MA in History in Athens United States | University of Georgia

The History Department provides MA candidates with personalized mentorship, high-achieving colleagues, career advancement resources, teaching assistant positions, and research funding. Graduates emerge prepared for academic and non-academic career paths.

Pursuing graduate studies in history at the University of Georgia delivers numerous benefits: distinguished faculty, an intimate program size enabling substantial one-on-one guidance, access to a premier research institution's facilities, and a strong track record of graduate placement. Key areas of specialization include colonial America, African American studies, Southern U.S. history, Latin American studies, European history, cultural and social history, economic history, gender and sexuality studies, military history, religious studies, global history, and agricultural/environmental history.

The department confers both MA and PhD degrees. The MA curriculum encompasses 30 credit hours, featuring HIST 7900 (Historical Theory and Methodology) plus two additional advanced seminars. Further requirements include: two major field colloquia and one minor field colloquium, proficiency in at least one foreign language, a thesis project, and an oral defense. The PhD program mandates 30 credit hours beyond the master's degree.