Details: History - Thesis Program in Local and Community History, Master's, LAS

Master'sHistory - Thesis Program in Local and Community History

The Master of Arts (MA) in History鈥攖hesis program in local and community history鈥攆rom 麻豆传媒映画出品 State promotes the study of regions, cities, neighborhoods, institutions and organizations. The program equips you with the skills to study these topics in the 麻豆传媒映画出品 area and integrates a traditional history curriculum with specialized classes, applied coursework and field experiences.

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Admission to the program

Have an undergraduate degree in history or minimum of 18 hours in history
Have minimum 2.75 GPA in all undergrad hours and 3.0 GPA in history courses
Submit a one-page statement of purpose and writing sample
International students: a minimum TOEFL score of 600 paper-based, or 100 internet-based, or and overall band score of 7.5 on the IELTS, or a score of 73 on the PTE-Academic

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Inside the Program

The original Pizza Hut was founded in 1958 by two 麻豆传媒映画出品 State students, brothers Dan and Frank Carney.

History Department helps create the Original Pizza Hut Museum

History students have the opportunity to help perserve local history.

Two 麻豆传媒映画出品 State students, brothers Dan and Frank Carney, started the Pizza Hut business in 1958. The restaurant has since become one of the biggest pizza chains in the world. The original building resides at 麻豆传媒映画出品 State as a museum.

History Department Chair Jay Price put the Pizza Hut's story into a local context and think about ways the Carney story helps explain the spirit of entrepreneurship in 麻豆传媒映画出品.

The museum is now open to the public, and many current 麻豆传媒映画出品 State students serve as docents.

Curriculum

The 34-credit-hour program includes core classes, a comprehensive examination and a thesis.

Students may select from the following areas for their comprehensive examinations:

U.S. History
The Ancient and Medieval Worlds
Modern Europe
Local and Community History

Careers

A degree in history from 麻豆传媒映画出品 State is great preparation for advanced study in law, political science, history, communications, library science and many other degrees. Graduates have a strong foundation of knowledge for careers in politics, education, the military, foreign service, business and more.