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The Master of Arts in Historical Studies program caters to diverse interests and professional goals, welcoming students pursuing doctoral studies, current K-12 educators, and those entering the expanding public history sector. This program emphasizes rigorous academic preparation through historiographical methodology, contemporary analytical frameworks for evaluating historical evidence, and original research across numerous specialized fields. Faculty expertise spans multiple disciplines, including: comprehensive U.S. history (covering all eras with subfields like political and policy studies, social history, international relations, economic and business developments, urban studies, gender history, military history, and civil rights movements); European history (encompassing medieval studies, Renaissance scholarship, early modern Britain, and modern European developments with focus on Britain, France, Germany, Eastern Europe, Holocaust studies, and Russia); Atlantic World studies; institutional and policy analysis; and Asian history, particularly Chinese and Japanese historical research.