – Special Project Seminar I
HIS 584 – Special Project Seminar II

Option 3: Comprehensive Exam
Comprehensive Exam in History Required.