CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations
The Master of Arts in History offers two concentrations: public history and world history.
Public history encompasses the practice of history outside the academy in museums, state and local historical societies, archives, the National Park Service, and more. Public history includes the study of such topics as material culture, historical exhibits and museums, historical agencies, archival administration, and how difficult issues including slavery and site of violence are presented to the public.
World history focuses on the history of regions or peoples in Africa, Europe, Latin America, Asia, or the United States, with attention to the intersections and connections between national, regional, and global developments.
The master’s program offers an optional cooperative education experience (“co-op”) to eligible students. Cooperative education is central to both the Northeastern experience and to the College of Social Sciences and Humanities experiential liberal arts framework. Northeastern’s signature co-op ecosystem provides qualified master's students with six-month work experiences as practicing public historians. Graduate students take their work from campus learning spaces, apply their knowledge outside of the classroom, and then bring knowledge and skills gained in community learning spaces back to our campus learning spaces during the cocurricular experiential integration course.
Academic Standing/Progress
Students are expected to maintain a 3.000 grade-point average (GPA). Should the GPA drop below 3.000, the student will be placed on academic probation and allowed one more semester to bring their GPA to the 3.000 level. If the student is not able to meet this requirement by the end of the following semester, the student may be asked to leave the program.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
The Master of Arts in History offers two concentrations: world history and public history. The program requires a concentration. Please consult with a Department of History graduate program director for additional details.
Concentration in World History
Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Theory and Methodology | ||
| A grade of B or higher is required: | ||
| HIST 5101 | Theory and Methodology 1 | 4 |
| HIST 5102 | Theory and Methodology 2 | 4 |
| Research Seminar | ||
| HIST 7301 to HIST 7325 | 4 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 20 semester hours from the following: | 20 | |
HIST 5101 to HIST 5295 | ||
HIST 7205 to HIST 7218 | ||
HIST 7220 to HIST 7297 | ||
Concentration in Public History
Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Theory and Methodology | ||
| A grade of B or higher is required: | ||
| HIST 5101 | Theory and Methodology 1 | 4 |
| Public History | ||
| HIST 5237 | Issues and Methods in Public History | 4 |
| Digital History | ||
| HIST 7370 | Texts, Maps, and Networks: Readings and Methods for Digital History | 4 |
| Fieldwork | ||
| Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: | 4 | |
| Fieldwork in History 1 | ||
| Research Seminar | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
HIST 7301 to HIST 7325 | ||
HIST 5000 to 5900 | ||
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 12 semester hours from the following: | 12 | |
HIST 5238 to HIST 5248 | ||
HIST 5295 to HIST 6966 | ||
HIST 7201 to HIST 7297 | ||
Optional Co-op Experience
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Requires two consecutive semesters of Co-op Work Experience and Experiential Integration. Each of the following courses must be taken twice. | 2 | |
| Co-op Work Experience and Experiential Integration | ||
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
32 total semester hours required (34 with optional co-op)
Minimum 3.000 GPA required