Master of Arts in History - Race, Ethnicity, and Society
For general degree requirements, see the College of the Arts and the General Degree Requirements pages.
Graduate Language or Technological Skill Requirement
The department requires reading proficiency in one foreign language as determined
by examination or by the completion of 6 semester hours in intermediate and advanced
GIS courses (GEOG 3215 and 5215) with a B or better for students focusing on modern history. GEOG 3215 taken for
GIS language proficiency can be counted towards the Masters of Arts language proficiency
requirement, but does not count for degree credit in the degree program. The student
must receive a B or better in these courses and obtain certification from the instructor
attesting to their proficiency in GIS for graduate work. Students working on ancient,
medieval, or global history will be required to show reading proficiency in the languages
of their primary sources if pursuing the thesis option.
Area 1 Core Required Hours: 3
HIST 5195 Historiography
Area 2 Concentration Required Hours: 21
HIST 5112 American Slavery and Emancipation, 1619-1877
HIST 5135 Race and Ethnicity in Latin America
HIST 5136 Slavery in Latin America
HIST 5137 Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
HIST 5138 Race and Ethnicity in Colonial America
HIST 5139 Convivencia: Muslims, Jews, and Christians in Medieval Spain
HIST 5535 Selected Topics in Latin American History
HIST 5555 Selected Topics in World History
HIST 5559 Selected Topics in United States History
HIST 5566 Selected Topics in Race and American History
HIST 5575 Selected Topics in European History
HIST 5706 Orientalism, Europe, and the World
HIST 6555 Selected Topics in United States History
HIST 6556 Selected Topics in European History
HIST 6557 Selected Topics in Latin American History
HIST 6558 Selected Topics in African History
HIST 6559 Selected Topics in World History
Area 3 Program Electives and Thesis Option Required Hours: 12
Any HIST 5000-level or above
Up to two courses 5000-level or above outside of HIST as approved by graduate coordinator
and departmental chair.
HIST 6999 Thesis Research and Writing (may be taken twice)
Total hours: 36
