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History M.A.
A Versatile Degree for Teachers and Professionals.
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M.A.
Credits: 30
Location: Greeley
Admissions: Fall
In this program you’ll study with professors who apply their research to their teaching.
Our seminars discuss subjects like the history of:
- Cities
- Food
- Gender
- Violence
- Landscapes
- Memory
- Nationalism
- Religion
- Family
Our classes foster mentorship and camaraderie as well as encourage critical group discussions. We offer courses that focus on particular eras, regions and problems. We also offer writing seminars that guide you through research topics that align with your specific interests and goals. You’ll develop research techniques, analysis of historical data and build writing skills.
Your degree can provide:
- A foundation for advanced graduate work.
- Preparation for a secondary teaching career.
- Pursuance of a terminal degree.
Consider the M.A. in History if you want to:
- Analyze historical events and explore the causes of social change.
- Gain advanced research skills.
- Pursue graduate work or teach history at the secondary level.
You’ll learn:
- How to apply advanced research techniques to the study of historical events.
- How to analyze historical data and organize complex information to write engaging papers.
- How to use knowledge of past events to establish a foundation for other areas of study.
Where can your degree take you?
- Teacher at the secondary level (with licensure).
- Researcher/analyst in the public or private sector.
- Writer or documentarian.
- Advanced study in areas such as law, theology, library science and museum curatorship.
- Top-ranked doctoral programs across the country.