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Master of Arts in History
Department Of History (GH) (GI) (HP) (US) (WH)
Dr. Alberta Dougan, Chairperson
Dr. Joseph R. Werne, Graduate Advisor
(573) 651-2180, E-mail: adougan@semovm.semo.edu
Program Objectives
The Department of History offers a 36 credit hour Master of Arts degree with emphases in research, teaching, and historic preservation. Each emphasis seeks to develop professional competency through extensive reading, focused examination of special topics, practice in analytical and synthetical skills, and competency in computer research in historical data bases and on-line services.
The student's program will consist of courses from various areas within history, historic preservation, education, and other disciplines where appropriate. These courses will include 600-level Readings courses which will focus on a particular moment or era in history, and 600-level Studies which will focus on the research of a special topic resulting in a scholarly paper.
The applicant must have taken 24 semester hours of undergraduate credit in history, including GH315, Historiography, or its equivalent. In addition, students in the Historic Preservation emphasis must have completed HP100, Introduction to Historic Preservation, and HP200, Techniques of Local History, or their equivalent.
Core Course Requirements
(Required for all areas of emphasis in the M.A. Program)
Undergraduate prerequisite (No graduate credit)
- GH315 Historiography (or its equivalent)
- The applicant must have 24 semester hours of undergraduate credit in history.
GH610: Methods of Research in History
Location, evaluation, and presentation of historical material. Designed to prepare the student for writing research papers and the thesis. Emphasis will be upon archival and computer research tools. (3 credit hours)
Selected readings in United States, European, or World History. Topics will vary according to the area of specialty of the instructor. Emphasis will be upon discussion of readings and preparation of position papers or book reviews. (3 credit hours)
Intensive study and research in United States, European, or World History. Topics will vary according to the area of specialty of the instructor. Emphasis will be upon preparation of a research paper.
Emphasis in Research
The research emphasis in history prepares the candidate for advanced professional study or career placement. Students will enhance the investigative and communicative skills acquired as undergraduates and demonstrate their mastery through a program that integrates extensive research in a special topic with a breadth of knowledge in complementary subjects. Students will be required to demonstrate competency in computer research in on-line services and historical data bases.
Candidates choosing the Research Option must write a thesis under the direction of their advisor. Upon completing the thesis the candidate will defend it before a committee selected by the candidate and advisor. (6 credit hours)
Candidates choosing the research option must successfully complete a 6 hour written examination in three areas of history. The three areas in which the candidate will be examined will be chosen by the candidate with the approval of the advisor. The candidate will discuss the examination with each professor preparing questions in a selected area well in advance of the comprehensive examination. Candidates must pass all three areas of the comprehensive examination.
Candidates must pursue a balanced course of study in which at least one-third of all history courses are taken in U.S. history and one-third in non-U.S. history.
Emphasis In Teaching
The teaching emphasis prepares the candidate for social studies teaching in the secondary school. Students will enhance competencies in the subject matter acquired as undergraduates and demonstrate an understanding of current trends and practices in curriculum development and instructional theory. Students will be required to demonstrate competency in computer research in on-line services and historical data bases.
Candidates choosing the Teaching Option may elect to write a thesis under the direction of their advisor. Upon completing the thesis the candidate will defend it before a committee selected by the candidate and advisor. Candidates may elect 6 hours of coursework and 1 non-thesis paper in lieu of the thesis. (6 credit hours)
Candidates choosing the Teaching Option must successfully complete a 6 hour written examination in three areas, one of which may be in Social Studies Education. The three areas in which the candidate will be examined will be chosen by the candidate with the approval of the advisor. The candidate will discuss the examination with each professor preparing questions in a selected area well in advance of the comprehensive examination. Candidates must pass all three areas of the comprehensive examination.
Candidates should seek a balance between U.S. and non-U.S. courses. Candidates are required to take at least 6 hours in U.S. History and 6 hours in non-U.S. History.
Additional Requirements
Course Descriptions for Area of Emphasis
GH678: Issues in Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School
An analysis of special problems in teaching history and the social studies in the secondary school. Emphasis on current trends in the social studies curriculum. Prerequisites: A major or minor in history and/or social studies. (3 credit hours)
SE637: Curriculum Construction (Secondary)
Recent developments and current trends in the American high school curriculum. Emphasis on the various subject areas of the secondary school. (3 credit hours)
SE639: Analysis/Prescription of Learning
Skills for participating secondary teachers common to instruction in all subject areas: awareness of needs, identification of strengths, implementation, and evaluation. (3 credit hours)
ED615: Tests and Measurements for the Classroom Teacher
A study of standardized tests and teacher-made tests as to purpose, construction, administration, and interpretation. (3 credit hours)
EL640: Teaching in Multicultural Society
The foundations of multicultural education are considered along with approaches to multicultural education and teaching strategies applicable to all ages/grades/subjects. (3 credit hours)
EF691: History of American Education
An examination of education in America from the colonial period to the present, focusing on educational ideas and practices in the context of American social and intellectual history. (3 credit hours)
EF692: Philosophy of Education
A study of the nature of philosophical inquiry in education. This course includes consideration of traditional and contemporary educational thought and the philosophical analysis of the problems of education. (3 credit hours)
Basic phenomena of learning and memory, including principles of classical and instrumental conditioning; the roles of contiguity, practice, and reinforcement in learning; transfer of learning; and retention of learning. (3 credit hours)
SE638: Improvement of Instruction
The class is designed for those teachers who are interested in increasing their knowledge and understanding of the teaching process and effective procedures for the improvement of instruction in the learning environment. (3 credit hours)
SE639: Analysis/Prescription of Learning
Skills for participating secondary teachers common to instruction in all subject areas: awareness of needs, identification of strengths, implementation, and evaluation. (3 credit hours)
Emphasis In Historic Preservation
The historic preservation emphasis prepares the student for further study or career placement in museums or historical agencies. Students choosing the preservation emphasis will take a series of courses designed to familiarize them with issues in material culture, the historic landscape, and the built environment. The program includes a course in Heritage Education which is designed to develop student's skills in developing and carrying out educational programs relating to history and cultural heritage. Students will participate in field exercises and hands-on projects that take history out of the classroom and into public venues.
Objectives of the historic preservation emphasis include developing research and analytical skills, competency in oral and written communication, understanding and appreciation of material culture and the built environment, and the ability to practice the discipline of history in non-academic settings.
Students who have not received an undergraduate degree in historic preservation will be required to complete HP100 (Introduction to Historic Preservation), and HP200 (Techniques of Research in Local History) as part of their program. One or both of these requirements may be waived for students who can demonstrate experience and competence in these areas. Students will be required to demonstrate competency in computer research in on-line services and historical data bases.
Candidates choosing the historic preservation option may elect to write a thesis under the direction of their advisor. Upon completing the thesis the candidate will defend it before a committee selected by the candidate and advisor. Candidates in the Historic Preservation Emphasis may elect HP640 (Internship) and HP645 (Advanced Projects in Applied History) in lieu of the thesis. Students selecting the non-thesis option will be required to complete a non-thesis paper and take a comprehensive examination. (6 credit hours)
Candidates choosing the Historic Preservation Option must successfully complete a 6 hour written examination in three areas of study, one of which must be in historic preservation. The three areas in which the candidate will be examined will be chosen by the candidate with the approval of the advisor. The candidate will discuss the examination with each professor preparing questions in a selected area well in advance of the comprehensive examination. Candidates must pass all three areas of the comprehensive examination.
Additional Requirements
Course Descriptions for Area of Emphasis
AN540: Cultural Resource Management
Examines cultural resource proposal writing, budgeting, project design, and field/laboratory strategies as well as all governmental policies, laws and review. Prerequisites: consent of instructor or major in history or historic preservation. (3 credit hours)
Intensive examination of major issues in the development of historical archaeology, theoretical and methodological issues, and major areas of research. Prerequisites: consent of instructor or major in history or historic preservation. (3 credit hours)
HP552: Historic Preservation Field School
Intensive field experience in documenting and preserving the built environment and the historic landscape. (3 credit hours)
HP603: Independent Study in Historic Preservation. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (1 credit hour)
GH520: Techniques of Oral History
Study and practice in designing and carrying out oral history projects. (3 credit hours)
HP640: Historic Preservation Internship
Graduate internship in historic preservation. 150 hours required. (3 credit hours)
HP645: Advanced Projects in Applied History
Individual or group projects requiring knowledge and skill in the field of historic preservation, historic site administration, museum administration, archives administration or heritage education. Prerequisite: Graduate with a minimum of 16 hours of graduate coursework completed. (3 credit hours)
Elective History Courses
Select any two history courses (500 or 600-level), at least one of which must be in American History. Current offerings include:
Course Descriptions
GH601: Independent Study in History. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (1 credit hour)
GH602: Independent Study in History. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (2 credit hours)
GH603: Independent Study in History. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (3 credit hours)
GH610: Methods of Research in History
Location, evaluation, and presentation of historical material. Designed to prepare the student for writing research papers and thesis. (3 credit hours)
GH651: Problems in Social Studies. (Subtitle will vary.) (1 credit hour)
GH652: Problems in Social Studies. (2 credit hours)
GH653: Problems in Social Studies. (3 credit hours)
GH654: Problems in Social Studies. (4 credit hours)
GH678: Issues in Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School
An analysis of special problems in teaching history and the social studies in the secondary school. Emphasis on current trends in the social studies curriculum. Prerequisites: A major or minor in history and/or social studies. (3 credit hours)
A written report based upon investigation of a subject or the completion of a creative project. See "Thesis" for additional information. (3 credit hours)
GH695: Thesis. Second semester. (3 credit hours)
GH696: Thesis. Second semester. (2 credit hours)
GH697: Thesis. Second semester. (1 credit hour)
GI621: A.P. Institute: European History
A workshop designed to prepare high school history teachers to teach the AP European History course in their high schools. Focus is upon the factual content, methods of historical interpretation and pedagogy appropriate to a college equivalent course. Prerequisites: Qualification for and experience in teaching history at the high school level. (3 credit hours)
GI622: A.P. Institute: U.S. History
A workshop designed to prepare high school teachers to teach the AP American History course in their high schools. Focus is upon the factual content, methods of historical interpretation and pedagogy appropriate to a college equivalent course. Prerequisites: Qualifications for and experience in teaching history at the high school level. (3 credit hours)
HP535: Problems in Historic Site Administration
An applied research course which deals exclusively with preservation projects such as survey, planning, historic districts, adaptive use and revolving funds. Prerequisite: HP420. (3 credit hours)
HP580: History of American Building Materials and Techniques
A survey of architectural styles, building materials, and construction methods with a focus on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Two lectures plus a three hour lab period weekly. (3 credit hours)
HP585: History of American Architecture
The study of architectural history as material evidence of America's social, cultural, economic, and technological development. (3 credit hours)
HP588: Legal and Economic Principles of Historic Preservation
A study of the legal and economic aspects in the procedures for locating, recording and preserving America's historical, architectural and cultural resources. Prerequisites: HP100 and HP200. (3 credit hours)
HP601: Independent Study in Historic Preservation. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (1 credit hour)
HP602: Independent Study in Historic Preservation. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (2 credit hours)
HP603: Independent Study in Historic Preservation. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (1 credit hour)
An applied research course focusing on techniques used to teach about the diverse, rich heritage of the built environment and material culture artifacts. (3 credit hours)
GH520: Techniques of Oral History
Study and practice in designing and carrying out oral history projects. (3 credit hours)
HP640: Historic Preservation Internship
Graduate internship in historic preservation. 150 hours required. (3 credit hours)
HP645: Advanced Projects in Applied History
Individual or group projects requiring knowledge and skill in the field of historic preservation, historic site administration, museum administration, archives administration or heritage education. Prerequisite: Graduate with a minimum of 16 hours of graduate coursework completed. (3 credit hours)
US509: American Frontier History
The economic cultural, political, and military developments of the various frontiers. (3 credit hours)
US511: American Diplomatic History
The diplomatic affairs and foreign policy of the U.S. from the American Revolution to the present. (3 credit hours)
US520: History of American Ideas
An examination of patterns in American thought from the colonial period to the present. On demand. (3 credit hours)
US522: American Presidential History
An examination of the presidents and the presidency in terms of personality, institutional evolution and achievements in foreign and domestic policy from 1789-present. (3 credit hours)
US523: American Constitutional History
Origins of the constitution and a survey of its development to the present. (3 credit hours)
A study of the origins and growth of American cities from the colonial town to the modern metropolis and an analysis of the city's historical impact on American culture and institutions. (3 credit hours)
Study of the American labor movement to the present. (3 credit hours)
US531: American Military History
A study of the changing relationship between civil-military authority, of warfare, and their impact upon democratic institutions. (3 credit hours)
US600: Readings in United States History
Selected readings in United States history. Topics will vary according to the areas of specialty of the instructor. (3 credit hours)
US620: Studies in United States History
Intensive study and research in United States history. Topics will vary according to the areas of specialty of the instructor. (3 credit hours)
US635: American Material Culture
A study of American material culture emphasizing how common-place artifacts provide historical evidence of the past and the people who made and used them. (3 credit hours)
WH514: History of Modern France
The political, social, and cultural developments of modern France. (3 credit hours)
WH516: History of Modern Germany
The rise of the Prussian state. Germany in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (3 credit hours)
WH518: History of Soviet Russia
The 1917 revolution and analysis of the history and policies of the U.S.S.R. (3 credit hours)
WH524: History of Mexico Since 1810
An examination of modern Mexico from wars of independence to the Mexican Revolution of 1910. (3 credit hours)
WH520: Latin American Colonial History
Survey of the Iberian and Indian background to the voyages of discovery, European conquest; establishment of imperial institutions, Bourbon reforms of the eighteenth century and the origins of independence. (3 credit hours)
WH527: Intellectual History of Modern Europe
Examination of intellectual and social history of Europe from the seventeenth century to the present. (3 credit hours)
WH600: Readings in European History
Selected readings in European history. Topics will vary according to areas of specialty of the instructor. (3 credit hours)
WH610: Readings in World History
Selected readings in world history. Topics will vary according to the areas of specialty of the instructor. (3 credit hours)
WH620: Studies in European History
Intensive study and research in European history. Topics will vary according to the areas of specialty of the instructor. (3 credit hours)
WH630: Studies in World History
Intensive study and research in world history. Topics will vary according to the areas of specialty of the instructor. (3 credit hours)
See "Graduate Course Listings" for a complete list of graduate courses and descriptions.
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