The Master of Arts degree in history with thesis requires the completion of at least 30 hours of approved graduate-level courses including a thesis. At least half the work presented for the degree must be 600-level courses.

   One of the courses should be HIST 500 Historiography and Methodology, if an equivalent course has not been taken on the undergraduate level. In exceptional circumstances, the student may, with permission of the MA advisor and the department chairperson, demonstrate adequate research and writing skills by submitting satisfactory proof of those skills in lieu of taking HIST 500. In such case, the student must submit to the MA advisor a research paper and have received the advisor's approval that the paper demonstrates adequate research and writing skills.

   Immediately upon entering the graduate program, the student should develop with the assigned advisor an individual course of study which meets the requirements for the degree and the student's objectives.