History & Political Science
Master of Arts Degree Program in History
Program Description
The Master of Arts degree in History program is intended to meet the educational needs of those aspiring to professional advancement in the study and/or teaching of history or in other professions requiring an advanced degree. The proposed curriculum in history provides a sound basis for students to accomplish the following four objectives:
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to deepen students’ knowledge of history and historical literature.
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to assist high school teachers to further their expertise in history and to aid them in becoming “highly qualified” teachers as defined under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
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to prepare students for advanced study at the Ph.D. level or for entry into professional schools such as law, library science, journalism, seminary training, and for careers in business, educational institutions, government, and other areas that require an advanced degree.
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to prepare students for careers in instruction at the community college level, in historical research, public history, museums, government service, and for advancement in job preparation and salary for professionals in education, business, and industry.
The Masters of Arts in History is organized as a generalist program, with an emphasis on United States History. The program offers two options: thesis and non-thesis. The 33-hour thesis option requires 27 hours of coursework, 6 hours of thesis work, and the successful defense of a thesis. The non-thesis option requires 33 hours of coursework (six of which must be seminar courses), and the successful completion of a comprehensive examination. Both options require a 15-hour core that encompasses a course in Historiography and Research Methods as well as four graduate colloquia in United States and European History. The remaining coursework–12 hours–is composed of 500 and 600 level electives.
Degree Requirements & Handbook
For more
information contact: Chizuru Saeki, Ph.D. - Director of Graduate
Studies, csaeki@una.edu, ph: 256-765-4152
or Christopher Maynard, Ph.D. - Chair of the Department of History and Political
Science, camaynard@una.edu,
phone: 256-765-4541.
Send Application Materials to:
University of North Alabama
Office of Graduate Admissions (History)
Attn: Mrs. Carolyn Austin
Box 5011
Florence, Alabama 35632-0001
Graduate Faculty in History
(To learn more about a faculty or staff member, click on their name)
(256) 765-4541
UNA Box 5019
Willingham Hall 109
Associate Professor and Chair
Email: camaynard@una.edu
Recent U.S. History; Political & Diplomatic History; Cold War
Chizuru Saeki, Ph.D.
(256) 765-4152
UNA Box 5019
Willingham Hall 202
Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Email: csaeki@una.edu
East Asian History; Asian Religions; History of Sino-Japanese Relations; Cold War in Asia
Dan Burton, Ph.D.
(256) 765-4539
UNA Box 5019
Willingham Hall 213
Associate Professor, History
Email: deburton@una.edu
Medieval History, Science &
Technology, Science & Religion
(256) 765-4307
UNA Box 5019
Willingham Hall 201
Associate Professor, History
Email: gjmakowski@una.edu
Russia, Eastern Europe, Military History
Larry Nelson, Ph.D.
(256) 765-4528
UNA Box 5019
Willingham Hall 103
Professor, History
Email: ljnelson@una.edu
Recent American History, U.S. South, American Religious
History
Tom Osborne, Ph.D.
(256) 765-4529
UNA Box 5019
Willingham Hall 104
Professor, History
Email: trosborne@una.edu
Modern Europe, Imperialism, Middle East
(256) 765-4661
UNA Box 5019
Willingham Hall 205
Professor, History
Email: larieff@una.edu
Alabama History, Women's History, U.S. South
Matt Schoenbachler,
Ph.D.
(256) 765-4547
UNA Box 5019
Willingham Hall 207
Associate Professor, History
Email: mschoenbachler@una.edu
Early U.S.,
Republic, Colonial America
Evan Ward, Ph.D.
(256) 443-7417
UNA Box 5019
Powers Hall
Associate Professor, History
Email: erward@una.edu
Latin American History,
Mexico, American West, Economic History, Multicultural History