Earning the MA in history normally takes two years of full-time study. M.A. students receive a graduate-level introduction to historiography as an academic discipline as well as methodological training in the craft of research and academic writing.
History, M.A.
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Overview
Apart from this, they build their expertise in a regional field (Europe, United States, Asia, Latin America) while at the same exploring transnational/thematic history across regions in our transnational field seminars. The culminating work of the M.A. program is the completion of a journal-article length work of original research, which should be of potentially publishable quality and significance. All candidates for the M.A. degree must demonstrate competency in a foreign language before sitting for the M.A. examination.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Power and Inequality in American History
- Approaches to Global History and Research
- Race, Gender, and Violence in Latin American History
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- Programme intensity Full-time
- Full-time duration 24 months
- Languages
- English
- Delivery mode On Campus
English Language Requirements
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Academic Requirements
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This programme does not recognise GRE® scores.
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General Requirements
- Your online application. All applications must be submitted on-line. Please send a check in the amount of $50, payable to the University of Pittsburgh; or, preferably, pay online. Applications will not be processed until the fee is paid.
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (aptitude section only).
- Three letters of recommendation from former teachers or others who can evaluate your qualifications for graduate study.
- A sample of your written work, preferably on a historical subject: this could be a term paper, MA thesis, or publication.
- Current CV/Resume
- For admissions into the program a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required
Tuition Fee
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Living costs for Pittsburgh
- 1148 - 1950 USD/monthLiving Costs
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