Applied History Concentration

Catalog Year: 2023-2024

Banner Code: LA-MA-HIST-AH2

The faculty in the Master of Arts in History program are at the forefront of traditional historical study, digital approaches to the past, and applied history. Students select from a variety of course topics while also selecting an area of historical specialization that accommodates their interests and furthers their career objectives. Students come to the program with diverse career objectives, and the program is designed with that diversity in mind. Students take classes in which they discuss history alongside future academics, public historians, teachers, military officers, non-profit professionals, government officials, entrepreneurs, and future academics.

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Degree Requirements

Total credits: 30

Students should be aware of the specific policies associated with this program, located on the Admissions & Policies tab.

Students pursuing this degree must complete the requirements for a concentration. 

Concentration in Applied History (AH2, EH2, WH2)

This concentration is for students seeking expertise in applied history fields, such as archival management, museum studies, historic preservation, and historical editing. It is also suitable for professionally employed historians who desire to further their careers.

Required Course

HIST 610 The Study and Writing of History 1 3
Total Credits 3
1

Must be taken within the first 9 credits

Specialization

Students complete one of the following geographic specializations. 

Specialization in U.S. History 
Select four courses from the following: 1 12
Origins to 1861  
Colonial North America  
The Age of Jackson, 1815-1854  
Development of the Early Republic, 1783-1815  
Disasters in History  
Era of the American Revolution  
Religion in North America to 1870  
Indigenous North America  
Problems in American History (when topic applies and with department approval)  
Other appropriate course with department approval
 
1861-1914  
Topics in the American Civil War Era  
U.S. South Since 1865  
Civil Rights and Citizenship  
Disasters in History  
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era  
Reconstruction Era  
Technology and Power  
History of Disease and Medicine  
U.S. Religion since 1870  
Indigenous North America  
Problems in American History (when topic applies and with department approval)  
Other appropriate course with department approval
 
1914 World War I to the Present  
U.S. South Since 1865  
US Political History 1940-1990  
Civil Rights and Citizenship  
Disasters in History  
Interwar America: 1918-1939  
Technology and Power  
History of Disease and Medicine  
U.S. Religion since 1870  
Indigenous North America  
The Vietnam War  
Problems in American History (when topic applies and with department approval)  
Other appropriate course with department approval
 
1

Select at least 3 credits from each group.

Specialization in European History
Select four courses from the following: 1 12
Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern to 1789  
The Crusades  
Problems in European History (when topic applies and with department approval)  
Other appropriate course with department approval
 
1789-1914  
Nineteenth-Century Europe  
Modern Metropolis  
Technology and Power  
History of Disease and Medicine  
Problems in European History (when topic applies and with department approval)  
Other appropriate course with department approval
 
1914 to the Present  
Modern Metropolis  
Stalinism  
Technology and Power  
History of Disease and Medicine  
Problems in European History (when topic applies with department approval)  
Other appropriate course with department approval
 
1

Select at least 3 credits from each group.

Specialization in Global History
Select four courses from the following: 12
Approaches to Modern World History  
Problems in Latin American History  
Problems in Global History  
Problems in Asian History  
Problems in African History  
Approaches to Middle East and Islamic History  
The Crusades  
Problems in Middle Eastern History  
Disasters in History  
World War II Era  
Other appropriate course with department approval
 

Research Seminar

HIST 797 Research Seminar in History 3
Total Credits 3

Applied History

Students take 12 credits of coursework in historic preservation, museum studies, archives, historical editing, or new media and information technology. At least 6 credits must be taken as coursework other than internship.

Professional Experience  
Students may meet this requirement through a minimum of 3 credits of internship or with professional experience in applied history, with documentation and approval of department. Students with professional experience will take 12 credits of coursework from the list below to meet the applied history requirement.
 
Internship in Applied History  
Select 6-12 credits from the following: 6-12
Topics in Applied History  
War and Remembrance  
Introduction to Digital Humanities  
Topics in History and New Media  
Teaching and Learning History in the Digital Age  
The Administration of Archives and Manuscripts  
Museum Studies  
Historical Editing  
Historic Preservation  
Digital Public History  
Clio Wired: An Introduction to History and New Media  
Data Analysis for History  
Creating Software for History  
Other appropriate course with department approval
 

Proficiency in a Relevant Research Tool

Students fulfill the requirement by completing one of the following:  
Coursework, work or internship experience, or exam in computers, statistics, or a modern foreign language.
 
Introduction to Digital Humanities  
Clio Wired: An Introduction to History and New Media  
Other course by approval of department