Bethlehem,
PA,
United States
Type
Private
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in History in Bethlehem United States | Lehigh University
Lehigh University
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Bethlehem United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
30,900
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
18 months
The Master of Arts degree is awarded to students who fulfill the specified criteria within six years of enrolling at Lehigh. This MA can serve as either a final qualification or a pathway to doctoral studies. Applicants seeking to pursue a Ph.D. at Lehigh must submit a separate application for that program by the start of their last MA semester, with the key condition being they secure approval from a faculty advisor to supervise their graduate capstone project. A minimum GPA of 3.3 on Lehigh's 4.0 scale is mandatory for all students. Candidates should present their Master's Degree completion plan promptly after earning 15 credits toward the degree. The MA program necessitates completing 30 credit hours of coursework, which must incorporate: 1) the 401 Research Methods seminar (three credits), and 2) one of the following capstone options, chosen in consultation with faculty advisors: a) a thesis based on primary sources (six credits across two semesters), b) an in-depth research paper utilizing secondary sources (three credits), c) a comprehensive examination covering two fields (three credits), or d) a Composite Graduate Portfolio (three credits, potentially including digital research components like maps or datasets, multimedia presentations, annotated archival materials, course syllabi, lesson plans, etc.). The capstone project must be supervised by a History Department faculty member and evaluated by at least one additional department member besides the advisor, with acceptance required from both.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
The most important elements of the application file for the review process are:
--The personal statement which details the student's interest in pursuing graduate study in History.
- The applicant's academic record, with special emphasis on their performance in history and related subjects.
- Recommendation letters from two or three faculty mentors who can speak to the applicant's potential for graduate work in the discipline. One of these letters may come from a former employer or non-academic mentor if they can speak to related skill sets the applicant may possess.
- GRE scores are required, though they are rarely the determining element in an application file. A strong performance on the Verbal section of the GRE is what is most important.
- The ability to write clearly and intelligently as demonstrated by a relevant writing sample, perhaps drawn from a seminar or research paper completed for a recent course, or a chapter or section of a thesis. Please limit submissions to about twenty pages maximum (excluding notes and bibliography). **All materials are to be uploaded on the online application.
--The personal statement which details the student's interest in pursuing graduate study in History.
- The applicant's academic record, with special emphasis on their performance in history and related subjects.
- Recommendation letters from two or three faculty mentors who can speak to the applicant's potential for graduate work in the discipline. One of these letters may come from a former employer or non-academic mentor if they can speak to related skill sets the applicant may possess.
- GRE scores are required, though they are rarely the determining element in an application file. A strong performance on the Verbal section of the GRE is what is most important.
- The ability to write clearly and intelligently as demonstrated by a relevant writing sample, perhaps drawn from a seminar or research paper completed for a recent course, or a chapter or section of a thesis. Please limit submissions to about twenty pages maximum (excluding notes and bibliography). **All materials are to be uploaded on the online application.
Tuition
USD
30,900