Graduate Studies Advisor: Mylynka Cardona, 903-468-3030, Mylynka.Cardona@etamu.edu

The graduate program in History strives to promote independent thinking and to contribute to the development of a well-educated person. Graduate training helps prepare the student for teaching in a high school, a junior college, a four-year college, for dual credit courses; for continued study of history at the doctoral level; or for one of the many non-academic areas in which historians work.

Programs of Graduate Work

Master of Arts/Master of Science in History

The Department of History offers students the choice of a Master of Arts or Master of Science degree. The MA has a foreign language requirement while the MS does not. For both the MA and the MS, students may choose a thesis or non-thesis option.

The candidate for the Master of Arts degree must meet the language requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree at this institution.
That requirement can be met with one of the following:

1. Completion of at least 12 semester hours (four courses) in one foreign language.
2. Completion of 6 semester hours (above elementary courses) if 2 years of high school credit in the language have been submitted as part of the regular university admission requirements.
3. Completion of 3 semester hours if the student presents 3 or 4 years of high school credit.
4.  American Sign Language (ASL) is considered an acceptable foreign language. Students should consult with departmental Director of Graduate Studies regarding this requirement.

Admission

Admission to a graduate program is granted by the Dean of the Graduate School upon the recommendation of the department. Applicants must meet the following requirements for admission in addition to meeting the general university requirements in History.

• Admission Requirements

Successful completion of the History Department's Qualifying Exam and the Comprehensive Exam is required of all students.

Note: Individual departments may reserve the right to dismiss from their programs students who, in their judgment, would not meet the professional expectations of the field for which they are training. 

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History MA/MS
History Minor
Public History Minor
World History Minor

Public History Graduate Certificate
Teaching History Graduate Certificate

History and Liberal Studies

Jessica Brannon-Wranosky
Distinguished Professor of Digital Humanities and History
B.A., M.A., Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi; Ph.D., University of North Texas

Mylynka Cardona
Associate Professor
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington

Sharon A. Kowalsky
Professor, Department Head
B.A., Washington University in St. Louis; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

William F. Kuracina
Professor
B.S., Clarkson University; M.A., State University College at Buffalo; Ph.D., Syracuse University

Derrick D. McKisick
Associate Professor
B.A. University of Arkansas at Little Rock, M.A., Ph.D. University of Arkansas

E. Mark Moreno
Associate Professor
B.A. San Jose State University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington State University

Cynthia Ross
Associate Professor
B.A., University of Nevada; M.A., Ph.D, Washington State University

John H. Smith
Professor
B.A., M.A., University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of Albany