Overview

You'll study with a unique group of teacher-scholars who'll impart their knowledge of history and current trends in the discipline but will also give you the research, writing and critical-thinking skills to work in a variety of fields where today’s real world meets meaningful interpretations of the past.

The Master of Arts Degree in History at Lamar University sets you up for a career as an archivist, editor, educator, information manager, journalist, records manager, researcher or historian for corporations and nonprofits.

The curriculum for this program advances the applications and relevancy of history while strengthening research and writing skills. Your program will culminate in a thesis and defense or an oral defense of your coursework.

Career Paths

An MA in History can open a variety of doors to exciting and rewarding careers. Many of our graduates have gone on to careers in secondary and higher education or public history. Others have put the historian’s transferable skills to good use by building careers in state and local government, law and military service or business and industry.

Regardless of where you go in the future, you'll leave with new insights into a wide array of historical developments, ideas and personalities, enhancing your understanding of our ever-changing world.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Historiography
Native American History
American West
U.S. Expansion, 1763-1850
The Old South
American Slavery
Women and Gender in American History
American Presidency
Directed Readings in History
Seminar in United States History
Colonial America
American Revolution & Early National Era
The American Civil War
Readings in American History

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-07-28 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-30 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

30-36

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Beaumont, United States

Disciplines

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Other requirements

General requirements

When applying to the M.A. program, you should already have completed one year of U.S. survey courses (1301/1302) (6 hours), any one upper-division history course (3 hours) and one course in historical research and writing (3390) (3 hours).
If you are lacking only one or two courses, you may be admitted into the program and take graduate courses while completing these requirements. All deficiency courses should be taken at the earliest opportunity in a graduate student’s academic career.
Students will not be fully admitted into the program and may not graduate until all deficiency courses have been completed with a grade no lower than a B.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

10668 USD / year

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Out-of-State

10668 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

5772 USD / year

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Living costs

Beaumont

United States

882 - 1634 USD / month

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Funding

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