History
Chair of the Department: Richard C. Crepeau
Graduate Program Coordinator: Shirley A. Leckie
HFA 554, (407) 823-2224 or 823-6467.
E-mail: sleckie@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
Graduate Program E-mail: hisgrad@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
Faculty
Professors: T. Colbourn, Ph.D.; R. C. Crepeau, Ph.D.; J. B. Fernandez, Ph.D.; E. F. Kallina, Jr., Ph.D.; S. A. Leckie, Ph.D.; B. F. Pauley, Ph.D.Associate Professors: C. E. Adams, Ph.D.; J. L. Evans, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors: S. P. Adams, Ph.D.; C. Austin, Ph.D.; R. J. Beiler, Ph.D.; M. S. Doran, Ph.D.; C. Friend, Ph.D.; T. D. Greenhaw, Ph.D.; J. S. Perry, Ph.D.; D. Velez, Ph.D.; E. Walker, Ph.D.; H. Zhang, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructors: J. Clark, Ph.D.; F. Cremonese, M.A.; A. Goffin, Ph.D.; E. Macdonald, M.A.; D. Schuster, M.A., L. Walters, Ph.D.
The Master of Arts in History is designed to serve the needs of a variety of students. Some will one day seek admittance into a Ph.D. program at a doctoral-granting institution. Others enter the program to improve their proficiency as secondary school teachers. Still others are adults who wish to enrich their intellectual lives. These students will be served by departmental members whose areas of research include Classical history, Early Christianity, African history, American cultural and social history, local history, the South, the American Civil War, the American frontier, women and gender roles, Asian history, Middle-Eastern history, twentieth-century mass movements, Nazism and anti-Semitism in Central Europe, Latin American history, British history, and Russian history, as well as other areas.
Master of Arts in History
Application Deadlines
| Fall admission | July 15 |
| Spring admission | December 1 |
| Summer admission | April 15 |
Admission
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required of all graduate students. Minimal requirements for admission to the program are an undergraduate degree in history (or an equivalent), a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 for the last 60 attempted semester hours of undergraduate study, a 3.0 GPA in history courses, and a score of 1000 on the verbal-quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), with a score of 500 or higher on the verbal section of this test. International students and students whose native language is not English must score at least 233 (computer-based test; or equivalent score on the paper-based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).Applicants who meet all of the above requirements but do not have an undergraduate degree in history must complete 12 hours of history course work at the 3000 and 4000 level, with a GPA in these courses of at least 3.25 before entering the graduate program. These courses will not count toward the graduate degree. The History Department Graduate Committee can waive this requirement, in whole or in part, when applicants present evidence that they are capable of successfully completing graduate history courses, either by submitting a portfolio documenting relevant past work or volunteer experience or by providing a sample of their own written work, which indicates that they have the research and writing skills needed to do graduate-level work in history.
If, in addition, applicants do not meet one of the other requirements for entry, such as a GPA of 3.0 for the last 60 semester hours of attempted undergraduate course work or a score of 1000 on the combined verbal-quantitative sections of the GRE and a score of 500 on the verbal portion of the GRE, they must complete 12 hours of course work at the 3000 and 4000 level with a GPA of 3.5 before they can be admitted to the graduate program.
Applicants who hold an undergraduate degree in history but do not have a GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 attempted semester hours, or a GPA of 3.0 in their history courses, or do not score 1000 or more on the combined verbal-quantitative sections of the GRE with a score of 500 in the verbal portion may take up to 9 hours of graduate courses as non-degree-seeking students. To be admitted into the graduate program, however, they must earn a GPA of 3.3 or better in the graduate-level history courses they take under this status.
All applicants to the program must submit a written statement describing their personal goals and objectives in seeking a graduate degree in history. In addition, they must submit three letters of recommendation from former professors who can address their ability to undertake graduate-level history courses.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Arts in History requires 36 semester hours with no graduate credit given for any grade lower than “B.”
Required Courses—12 to 15 Semester Hours
HIS 6159 Historiography (3 hours)
HIS 6XXX History Capstone Course (3 hours)
HIS 6971 Thesis (6-9 hours)
Area of Concentration—18 Semester Hours
(Eastern or Western Hemisphere)
Outside Area of Concentration in History—6 Semester Hours
Students will also be expected to demonstrate a reading competency in one foreign language or to display a proficiency in statistical methods. The foreign language competence must be completed one semester prior to the thesis defense.
The statistical option is open only to those in American history. Students selecting this option must meet with the Chair of the Statistics Department to determine a sequence of courses that will help them achieve their stated research objectives. Upon satisfactory completion of that sequence, they must pass a proficiency examination administered by the Statistics Department, no later than one semester prior to their thesis defense.
Examination Requirements
Each candidate for the Master of Arts in History must pass written examinations in two fields upon conclusion of regular course work and before beginning a thesis. These examinations must be taken and passed as part of the requirements for the capstone course. Each student will also submit a thesis prospectus and preliminary bibliography, which the three members of the student’s thesis committee judge acceptable as the preliminary step to beginning the thesis.Minimum Hours Required for M.A.—36 Semester Hours
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