MA History at University of Cincinnati

Programme overview

The University of Cincinnati has an excellent Department of History and a lively intellectual community. Our graduate program prepares our MA students for a successful career in and outside academia, e.g., secondary teaching, academic positions, public history, and positions in the areas of law and business. Students enjoy the benefits of a varied curriculum combined with personal attention from faculty.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Duration: 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

What you will study

Students in the Master’s program develop basic professional skills in the discipline of history as well as competence in a major field. Our program emphasizes the acquisition of both historical knowledge and an understanding of diverse historical methodologies. Primary research and expository writing techniques are critical to this program.

Career pathways

Students graduating with an MA from our department have gone on to a variety of fruitful and interesting careers. Some have first continued their graduate and professional education through the pursuit of a History PhD, including at both competitive programs in the region like University of Cincinnati, Ohio State, and University of Kentucky, and at internationally elite

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Application information

Entry requirements

Each of the following play an important role in the Admission Committee’s decisions: • 3 Letters of recommendation • Personal statement • Writing sample • Transcripts International students may also need to submit TOEFL scores or English Proficiency documentation as described here: https://grad.uc.edu/admissions/criteria/international-students.html . Please contact the Director of the History Graduate Program for more detail.

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 applicants select an entry term (semester) when applying; not all programmes start every term, and each programme sets its own start terms.

Graduate application fee: $65 domestic and $70 international for most degree programmes; $75 domestic and $80 international for the College of Engineering & Applied Science; $140 for the MS Physiology.

Graduate applications: programmes set their own deadlines and decision schedules. Most programmes use the UC Graduate Admissions Application; Nursing uses NursingCAS, Occupational Therapy OTCAS, Physical Therapy PTCAS, Athletic Training ATCAS, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CSDCAS, and Public Health SOPHAS.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uc.edu/admissions.html

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