Overview

The department offers graduate courses that cover a wide variety of topics and geographic areas, with a particular focus on the United States, Europe, and Latin America, as well as borderlands, transatlantic, and transnational history.

The History course at The University of Texas at Arlington prepares our graduates to work in public history, as history instructors, or in any career requiring well-developed skills in research, critical thinking, and writing. Along with traditional colloquia and seminars focusing on a variety of geographic and chronological topics that develop our students' ability to research and write, we offer certificates in professional areas such as archival administration and public history.

Those interested will also find skill-developing workshops and coursework on community college teaching, digital humanities, and GIS. For students who take a full course load (nine hours per term), the programme can be completed in two years. However, many of our MA students are working professionals and enroll on a part-time basis. We offer most courses at night and permit a wide latitude in time-to-degree. Applicants should have either a BA in history, 18 hours in upper-division undergraduate history courses, or preparation in related subjects.

Career Opportunities

History instructor at secondary and community college level

Museum professional

Archival administration specialist

Jobs requiring research, content creation, and writing

Work in government and nonprofit sectors

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Historical Theory and Methodology

Issues and Interpretations in U.S. History

Approaches to World History

Archives and Museums

Public History

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Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

30 - 36

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Arlington, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (as calculated by Graduate Admissions) in the last 60 credit hours in the course of completing a BA degree in History (or an appropriate other field) from an accredited institution (verified by official transcripts from each college or university previously attended sent directly from the registrar of that institution to Graduate Admissions).

A writing sample, sent to the graduate advisor. The Department prefers that applicants send a research paper written in an upper-division history course, but other examples are acceptable.

Three letters of recommendation (preferably from university or college professors if possible) mailed directly from the recommenders to the History graduate advisor.

Admissions decisions are not based on one factor alone, but rather a holistic review of the application package, including past academic performance, letter of intent, writing sample, and letters of recommendation.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

23486 USD / year

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Out-of-State

23486 USD / year

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In-State

11044 USD / year

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Living costs

Arlington

United States

983 - 1441 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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