Department of History

Graduate Program

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Master’s in History

Texas A&M University-Commerce offers both a Master of Arts and a Master of Science degree in History.  The Master of Arts requires twelve hours of foreign language. Our program includes courses in American, European, Latin American, and World History.  Graduate work may be undertaken at both the main campus in Commerce and at the Metroplex Center in Mesquite.  Most graduate classes are offered in the evening and during summer sessions.

There are two options within the Master’s program: Option I  requires a thesis, Option II does not.  We recommend Option I especially for those students who intend to pursue graduate studies on the doctoral level. 

Option I

1. Hist. 590

2. Three courses from among Hist. 521, 542, 543, 544, 551, 552, 553, and 554

3. Three courses from among Hist. 520, 540, 550, 555, or 597 (any of which may be repeated as course content changes)

4. One additional graduate course outside of History

5. Hist. 518--Thesis (6 hrs.)

Option II

1. Hist. 590

2. Four courses from among Hist. 521, 542, 543, 544, 551, 552, 562, and 563

3. Three courses from among Hist. 520, 540, 550, 555, or 597 (any of which may be repeated as course content changes)

4. Four additional graduate courses outside of History

Admissions and Financial Aid

Candidates for admission to the Master’s program must complete an application for the Graduate School and provide official bachelor’s degree transcripts.  They must also take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) and arrange to have the results of the verbal and quantitative sections sent to the Graduate School.  Applications are available on line.  To apply on line, or find out more about the Graduate School, follow this link.  You may also contact the Graduate Advisor for History, Dr. Judy Ford, at Judy_Ford@tamu-commerce.edu.

Students who hold a bachelor’s degree but are not seeking a graduate degree may enroll in graduate courses under non-degree status.  Graduate History at Texas A&M-Commerce courses also earn PDAS credit.

Students who have full admission to the graduate program may be eligible for several forms of financial aid, including Texas Public Education Grants, College work-study, Graduate Assistantships, housing scholarships, and several loan programs.  For more information, please contact Enrollment and Financial Aid Processing at (903) 886-5096.

The History Department also offers aid to its students through graduate assistantships and teaching assistantships, which require twenty hours of work per week and carry both a salary and medical benefits.  We also offer monetary awards and prize.  For more information, please follow this link.

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