Our master of arts program will prepare you to enter a doctoral program or the workforce as a teacher or pursue other
career options. You will complete 33 credit hours, which includes courses in historical research, historiography, and courses in American, European, and/or world history.
This program is also useful if you are looking to professionalize your secondary school teaching license. Throughout your time here, you will have the opportunity to work alongside notable
professors, conducting research with them and on your own.
Our curriculum will give you a strong background in American society, politics and culture, women’s history, and other historical aspects. You will also have access to
Bracken Library with its state-of-the-art technology and vast collection as well as some of the best research facilities such as the
Center for Middletown Studies. Primary research can be pursued at several readily accessible institutions in Indianapolis, Bloomington, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Chicago.
If you intend to continue your graduate education after getting your master's, you must complete a thesis. You will have the opportunity to defend your thesis, which is great practice for a doctoral program. However, students working toward a terminal degree in history can write a thesis or complete 6 hours of course work in lieu of a thesis. Find out more information about the
graduate process (pdf).