The department offers thesis and non-thesis options.
The degree candidate for a Master of Arts in History will take 30 hours of course work (out of a total of 36) which includes the following:
General Requirements
Thesis Option
Required Hours..........................................................15 Hours
- The Historian’s Craft (3)
- Reading Colloquium (in area of concentration) (3)
- Reading Colloquium (outside area of concentration) (3)
- Research Seminar (3)
- Historical Writing and Editing (3)
- Electives (5000-level courses and above) 15 Hours
*up to six hours may be taken in other disciplines upon approval of Advisor - Thesis 6 Hours
Non-Thesis Option
Same as above, except candidate will substitute three additional hours of elective and an article-length paper (approximately 10,000 words) for the thesis.
Other Program Requirements
The student must also pass a reading-knowledge examination in an appropriate foreign language, pass an oral examination on courses taken for the degree, and, for the thesis option, pass an oral thesis defense.
For additional information about the Graduate Program please contact:
DR. CRAIG H. ROELL
Director, Graduate Studies
Professor, American Economic, Business, & Cultural History
and Wells/Warren Professor of the Year, 2002-2003
Department of History, P.O. Box 8054
Georgia Southern University, Statesbo ro, GA 30460
E-MAIL: croell@georgiasouthern.edu
Voice-mail: (912) 478-5862
FAX: (912) 478-0377
