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PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR THE
MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A
MAJOR IN HISTORY, PUBLIC HISTORY EMPHASIS

Admission Requirements:

Applicants must have completed a minimum of 18 undergraduate semester hours in history in addition to three semester hours of freshman-level world history and three semester hours of sophomore-level United States History (as general education requirements). Students who have not completed a research seminar will be required to complete HIST 6213, The Practice of History, which will not count toward the 30 semester hour degree requirement. Applicants for the M.A. in History, Public History Emphasis, will also be evaluated by the department for academic qualification based upon their undergraduate academic records and letters of reference. Students must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School.

Holders of the M.A. in history from ASU or another accredited graduate program may apply up to 15 hours of earned credit from a previous degree program to the completion of this degree, provided that those credits were earned within the six-year limit for completion of the second degree.

There is no foreign language requirement for the M.A. in History, Public History Emphasis.

Courses required of all candidates:

• 12 hours of U.S. History
• 12 hours of Public History (excluding HIST 6623-6)
• 6 hours of HIST 6301-6, Thesis and/or HIST 6623-6, Internship in Public History

Minimum hours required for this program: 30