Effective Fall 2011
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| HIST 501 | Historical Method: Historiography | 3 |
| HIST 502 | Historical Method: Archives | 3 |
| or HIST 503 | Historical Method: Preservation | |
| HIST 504 | Historical Method: Museums | 3 |
| HIST 511 | Reading Seminar: U.S. to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 512 | Reading Seminar: U.S. Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 540 | Material Culture | 3 |
| Select two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Reading Seminar-Europe to 1815 | ||
| Reading Seminar-Europe Since 1815 | ||
| Reading Seminar: Africa | ||
| Reading Seminar: Latin America | ||
| Reading Seminar: Middle East | ||
| Reading Seminar: East Asia | ||
| Reading Seminar: South Asia | ||
| Reading Seminar--World Environmental History | ||
| HIST 586 | Practicum | 3 |
| or HIST 587 | Internship | |
| HIST 611 | Research Seminar: United States | 3 |
| or HIST 640 | Research Seminar--Public History | |
| Electives 1 | 6 | |
| Program Total Credits: | 36 | |
A minimum of 36 credits are required to complete this program.
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HIST and/or non-HIST courses number 300-699, chosen in consultation with advisor.
For more information, please visit Requirements for All Graduate Degrees in the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Summary of Procedures for the Master's and Doctoral Degrees
NOTE: Each semester the Graduate School publishes a schedule of deadlines. Deadlines are available on the Graduate School website. Students should consult this schedule whenever they approach important steps in their careers.
Forms are available online.
| Step | Due Date |
|---|---|
| 1. Application for admission (online) | Six months before first registration |
| 2. Diagnostic examination when required | Before first registration |
| 3. Appointment of advisor | Before first registration |
| 4. Selection of graduate committee | Before the time of fourth regular semester registration |
| 5. Filing of program of study (GS Form 6) | Before the time of fourth regular semester registration |
| 6. Preliminary examination (Ph.D. and PD) | Two terms prior to final examination |
| 7. Report of preliminary examination (GS Form 16) - (Ph.D. and PD) | Within two working days after results are known |
| 8. Changes in committee (GS Form 9A) | When change is made |
| 9. Application for Graduation (GS Form 25) | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School Website |
| 9a. Reapplication for Graduation (online) | Failure to graduate requires Reapplication for Graduation (online) for the next time term for which you are applying |
| 10. Submit thesis or dissertation to committee | At least two weeks prior to the examination or at the discretion of the graduate committee |
| 11. Final examination | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School Website |
| 12. Report of final examination (GS Form 24) | Within two working days after results are known; refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website |
| 13. Submit a signed Thesis/Dissertation Submission Form (GS Form 30) to the Graduate School and Submit the Survey of Earned Doctorates (Ph.D. only) prior to submitting the electronic thesis/dissertation | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website. |
| 14. Submit the thesis/dissertation electronically | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website |
| 15. Graduation | Ceremony information is available from the Graduate School website |