MA History of Ideas at University of Florida

Programme overview

The MA in History of Ideas is a two-year, full-time, in-residence coursework programme in the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education, with an optional master's thesis. It is centred on the Western intellectual tradition across ancient, medieval, early modern and modern eras.

Faculty: Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education | Department: History of Ideas | Duration: 2 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Gainesville, FL, United States

What you will study

Great Books courses across the four historical eras, topics seminars in philosophical and literary traditions and in political and historical traditions, and a liberal arts seminar. Thesis students take ISS 6971 Research for Master's Thesis.

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Entry requirements

Degrees Offered Courses Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education offers the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and the Master of Arts (M.A.) with a thesis or non-thesis option. Minimum requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog. The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree is a two-year, full-time, in-residence program of coursework with an option to conduct research and write a master's thesis. University-wide graduate admission (not specific to this programme): application through the UF graduate application; official GRE scores are required by most programmes (GMAT for MBA applicants), per programme; transcripts, a CV or resume and letters of recommendation where the programme requires them.

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 apply through the UF graduate school application on CollegeNET and pay a $30 non-refundable application fee; the Office of Admissions does not offer an application fee waiver. Deadlines vary by department. Most applicants must submit GRE scores, all MBA applicants must submit GMAT scores, and some engineering programmes accept the Fundamentals of Engineering exam instead of the GRE.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/graduate/

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