Applied History and Public Humanities, MA

The Master of Arts in Applied History and Public Humanities offers advanced training requiring study deeper, broader, and more sophisticated than is expected at the undergraduate level. With a focus on public history, students will earn both an M.A. and a Certificate in Public Humanities. The program trains students in content, theory, and application through coursework in History and other departments and experiential learning. It prepares students for further study or careers in humanities organizations, businesses, government, or the non-profit sector.

Admission Requirements

Students applying for admission to the M.A. program must have a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0. The applicant’s average in history courses should be substantially higher. Applicants must also have completed at least 24 semester or 36 quarter hours in history courses at the undergraduate level.

An application to the M.A. program consists of the following:

1. An application form.
2. A letter of intent.
3. A writing sample, preferably a research paper from a history class.
4. Three letters of recommendation, preferably from faculty who know the applicant well.
5. Applicants whose native language is not English must have a score of at least 79 on the internet-based TOEFL.

Students whose undergraduate work falls well below the minimum standards of admission but who believe they have the ability and ambition for graduate work may demonstrate their capability by taking upper-level undergraduate courses. As post-baccalaureate students, they may apply for admission after having completed twelve credit hours of history with a 4.0 average or sixteen credit hours with a 3.0 average.

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Counts towards Certificate

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ENGL 589/689 topics must be Writing for Public Humanities, Digital Projects in the Humanities, Grant Writing, or Professional Writing