Pittsburg State University

Arts and Sciences Program Guide

Masters of Arts Degree

with a Major in History
Degree: Master of Arts
Program: History

Core Requirements
See notes *1
__ HIST-807 Historical Research and Historiography (3 hours)
__ HIST-813 Seminar in American History (____) (3 hours)
or __ HIST-820 Seminar in World History (____) (3 hours)
Notes *1: A minimum of 15 credit hours of 800 level and above
coursework.

Option I, Thesis (30 hours)

See notes *2
__ HIST-813 Seminar in American History (____) (3 hours)
or __ HIST-820 Seminar in World History (____) (3 hours)
__ HIST-890 Research and Thesis (4-6 hours)
Notes *2: Plus an additional 20-23 credit hours.

Option III, Seminar (32 hours)

See notes *3
__ HIST-813 Seminar in American History (____) (3 hours)
or __ HIST-820 Seminar in World History (____) (3 hours)
__ HIST-892 Final Assessment for Option III (2 hours)
Notes *3: Plus an additional 24 credit hours. Option III requires a total
of 6 seminar hours.

University Catalog – Catalog 2019-2020

Revised: 09/06/2019