History, M.A. at Georgia State University

Programme overview

Cohorts of 10-12 students begin each fall semester and students receive individual attention and work together through the year. We also offer a dual B.A./M.A. program that enables promising undergraduate students to take graduate courses and complete the M.A. program more quickly (typically one year in addition to the student’s B.A. coursework).

Faculty: College of Arts & Sciences | Department: History | Duration: Our M.A. program offers both thesis and non-thesis options and takes about two years for full-time students. | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall: Deadline Funding consideration: February 1 Final deadline: June 1 Spring: November 1 Summer: Does not admit Admissions Deadlines | Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

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Application information

Entry requirements

Personal Statement: Provide a personal statement that describes your skills and experiences that are relevant to your area(s) of interest in graduate study in History. Within your personal statement, please address all of the following topics (maximum 500 words per topic.) Summarize your research interests and professional goals. Describe experience(s) and skills you have had conducting research or pursuing specific interests in depth in an academic, professional, or personal setting. How have these experiences shaped the research questions you are interested in pursuing through graduate study in History? How have these experiences influenced your academic or professional interests? Describe why would you like to join the graduate program in History at Georgia State University. Specifically, address the connection between your research interests and/or professional goals and the training offered at GSU. Research Interests: Please identify at least one (and up to three) faculty members with whom you would like to work. Briefly describe how your research interests match the work of those faculty mentors.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate programmes (degree, certificate, non-degree and transient): $50 non-refundable application fee; Executive MBA and Executive Doctorate in Business Administration: $100; graduate re-entry: $25. Deadlines vary by college and programme.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.gsu.edu/future/admissions/

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