History (MA)

Please see the Program Policy Document for more information.

Requirements for the Degree:

Candidates for the MA degree are required to complete 30 credits of course work, of which 21 credits must be in history. Coursework for the MA can typically be completed within two years.

Required Coursework:

3 credits. This course does not count as one of the four reading seminars.

HIST 600 - Approaches to History Credit(s): 3

Reading Seminars:

12 credits of coursework from the following courses.

AFRA 634 - Interventions in Black Gender History Credit(s): 3
AFRA 643 - Africa Under Colonial Rule Credit(s): 3
ANTH 663 - Archeology, Engagement, Heritage Credit(s): 3
EAMC 606 - Issues in American Material Culture Credit(s): 3
ENGL 610 - Introduction to Theories of Material Culture Studies Credit(s): 3
ENGL 674 - Studies in Print and Material Culture Credit(s): 3
HIST 602 - European Historiography Credit(s): 3
HIST 603 - Historiography of Technology Credit(s): 3
HIST 605 - Historiography of Material Culture Credit(s): 3
HIST 611 - Seminar in American History Credit(s): 3-12
HIST 617 - Seminar in Gender and Women’s History Credit(s): 3
HIST 622 - The Atlantic World Credit(s): 3
HIST 623 - The Revolutionary Atlantic Credit(s): 3
HIST 627 - Antebellum America Credit(s): 3
HIST 633 - The United States in the Twentieth Century Credit(s): 3
HIST 646 - Creating European Modernity Credit(s): 3
HIST 648 - On the Run: Slavery and Fugitivity in Delaware Credit(s): 3
HIST 650 - Problems in Cultural History Credit(s): 3
HIST 660 - Race & Inequality in Delaware Credit(s): 3
HIST 671 - Studies in Medieval History Credit(s): 3-6
HIST 680 - Studies in World History Credit(s): 3
HIST 692 - Planning a Course of Instruction Credit(s): 3
HIST 693 - Seminar: Problems in Teaching History and Social Science Credit(s): 3
UAPP 629 - Historic Preservation Theory and Practice Credit(s): 3
UAPP 631 - Documentation of Historic Structures Credit(s): 3
UAPP 636 - Research Topics in Historic Preservation Credit(s): 3
UAPP 654 - Architecture of Everyday Life Credit(s): 3

Note:

With the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies, a HIST 666 component of an undergraduate lecture course or an independent study may count as a reading seminar. Such approval will be given only when a HIST 666 component includes regular “mini-seminar” meetings to discuss graduate-level readings and when our regularly scheduled seminars do not meet the student’s needs.

Research and Writing Seminars:

Non-thesis students must take 6 credits of coursework from the following history courses.
Students who wish to complete the M.A. thesis must take one research seminar for 3 credits plus HIST 869 - Master’s Thesis for 9 credits.

In a given year, there may be other HIST research and writing seminars offered.

HIST 803 - Research and Writing Seminar: America to 1860 Credit(s): 3
HIST 805 - Research and Writing Seminar: America 1860-Present Credit(s): 3
HIST 807 - History beyond Borders Credit(s): 3
HIST 869 - Master’s Thesis Credit(s): 1-6

Electives:

Students may take up to 9 credits of elective coursework at the 600/800 - level chosen with advisor approval.