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History and Political Science Graduate Programs

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History and Political Science

Master of Arts in History

The 30-hour Master of Arts in History emphasizes historiographical analysis and research skills, while offering students a flexible curriculum in the history of Europe and the United States. With a focus on quality, affordability and accessibility, this graduate program helps students acquire a sophisticated knowledge of the past and a greater understanding of the present world.

Each graduate class is taught from a Christian perspective by full-time faculty with doctorates. The program is designed for those wanting to enter academia, teach history or social studies, or work as historians, archivists, archaeologists, museum curators, lawyers, journalists and professionals in many other fields. The curriculum is flexible with a focus on historical analysis and research skills.

 

Master of Arts in History program

Accelerated Option

The accelerated track makes it possible for qualified students to complete both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in history in five years or less. Students with 90 hours of undergraduate coursework and a minimum 3.25 GPA may take up to 12 hours of approved 5000-level graduate history classes to fulfill their undergraduate requirements. In addition to 12 dual-credit hours, the Master of Arts requires completion of an additional 18 graduate hours, including the 9-hour core, for a total of 30 hours. To be admitted to the accelerated program, students must have taken at least 12 history credit hours and SOCS 2600; these courses must have been passed with a B or higher.

The following programs have an accelerated pathway to the Master of Arts in history:

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Scholarship

A competitive graduate assistantship may be available. Contact history@harding.edu for more information.

Contact Information


History and Political Science Department
501-279-4427
history@harding.edu

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