History - Master [1 Years]
$10,446 /Yr On-campus full_time

Master of Arts [M.A] History

  • The graduate program in history at Arkansas State University trains students in historical research methods, historiography, and historical content in global, public, and US history.
  • Students may choose a general MA degree (which commonly incorporates more US history courses) or an emphasis in either public history or global history.
  • The public history emphasis focuses on teaching students to be historians who are strong academics but who also engage the greater public. 
  • Students are required to take 12 hours of history electives (global or US), 12 hours of public history, and 6 hours of thesis or internship.
  • Accepted students who had not taken the Practice of History or an equivalent historical methods course as an undergraduate will have to take this course at a graduate level for additional credit hours.
  • The Department of History will allow up to 6 credit hours from another institution.

Tution & Application Fees

Year Year 1 Year 2
Tuition Fees $10446 $10446
Total Fees $10446 $10446

Examinations

Exam Type Exam Name Score Out of Score Exam Level
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language 79 120 3
IELTS International English Language Testing System 6 9 3
PTE Pearson Test of English 56 75 3

Academic Eligibility:

  • Applicants to the master’s degree programs must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited four-year institution with the appropriate undergraduate background in the field of proposed academic emphasis.

Indian Eligibility:

  • The academic preparation of applicants must be the equivalent of a four year bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
  • Applicants must meet all A-State and all program admission requirements.
  • Obtaining a minimum of 65% in English at X and XII in Certificate in India and Pakistan.
  • Qualifying English Proficiency Tests like- TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, iTEP, SAT