Graduate School Master of Arts in History (M.A.)

The program in history teaches students methods of historical research, analysis, and writing that enable them to achieve the most rigorous academic standards in their work.  For students intending to teach, work in public history, prepare for a doctoral program, or pursue academic inquiry for its own sake, the program offers exposure to the latest historiographical debates and the classic texts of historical writing as well as opportunities to investigate a wide array of primary source material.

 

The history program coordinator is Dr. James Stitt. He can be reached at jstitt@highpoint.edu or 336.841.9292 or or download an informational brochure today!

 

To learn more about Dr. Stitt and the History Faculty, click here.

 

Lauren Rathbone is the History graduate staff liaison. If you would like to tour campus or have general admission questions, you may call Lauren at 336.841.9487 or email her at lrathbon@highpoint.edu.

 

Degree: Master of Arts

Admission Terms: Fall (August); Spring (January); Summer (June)

 

Deadlines for Application Materials: All application materials must be received or postmarked by the following deadlines: March 31, 2013 for Summer 2013, June 30, 2013 for Fall 2013 and November 15, 2013 for Spring 2014.

 

Application Materials: Applicants must have a four-year bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college and an acceptable GPA (3.0 or higher on a 4-point scale). An admission decision takes into consideration the applicant’s GPA, completed course work, professional work experience, personal and professional goals for the degree, as well as the information provided by references.

 

Required materials include:

  • online application with a nonrefundable $50 application fee;
  • an official transcript from all colleges attended (including High Point University);
  • resume;
  • essay about interest in the program and goals for the degree;
  • three professional letters of reference each attached to a completed Graduate School reference report form; and
  • Graduate Record Examination obtained within the last five years (GRE code is 5293).

 

Comprehensive Examinations: None

Class Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

 

Program of Study (33 semester hours)

 

Required (3 semester hours)
HST 5080 Historiography
Reading Seminars (12 semester hours)
HST 5250 Readings in Latin American History
HST 5260 Early American History
HST 5270 US Cultural and Intellectual History
HST 5280 Revolutionary America
HST 5300 North Carolina History
HST 5310 US Women’s History
HST 5320 Religion in American History
HST 5330 US Legal History
HST 5340 Nineteenth Century US
HST 5360 Twentieth Century US History
HST 5410 US Diplomatic History
HST 5420 Early Modern Europe
HST 5440 Modern Europe
HST 5460 Modern Britain
HST 5470 Military History
HST 5480 Modern East Asia
HST 5490 Modern Middle East
HST 5500 Colonial Africa
Writing Seminars (6 semester hours)
HST 5510 US Religious History
HST 5520 Southern US History
HST 5530 Early US History
HST 5540 Nineteenth Century US History
HST 5550 Twentieth Century US History
HST 5600 Early Modern Europe
HST 5610 Revolutionary Europe
HST 5620 Modern Europe
HST 5650 Military History
HST 5660 Great Military Leaders
HST 5680 Modern Asia
HST 5700 Colonial Africa
HST 5720 Modern Middle East History
Electives (6 semester hours)
Additional History Courses
HST 5900 Independent Study
Thesis (6 semester hours)
HST 5980 Thesis
HST 5990 Thesis