Department of History (HST) (STR)
European
History Certificate
Modern History
Certificate
United States
History Certificate
Master
of Arts
Admission
Requirements
Admission
Deadlines
Degree
Requirements
Master of
Arts (Integrated B.A./M.A.)
Degree
Requirements
Joint M.A. in History
Admission
Requirements
Degree
Requirements
Joint Ph.D. in History
Admission
Requirements
Degree
Requirements
Major
Fields
Minor
Fields
Unspecified Content or Variable
Credit Courses
HST Course Descriptions
Strathclyde (HST 695) Course
Descriptions
Department
of History website
Timothy Hall, Chairperson
Powers Hall 106, (989) 774-3374
Thomas
L. Benjamin, Ph.D., Latin America
James R.T. Daybell, Ph.D., Medieval History
Kathleen Donohue, Ph.D., 20th Century, U.S.
Charles Ebel, Ph.D., Ancient History
Jennifer Green, Ph.D., Civil War and Reconstruction
Mitchell Hall, Ph.D., Recent U.S.
Timothy Hall, Ph.D., Colonial, Revolutionary U.S.
Doina Harsanyi, Ph.D., European History, France
Eric Johnson, Ph.D., Modern Europe
David Macleod, Ph.D., United States Social History
Timothy O'Neil, Ph.D., Modern Europe
Benjamin Ramirez-Shkwegnaabi, Ph.D., Native American
History
John Robertson, Ph.D. Ancient History
David Rutherford, Ph.D., Renaissance
Stephen P. Scherer, Ph.D., Russia
James A. Schmiechen, Ph.D., British History, Economic
and Labor History
Associated University of Strathclyde Faculty
Conan J. Fischer, Chairperson, Ph.D., German Social and Political
History in the Era of the Weimar Republic, Nazism
Simon Adams, Ph.D., Modern History, Elizabethan and
Early Stuart Politics
Patricia Barton, Ph.D., Indian Business, Twentieth
Century Labor and Economics
Jeanette Brock, Ph.D., History of Spain and Computing
for Historians
Callum G. Brown, Ph.D., Social History of Religion,
Women's History, Computer Applications in History
Mark D. Ellis, Ph.D., American History, Twentieth
Century Race Relations
R.J. Finlay, Ph.D., Nineteenth and Twentieth Century
Scottish Political History
W. Hamish Fraser, Ph.D., Modern British
History
Mary Heimann, Ph.D., History of Religion and
Czechoslovakia
Arthur J. McIvor, Ph.D., Labor and Industrial Relations
History
David Moon, Ph.D., Russian Social History
B. R. Tomlinson, Ph.D., Economic History, East India
History, Asian History
Eileen Janes Yeo, Ph.D., Nineteenth Century History
John R. Young, Ph.D., Scottish History, British History
The Department of History offers a Master of Arts degree, a
Joint Master of Arts degree, and a Joint Ph.D. in History. The
Joint Master of Arts degree and the Joint Ph.D. are offered in
association with the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow,
Scotland.
Master
of Arts
Admission Requirements
To be admitted to this program, a student must present 20 or
more hours of history or historically oriented courses in
related fields with a grade point average in history of 2.7 or
higher.
Admission
Deadlines
For the traditional M.A., students wishing a fall semester
admission must apply no later than July 15. For spring
semester admission the deadline is November 1.
For the Joint M.A./Ph.D. program, students must complete all
application materials prior to February 6 for admission to the
program in the upcoming fall.
Degree
Requirements
A minimum of 30 hours of graduate credit including:
- Twenty or more hours in history
- Ten or fewer cognate hours selected with an advisor from
one or more of the following fields: anthropology, economics,
education, English, geography, philosophy, political science,
religion, and sociology. Other fields may be approved by the advisor.
- HST 600 - Historiography
- At least one history colloquium at the 600 level (HST 690
will not satisfy this requirement).
- A minimum of six hours of history research and writing
courses earned in one of the following ways:
Plan A. A thesis, including an oral examination in the
field of the thesis.
Plan B. Either (1) two seminars or (2) one seminar and
three hours in HST 791. Students electing Plan B must submit
two research papers as evidence of scholarship. These papers
must be prepared in connection with a seminar, an independent
research course, or a graduate-level course in the Department
of History. Each paper must receive a minimum grade of B. In
addition, normally after revision, each must be accepted by
the professor responsible for the course as satisfactory for
permanent filing. Papers must be well written and presented in
a proper scholarly format. Their conclusions must rest on
interpretation of a substantial body of primary sources. A
minimum 6000 words is suggested.
- Fifteen hours in courses at or above
the 600 level.
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European
History Certificate
This 18 credit hour certificate is designed for regularly
admitted graduate students who desire advanced training in
European history, but who are not seeking a master's degree at
this time. Credits successfully earned with this
certificate program can be transferred toward the M.A.
degree. Students may substitute courses only upon
approval of the History Graduate Studies Committee.
Admission is through the College of Graduate Studies.
Students pursuing this certification program should have some
prior coursework in European history.
This certificate is granted upon completion of 18 hours within
the selected area. At least 6 hours must be taken at the
600-level or above, selected from the following courses:
HST 636, 650, 651, 652, 738, 740, 741, 742, 744, 758.
All courses must be selected from the department's course
offerings in European history. No more than 3 hours may
be taken below the 500-level, and then only if approved for
graduate credit.
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Modern History
Certificate
This 18 credit hour certificate is designed for regularly
admitted graduate students who desire advanced training in
modern history, but who are not seeking a master's degree at
this time. Credits successfully earned with this
certificate program can be transferred toward the M.A.
degree. Students may substitute courses only upon
approval of the History Graduate Studies Committee.
Admission is through the College of Graduate Studies.
Students pursuing this certification program should have some
prior coursework in modern history.
This certificate is granted upon completion of 18 hours within
the selected area. At least 6 hours must be taken at the
600-level or above, selected from the following courses:
HST 603, 652, 717, 758. All courses must be selected
from the department's course offerings in modern
history. No more than 3 hours may be taken below the
500-level, and then only if approved for graduate credit.
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United States
History Certificate
This 18 credit hour certificate is designed for regularly
admitted graduate students who desire advanced training in
United States history, but who are not seeking a master's
degree at this time. Credits successfully earned with
this certificate program can be transferred toward the M.A.
degree. Students may substitute courses only upon
approval of the History Graduate Studies Committee.
Admission is through the College of Graduate Studies.
Students pursuing this certification program should have some
prior coursework in United States history.
This certificate is granted upon completion of 18 hours within
the selected area. At least 6 hours must be taken at the
600-level or above, selected from the following courses:
HST 602, 603, 711, 713, 715, 717, 723. All courses must
be selected from the department's course offerings in United
States history. No more than 3 hours may be taken below
the 500-level, and then only if approved for graduate credit.
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Master of
Arts (Integrated B.A./M.A.)
The Integrated B.A./M.A. degree allows highly motivated
students to accelerate their academic careers by undertaking
graduate work towards the traditional Master of Arts degree
(not the Joint M.A. in History) concurrently with
undergraduate work. This is not for students seeking teaching
certification as a part of their undergraduate degree work.
Degree Requirements:
A minimum of 30 hours of graduate credit including:
- Twenty (20) or more hours in history.
- Ten (10) or fewer cognate hours selected with an advisor from one of more of the following fields: anthropology,
economics, education, English, geography, philosophy,
political science, religion, and sociology. Other fields may
be approved by the advisor.
- HST
600 - Historiography
- At least one history colloquium at the 600 level (HST 690
will not satisfy this requirement).
- A minimum of six (6) hours of history research and writing
courses earned in one of the following ways:
Plan A. A thesis, including an oral examination in the
field of the thesis.
Plan B. Either (1) two seminars or (2) one seminar and
three hours in HST 791. Students electing Plan B must submit
two research papers as evidence of scholarship. These papers
must be prepared in connection with a seminar, an independent
research course, or a graduate-level course in the Department
of History. Each paper must receive a minimum grade of B. In
addition, normally after revision, each must be accepted by
the professor responsible for the course as satisfactory for
permanent filing. Papers must be well written and presented in
a proper scholarly format. Their conclusions must rest on
interpretation of a substantial body of primary sources. A
minimum 6000 words is suggested.
- Fifteen (15) hours in courses at or above the 600 level.
- Three to twelve (3-12) hours of the above (except Thesis
credit) must have been taken concurrently with the student's
B.A. degree work.
- The integrated plan is intended to
encourage research and writing competency in a particular
research field, and thus the candidate is encouraged to
elect Plan A, the Thesis Option of the M.A. program.
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Joint M.A. in History
Admission Requirements
For students entering the program at the University of
Strathclyde the minimum qualifications are those required for
admission to honors in History, namely, an undergraduate
degree from a recognized university and permission of the
chair. For students entering the program at Central Michigan
University the minimum qualifications are 3.0 overall GPA
including a minimum of either 3.0 in 20 hours of history or
3.30 in 20 hours of history or related courses. The Graduate
Record Examination in History is also required. Applications
for admission will be evaluated by a joint committee made up
of the two chairs and the two graduate program coordinators of
the history departments at the University of Strathclyde and
Central Michigan University respectively. Students who
complete or intend to complete their first year at CMU will
receive preference over those using transfer credits to
satisfy first year requirements. Upon admission to the joint
M.A. program, a student will be assigned an advisor at Central
Michigan University and an advisor at the University of
Strathclyde. The student will design his or her program of
courses, including the sequence of the two years of study and
his or her plans for completing the research requirements of
the degree, with the guidance of these two advisors. Since
study for the degree is intended to serve as the main
coursework phase of preparation for the Joint Ph.D., the
student and the advisors will choose courses needed to prepare
the student to do original research in fields listed below
under requirements for the Ph.D.
Degree
Requirements for the Joint M.A.
A
minimum of 54 graduate credits as follows:
- From Central Michigan University: 24 hours of which 12
hours must be at the 600 level or above including 3 hours in a
research seminar at the 700 level and two colloquia (6 hours).
- From the University of Strathclyde: 30 hours (equivalent)
including the Honors Dissertation.
This degree requires two years of study. Students will
complete a year’s study (described below) at Central
Michigan University and a one-year diploma sequence of courses
(also described below) at the University of Strathclyde.
British originating students entering the program at the
University of Strathclyde will receive one year’s credit
towards the Joint M.A. for completion of a final Honors year
entirely in history at the University of Strathclyde with at
least upper second standing, or its equivalent. They will then
complete the requirements for the Joint M.A. with a prescribed
year of study at Central Michigan University. American
originating students entering the program at Central Michigan
University must complete 24 semester hours of approved
graduate level coursework in history with at least a B
average, or equivalent. They will then complete the
requirements for the Joint M.A. with a prescribed year of
study at the University of Strathclyde.
Certain rules govern the combined two-year program: 1) No more
than 50 percent of a student’s coursework my be in a single
national field. 2) The student must write at least two
research papers (7500 words or more): a research seminar at
CMU and the Honors Dissertation at Strathclyde suitable for
filing as evidence of scholarly achievement and the
Strathclyde Honors dissertation. For the 54-credit program the
usual maximum of 15 transfer credit hours allowed is raised to
30. (See Transfer Credit Policy earlier in Bulletin). In
addition, it is strongly recommended that students develop a
reading knowledge of at least one language other than English
or an appropriate research tool such as statistics.
Year
at CMU
The student must complete 24 hours of graduate-level
coursework in History (a maximum of 6 hours in cognate
disciplines will be accepted if approved by the student’s
CMU and Strathclyde advisors) at least 12 of which must be at
the 600 level or higher. These courses must include a minimum
of three hours of coursework which focus on research training
and scholarly writing. As evidence of scholarship, students
must submit a research paper for a permanent file. This paper
must be prepared in connection with a research seminar, an
independent research course, or a graduate-level course in the
Department of History. Each paper must receive a minimum grade
of B. In addition and normally after revision, each must be
accepted by the professor responsible for the course as
satisfactory for permanent filing. Papers must be well written
and presented in a proper scholarly format. Their conclusions
must rest on interpretation of a substantial body of primary
sources. A minimum length of 6000 words is suggested. Up to 6
hours of credit may be earned for a practicum course in
teaching history at the college level.
Year
at Strathclyde
The student must complete the following Honors-level classes:
two Special Subject classes (four modules), each for a full
year and requiring 2 papers each; a General Essay Seminar
which meets to discuss general methodological and
historiographical issues in seminar format and is subject to a
final written examination or an additional special subject
class of ½ year (one module); the Honors Dissertation
involving original research under appropriate supervision.
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Joint
Ph.D. in History
Admission Requirements
Admission to Candidacy for the Ph.D. requires the following:
a) completion of the requirements of the Joint M.A. in
History; b) attainment of at least upper second standing in
the diploma year at Strathclyde by American students and a GPA
of at least 3.3 at Central Michigan University by British
students; c) demonstration of comprehensive knowledge of
appropriate fields in history (defined below), either by
committee assessment of the student's record in the case of
students who choose to pursue a Strathclyde Ph.D. or by
comprehensive examinations in the case of students who choose
to pursue the Ph.D. from Central Michigan University. Students
must present two major fields or one major and two minor
fields. The application deadline is February 6.
Candidates for the Central Michigan University Ph.D. must pass
a comprehensive examination in two major fields or one major
field and two minor fields. Comprehensive examinations in the
two major fields chosen or one major and two minor fields will
normally be administered during the year following completion
of the Joint M.A. in History. The timing of the examination
may vary depending upon the candidate's need for further
preparation in particular fields, either by coursework or by
directed reading.
Degree Requirements
- Candidates for the Ph.D. in history
must demonstrate reading knowledge of two foreign
languages other than English or reading knowledge of one
language plus an appropriate research tool such as
statistics.
- Completion of the foreign language requirement is defined
as reading proficiency at least at a level sufficient to
conduct graduate-level research.
- Completion of the language requirement may be fulfilled in
one of the following ways: 1) an examination in which the
candidate with the aid of a dictionary will translate,
idiomatically, at least two passages totaling no less than 500
words within two hours; 2) completion of CMU's 202 language
course or its equivalent with a grade of at least a B; or 3)
an alternative approved by the Graduate Studies Committee.
- The successful completion of one language requirement is
required prior to admission to Ph.D. candidacy.
- Completion of the language
requirement is defined as attainment of at least a B in
an appropriate statistics course.
- Candidates for the Central Michigan
University Ph.D. must pass a comprehensive examination in
two major fields or one major field and two minor fields.
- At the request of the student and the chair of his/her
program, the Graduate Studies Committee will approve the
membership of the examination committee.
- The examination committee will have a minimum of four
members, at least two members per major field and one or two
members per minor field. The examination committee will
ordinarily provide the student with reading lists relevant to
the examination fields, but the examination will not be
limited to the lists.
- Comprehensive examinations will ordinarily be scheduled
during a one month period (maximum) of the third year of
graduate study (normally the year following the "Strathclyde
year"). Examinations will not be scheduled during summer
months. The examination committee will schedule the dates of
the major and minor field examinations.
- A major field examination will not exceed eight hours and
minor field examinations will not exceed four hours.
- Comprehensive examinations will be taken on campus in a
room selected by the Department of History between the hours
of 8 a.m. and 12 noon, and 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Candidates may
use the department's lap-top computer, a typewriter, or may
write the examination by hand.
- A candidate may retake an examination within a three-to-six
month period.
- Candidates may take an examination a maximum of two times,
and failure to pass after two attempts will lead to dismissal
from the program.
- Comprehensive examinations will be
assessed by the candidate's examination committee as
either pass or fail.
- The Ph.D. from Central Michigan University will require a
minimum of 36 hours (including dissertation credit) of
approved graduate-level study beyond the Joint M.A. (total of
90 beyond the B.A. at Central Michigan University). The Ph.D.
from the University of Strathclyde will require three years of
directed dissertation research beyond the Joint M.A.
- The Ph.D. from CMU requires completion
of a doctoral dissertation which makes significant
contribution to knowledge, contains a significant
comparative element, and is successfully defended at a
formal meeting of the student's examining committee. Upon
admission to candidacy, the student and the chair of the
history department of the university where the student is
currently in residence will select a committee of three
faculty members, at least one from each university, to
advise the candidate and supervise the research and
writing of the dissertation. Dissertations grounded in two
or more national histories will be encouraged. The
examining committee for the dissertation will consist of
three faculty members from the university where the
majority of research has been done, at least one faculty
member from the other university, and at least one
external examiner. The chair of the examining committee
will serve as director of the candidate's dissertation and
will be responsible for making all arrangements for
meetings of the committee.
Major Fields
United States
British Isles or Modern Continental Europe
Early Modern Europe
The Atlantic World: Comparative North American, European,
African, and Latin American History. (Because of its scope,
this meets all field requirements.)
Minor
Fields
*United States
*British Isles
*Modern Continental Europe
Ancient Near East and Mediterranean
Medieval Europe
Early Modern Europe
Latin America
East Asia
India
Topical
Fields (must be transnational): e.g. Crime; Poverty and Social
Welfare; Business; Women; Slavery; Ethnicity and Race;
Minority Communities and Culture; Reform; Regionalism
*Not available for minor if chosen as major.
When
possible, Ph.D. candidates will be encouraged to do some
teaching in areas related to their specialization.
Because
it is impossible to share the legal authority to award the
Ph.D., it will be awarded to some students by Central Michigan
University and to others by the University of Strathclyde upon
successful completion of the shared program. In all cases the
relevant documents will say clearly that the degree results
from the shared program. Regulations governing residency
requirements and time limitations for completion of degrees
will be those of the university granting the degrees. Student
work at either university will be treated as work in residence
by both the University of Strathclyde and Central Michigan
University
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Unspecified
content or variable credit courses.
Click
here for additional information regarding these types of
courses. The following courses offered through the department
are of unspecified content or variable credit: HST 532, 590,
597, 690, 791.
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