Table of Contents
I.
Basic Program Information
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II.
List of Faculty
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III.
Application to the program
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IV.
Program requirements
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a. Traditional Track
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b. Teaching Option
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V.
Steps to Degree Completion
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VI.
Advisement/ Mentoring
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VII.
Financial Aid/ Scholarship
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VIII. Graduate Organizations
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Basic Program Information
The study of history is the best resource we have for
understanding social phenomena as it exists today. By
developing an awareness of the cultures and institutions
that have shaped the world, history provides the
opportunity to cultivate a more tolerant and humane
spirit that can help us confront current sociological issues
with understanding and compassion.
The Master of Arts degree program in History at
California State University, Fresno offers graduate
students seminars on a wide range of historical periods
and approaches. The program also provides the
conscientious student with the requisite research skills to
ensure success in future academic or related pursuits.
The History Department at California State University,
Fresno is especially strong in the areas of European
History, United States History, Latin American History
and Military History. An energetic community of
graduate students has developed at California State
University, Fresno and graduates of our program have
become successful teachers at the high school and
community college level and have moved on to pursue
their career at the doctoral level.
The diversity of our program is well illustrated by the
wide range of thesis topics selected by recent graduate
students in the History Department--with subjects as
varied as the history of labor disputes in the Central
Valley, American film noir in the 1970s, European
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diplomacy on the eve of World War I, as well as
American and Russian responses to the war in Chechnya.
Graduate students in history sharpen their skills in
written and oral communication, analysis, research and
interpretation. Students prepare well-documented
reports, present arguments and debate them logically and
succinctly, and research written information thoughtfully
and accurately. These particular skills are critical in the
areas of business, education and government.
Advanced degree holders in the area of history take many
different paths in their career choices upon graduation;
many teach History or Social Science. A large proportion
have used their history expertise as preparation for a
career in law or the clergy; careers as business executives,
legislators, or journalists. Other students have used their
history preparation for highly specialized positions as
curators, archivists, or historical editors and
administrators which require a strong commitment to
research and, in many instances, a record of publication.
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Graduate Faculty
What separates CSU Fresno’s history program from that
of other schools is its faculty. The professors in our
program come from prestigious and diverse backgrounds,
and are extremely active in ensuring that all of our
students reach their full potential. They play a strong role
in aiding not only students’ research, but they also in
advising the different associations. Please feel free to
contact any professor in your area of interest for more
guidance.
Mark Arvanigian, Ph.D. University of Durham, UK.
Medieval to Early Modern Europe.
marvanig@csufresno.edu
David Berkey, Ph.D. Yale University
Classical Greek History.
dberkey@csufresno.edu
Daniel Cady, Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University, LA.
California History.
daniel_cady@csufresno.edu
Michelle DenBeste, Ph.D. Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale. Modern Russian History, European
Women’s History.
mdenbest@csufresno.edu
Jeronima Echeverria, Ph.D. University of North Texas.
Modern United States.
jeronima@csufresno.edu
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Jill Fields, Ph.D. University of Southern California,
Modern United States.
jill_fields@csufresno.edu
Bradley Jones, Ph.D. University of Glasgow, Scotland.
American Revolution, Atlantic World.
bradley_jones@csufresno.edu
Melissa Jordine, Ph.D. Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale. 20th Century Europe, Modern Germany,
Military History.
mjordine@csufresno.edu
Isabel Kaprielian, Ph.D. University of Toronto.
Immigration History. Armenian History.
ikaprielian@csufresno.edu
Maritere López, Ph.D. State University of New York,
Buffalo. Renaissance, Reformation, Early Modern Europe.
mariterel@csufresno.edu
Jesus Luna, Ph.D. University of North Texas.
Latin America, Mexico.
jluna@csufresno.edu
Malik Simba, Ph.D. University of Minnesota.
Constitutional History, African-American History.
maliks@csufresno.edu
William Skuban, Ph.D. University of California, Davis.
Latin American History, Modern United States History.
weskuban@csufresno.edu
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Application to the Program
Admission to the Master of Arts degree program in
History assumes undergraduate preparation equivalent to
a CSU, Fresno major in History. Majors from other
disciplines may qualify for admission depending on grade
point average and other factors deemed pertinent for
success in historical studies. The department determines
in each case whether the applicant needs additional
preparation before receiving classified standing. A
student may be admitted standing if he or she meets these
minimum requirements:
1. an acceptable Bachelor’s degree from an
accredited institution;
2. a 3.0 GPA or above in the last sixty semester (90
quarter) units of study;
3. general Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
scores of 500/800 in the verbal section and 4.5/6.0
in the analytical writing section. It is not
necessary to take the GRE subject test in History.
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The process of admission is a two-part one
Part 1- Application to the University
Students must first apply directly to the University
Graduate Admissions Office. Apply online at
www.csumentor.edu.
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You will be required to:
a. Fill out the online application;
b. Supply transcripts as requested;
c. Make sure to take the GRE before applying to the
university. Students’ GRE scores should be sent to
the University Graduate Admission Office.
d. Pay a processing fee ($55).
Any delay in the receipt of the required
documents will result in the holding back of your
application.
Part 2 – Application to the Department of History
This part of the application is separate from the
University general application. The History Department’s
requirements for admission are higher than basic
university ones. Failure to meet the History Department’s
minimum requirements will result in an admissions
denial from the History department.
Concurrently with the above, students should submit the
items listed below directly to the Graduate Coordinator:
1. a 2-3 page application essay outlining your
preparation for graduate studies in History and
your reasons for pursuing a graduate degree in
History.
2. three (3) letters of recommendation, preferably
from academic references.
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Upon receipt of the student’s file from the University
Graduate Admissions Office and the student’s letters and
application essay, the History Department’s Graduate
Committee, following the university guidelines outlined
above, will then decide whether the student should be
admitted with a classified or conditionally classified
standing and what undergraduate courses, if any, the
student needs to take to make up any deficiencies he or
she may have.
Application Deadlines
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Students applying for admission in the fall should
submit applications no later than March 1st.
Students applying for spring semester should
submit applications no later than September 30th.
These dates are subject to change. Students should verify
application deadlines by visiting the Division of Graduate
Studies’ website at www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies.
Classified Standing
Students may be admitted into the program with either
classified (fully admitted) or conditionally classified
standing. Those conditionally classified are required to
fulfill specific prerequisites, which may range from three
(3) to twelve (12) units of upper-division undergraduate
courses, among others. For further information, please
contact the Graduate Coordinator.
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Admissions Checklist:
1.
University Admissions Requirements (to be sent to the
Graduate Admissions Office)
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Application through www.csumentor.edu
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GRE (Note: for acceptance to the History Graduate
Program, you must attain a verbal score of at least 500
and an analytical writing score of at least 4.5 out of 6)
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Official Transcripts
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Fee
2.
Program Admissions Requirements (to be sent directly
to the Graduate Advisor)
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Statement of Purpose
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Letters of Recommendation (3)
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Program Requirements
The M.A. program at Fresno State offers a traditional
track and a teaching option. The traditional track is best
suited to students who plan to continue their postbaccalaureate studies, teach at the baccalaureate level, or
pursue any of the many other careers open to them
outside of teaching. This track offers students two
different Culminating Experience choices - thesis or
comprehensive examination - designed to help them
demonstrate the mastery of the historical content,
analytical skills, and advanced writing proficiency
appropriate to the holder of a higher degree in the
discipline.
Students in the Teaching Option receive instruction in
the same coursework required for the traditional M.A. in
History. However, this concentration also provides
students with the opportunity to achieve a mastery of the
application of content knowledge in the classroom
setting, engaging issues such as the use and manipulation
of historical artifacts and other primary source materials,
methodologies useful in the presentation of important
historical questions and debates, and the expert use of
appropriate classroom technologies for the teaching of
history specifically. This option is best suited, therefore,
to current or prospective K-12 teachers.
The 30-unit History M. A. program seeks to provide both
breath and depth of knowledge. To this end, the first 15
units are geared to the investigation of broad
methodological and content questions, while the last 15
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units concentrate on a narrower area of research and
interpretation. Program requirements are thus as follow:
Traditional Track Requirements
Note: If student was admitted to the program prior to 2005-2006,
program requirements differ. Please contact the graduate
coordinator for more information.
A. Core…………………………. (15 units)
HIST 200A: Graduate Writing & Historiography (3)
HIST 200B: Graduate research & Historiography(3)
HIST 210T: Topics in American History (3)
HIST 220T: Topics in European History (3)
HIST 230T: Topics in World History (3)
Note: HIST 200A/B must be taken within the first
year of enrollment in the history program.
B. Electives ………………………… (6 units)
Six (6) additional units of HIST 210T, 220T, or 230T.
(May repeat course numbers but not topics.)
C. Independent Study (3 units)
Students will select 3 units of either HIST 290 or 292.
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D. Culminating Experience (6 units)
I. Thesis option:
HIST 299A: Thesis
HIST 299B: Thesis
Or
II. Examination option:
Six additional units of HIST 210T, 220T, or 230T,
plus a written comprehensive examination in
three fields chosen from among the following.
Group I: (a) Ancient History, (b) Medieval
History, (c) Early Modern Europe to 1815, (d)
Modern Europe since 1815.
Group II: (a) The United States to
Reconstruction, (b) The United States since
Reconstruction.
Group III: (a) Latin America, (b) Asia, (c) Africa.
No more than two examinations may be taken from any
group. Not all fields will be available at all times.
Comprehensive examinations are given each year during
the first week in November and the first week in April. If
students fail an exam they will be allowed to retake it
once. For other specifics, consult the department
graduate adviser; for general requirements, see the
Division of Graduate Studies website.
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Checklist for Traditional Track Completion:
A. Core........................ 15 units
____HIST 200A: Intro Grad Writing (3 units)
____HIST 200B: Intro Grad Research (3 units)
____ (1) HIST 210T: American (3 units)
____ (1) HIST 220T: European (3 units)
____ (1) HIST 230T: World (3 units)
B. Electives.................. 6 units
Choose two 200-Level courses from:
(May repeat course number but NOT topic)
____ ____ HIST 210T: American (3 units)
____ ____ HIST 220T: European (3 units)
____ ____ HIST 230T: World (3 units)
C. Independent Units....... 3 units
____HIST 290 or
____HIST 292
Advisor: ________________________
D. Culminating Experience
Thesis Option
OR
Examination Option
HIST 299A___________
200- level HIST____________
HIST 299B___________
200- level HIST____________
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Teaching Option Requirements
A. Core…………………………. (15 units)
HIST 200A: Graduate Writing & Historiography (3)
HIST 200B: Graduate research & Historiography(3)
HIST 210T: Topics in American History (3)
HIST 220T: Topics in European History (3)
HIST 230T: Topics in World History (3)
Note: HIST 200A/B must be taken within the first
year of enrollment in the history program.
B. Electives ………………………… (6 units)
Six (6) additional units of HIST 210T, 220T, or 230T.
(May repeat course numbers but not topics.)
C. Practicum…………………………. (6 units)
HIST 296: Topics in History for Teachers
HIST 297: Internship in History
Prerequisites: HIST 296 and Advancement to Candidacy
D. Culminating Experience………….
HIST 298: Project
Prerequisites: HIST 297
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(3 units)
Checklist for Teaching Option Completion:
A. Core........................ 15 units
____HIST 200A: Intro Grad Writing (3 units)
____HIST 200B: Intro Grad Research (3 units)
____(1) HIST 210T: American (3 units)
____(1) HIST 220T: European (3 units)
____(1) HIST 230T: World (3 units)
B. Electives.................. 6 units
Choose two 200-Level courses from:
(May repeat course number but NOT topic)
____ ____ HIST 210T: American (3 units)
____ ____ HIST 220T: European (3 units)
____ ____ HIST 230T: World (3 units)
C. Practicum....... 6 units
____HIST 296: topics in History for Teachers (3 units)
____HIST 297: Internship in History (3 units)
D. Culminating Experience……… 3 units
____HIST 298: Project
Advisor: ________________________
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Crucial Steps to Degree Completion
You should be aware that taking thirty program units is
only one of the many steps to attaining your M.A. degree.
Other crucial steps, to be taken at specific times during
your program, are listed below. FAILURE TO
COMPLETE THEM IN A TIMELY MANNER WILL
LEAD, AT THE VERY LEAST, TO DELAYS IN YOUR
PROGRAM COMPLETION.
1. Attain Classified Graduate Standing
When admitted into the program, you are given either
“conditionally classified” or “classified” standing. As
mentioned above (see the admission section),
conditional classification indicates that a student has
been provisionally accepted into the program but
must fulfill various pre-requisites before being fully
admitted. Once pre-requisites have been fulfilled, you
must meet with the program’s Graduate Coordinator
in order to fill out the required standing paperwork.
Classification, which designates full admission into
the program, must be achieved by the semester in
which a maximum of ten (10) units to be used
towards the Master’s degree are completed. PLEASE
NOTE: no more than ten units completed prior to
classification may be counted toward candidacy (see
below) or program completion.
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2. Advance to Candidacy
PRIOR to beginning official work on the culminating
experience, each student must advance to candidacy
for the M.A. degree. This is an important step, as it
represents a commitment on the part of BOTH the
student and the program to the completion of the
degree within a specified time. Advancement to
candidacy essentially gives you permission to proceed
toward qualifying for the degree and provides an
approved plan of completion. An added bonus of
achieving candidacy is that only candidates are
allowed immediate re-entry to the Division of
Graduate Studies if they require a semester hiatus;
students in earlier stages of the program must reapply for admission.
You should petition for advancement as soon as you
are eligible and no later than the semester prior to
enrolling in the culminating experience. In fact,
campus policy, as detailed in the University Catalog,
requires that students apply for candidacy as soon as
they become eligible. Normally, this should occur
within one semester of attaining classified graduate
standing.
In order to be considered for candidacy you must
have:
1. attained classified graduate standing;
2. completed at least nine (9) units of graduate work
within the program with a grade of “B” or better;
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3. achieved a minimum program, overall, and
California State University, Fresno GPA of 3.0;
4. fulfilled the foreign language requirement
(explained below);
5. fulfilled the Graduate Writing Requirement (also
explained below).
It is YOUR responsibility to contact the graduate
coordinator if you have any questions or concerns
about advancement.
2(a). Fulfill the Foreign Language
Requirement
Before being advanced to candidacy, ALL graduate
students in the History M.A. program, regardless of
concentration area, must pass a reading competency
examination in at least one foreign language. The
foreign language chosen must be related to your area
of concentration and must be approved by the
Graduate Advisor.
Exams are offered ONCE each semester, usually
during consultation days, prior to final exam week.
YOU MUST REGISTER WITH THE GRADUATE
ASSISTANT IN ORDER TO TAKE THE
EXAMINATION. As it is a pre-requisite to
candidacy, we recommend that students take the
foreign language examination as soon as possible
upon entering the program. This means that
achieving intermediate fluency in the chosen language
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AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE should be a priority for all
students in the program.
For examination options and dates, contact the
graduate assistant.
2(b). Fulfill the Writing Requirement
The Division of Graduate Studies’ policy on the
writing requirement states that, “in accordance with
requirements of the State of California, students must
demonstrate competence in written English before
they apply for advancement to candidacy. For
pedagogical reasons, they should demonstrate such
competence as early in their programs as possible.”
Thus, prior to applying for candidacy, all students in
the History M.A. program must submit a well-written
paper. Basic requisites for a paper to count toward
fulfillment of the writing requirement are that it:
1. be fifteen to twenty (15-20) pages in length;
2. be formatted according to standard disciplinary
(Chicago/Turabian) style.
The paper to be submitted may be produced in any
course, graduate or undergraduate, provided it meets
the requirements above.
A sub-committee of three faculty members from the
Graduate Committee will judge the submissions
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based on the following criteria, as laid out by the
Academic Senate:
1. Comprehensibility;
2. Clear organization and presentation of ideas;
3. An ability to arrange ideas logically so as to
establish a sound scholarly argument;
4. Thoroughness and competence in documentation;
5. An ability to express in writing an analysis of
existing scholarly/professional literature in the
student’s area of interest; and
6. An ability to model the discipline’s overall style as
reflected in representative journals.
Papers must be acceptable in EACH of the areas
above. If a paper fails to meet the above requisites,
that student will be advised to seek editorial help
and/or take further writing preparation, and submit a
revised version of the paper at a later date. PAPERS
MAY BE RE-SUBMITTED ONLY ONCE, unless
unusual and compelling medical or legal
circumstances arise. Should a student fail to meet the
writing requirement, he or she will not advance to
candidacy and will be dropped from the program.
PLEASE NOTE: you must fulfill the Graduate
Writing Requirement before you will be allowed to
apply for candidacy. The Graduate Writing
Committee will meet twice a year, once in November
and once in March, to assess student writing samples.
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3. Choose a Committee
Whether you choose to pursue the thesis option or the
examination option as your culminating experience, you
will need a committee of three faculty members to assist
you. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO LOCATE
THREE WILLING FACULTY MEMBERS TO
COMPOSE THE THESIS COMMITTEE. Usually, a
committee chair is chosen first, according to the student’s
area of proposed research/study. With the chair’s
assistance, two additional committee members are
chosen. As per Division of Graduate Studies regulations,
AT LEAST TWO COMMITTEE MEMBERS MUST BE
PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY’S
GRADUATE FACULTY.
Committees for thesis and examination differ a bit from
one another. For one, the thesis committee will have a
chair, or main professor, with whom you will do most of
the work. The two additional committee members are
“readers,” whose degree of interaction will vary according
to topic and/or student. Examination committees, on the
other hand, are composed of three mostly-independent
professors, each of whom will guide you as you prepare to
take the tri-partite graduate examination.
This basic difference per force influences the approach to
“putting together” a committee. For theses, perhaps the
most sensible first step in choosing a committee is to
approach a professor in your area of interest and discuss
possible research topics with him or her. The next step is
to do preliminary research, usually but not necessarily as
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part of an Independent Study course, and write a
prospectus (see below) to serve both as a project
description and a plan for completion. The prospectus
will also help you recruit the remaining committee
members, as professors are more likely to agree to
participate in well thought-out and planned projects. For
examinations, you must approach professors in three
different areas of interest and discuss possible areas of
study with them.
PLEASE NOTE TWO CRUCIAL POINTS REGARDING
THE CHOICE OF COMMITTEE CHAIR AND TOPIC:
1. as our program is composed of a relatively small
faculty, many of whom may already be working
with several students, PROFESSORS MIGHT BE
UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL
THESIS ASSIGNMENTS;
2. as our faculty cannot be experts on all fields, the
student should be prepared to be somewhat
flexible about their thesis topic. NEITHER
ACCEPTANCE INTO THE PROGRAM NOR
ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY
GUARANTEES THAT THE STUDENT’S
PROPOSED TOPIC WILL BE APPROVED. Each
student must compose a prospectus (see below)
to be evaluated and approved by the committee
members based on the topic’s viability and
scholarly value.
Once you have “put together” your committee you are
required to obtain BOTH the signatures of all members of
the committee AND that of the Graduate Coordinator.
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There is a specific form to fill which is available in the
Graduate Advisor’s office. This form MUST be filled and
signed before you begin official work on the culminating
project. THAT IS, YOU SHOULD NOT START WORK
ON YOUR THESIS OR EXAM PREPARATION
WITHOUT HAVING THE SUBJECTS APPROVED
AND ALL SIGNATURES COLLECTED.
For further clarification, here are some selected excerpts
from the Division of Graduate Studies’ Thesis Committee
Policy and Guidelines:
Student Responsibility
Students should remain in close contact with the
graduate coordinator and his or her thesis/examination
committee chair during the process of choosing a
committee and working on the culminating project.
Students are responsible for checking in with the
graduate coordinator and the Division of Graduate
Studies when they have questions or concerns about their
culminating project.
The full text of the University’s policy on the creation,
body, and change procedures for Thesis Committees is
available through the Division of Graduate Studies and in
your General Catalog.
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4. Writing Your Prospectus
Students who choose the thesis option as a culminating
experience must compose a thesis prospectus and have it
approved by their Thesis Committee chair prior to
commencing official work on their thesis (that is, prior to
registering for thesis units).
Basically, a prospectus is a proposed research plan. As a
general rule, the prospectus define a topic for
investigation, briefly discuss the historical importance
and research viability of the topic, situate the topic in
historiographical context, and demonstrate the
availability of relevant primary source material to be used.
You should prepare the prospectus in close cooperation
with your committee chair, writing and revising multiple
drafts if needed.
The thesis prospectus should be approximately seven to
ten (7-10) pages in length. Outside of that, no specific
layout is required. However, it is recommended that you
follow the following format:
I. Topic for thesis investigation. The prospectus
should clearly delineate the topic and scope of the
work to be undertaken. It should outline the
particular problem to be addressed, and indicate
what questions the thesis is designed to examine.
In making a tentative prediction of the
investigation, the prospectus should demonstrate
that the scope of inquiry is feasible.
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II. Historical and/or historiographical discussion.
The prospectus for investigation should place the
topic in historical perspective for readers
unfamiliar with the field. It should address the
relevant historiographical literature on the topic
in order to clarify the particular significance of the
field of study. The prospectus should indicate
how the student positions the research to be
undertaken in relation to that of previous
scholarship on the subject, and indicate the
originality of the research.
III. Sources. The prospectus should identify the
central primary sources to be used in the conduct
of original research. It should also address the
availability of sources, specifying, where relevant,
how the student will gain access to primary
materials if they are not available locally.
IV. Bibliography. The prospectus should include a
bibliography. The bibliography should
differentiate between primary and secondary
sources. Secondary source listings should be
limited to the most central and relevant materials.
V. Proposed timeline for completion of the thesis.
The prospectus should clearly delineate the time
each step of the research is projected to take. You
should keep in mind that there is a five (5) year
cap on degree completion from the time of
admittance to the conferral of the degree. Plan
accordingly.
The student’s thesis committee may or may not require
you to meet formally at a proposal meeting. Whether or
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not the thesis committee requires that you formally
defend the proposal, the proposal will still be required by
the department before allowing the student to move
forward with thesis work (that is, registering for thesis
units).
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Advising and Mentoring
The graduate coordinator, Dr. Maritere Lopez, will
formally advise all history graduate students in matters of
policy. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with her
upon applying as well as once a year to ensure that they
are on the right track. Failure to meet with Dr. Lopez
might lead to enrolling in unnecessary courses, resulting
in a possible extension of the time it takes to graduate.
Students may make an appointment by calling
559.278.2601 or by emailing her at
mariterel@csufresno.edu.
Students should also work closely with their committee
members and other program faculty.
Dr. Lopez's Office Hours:
Mondays 3:30 to 5:30 pm; Tuesday/Thursday 10:00 –
11:30 am
Office Room: Social Science # 120
* Look also for our series of Kaffee Klatches, or coffee
meets, where we discuss professional development,
crucial steps for graduation, and other topics of
interest to the History M.A. student.
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Financial Aid/Scholarships
Many financial opportunities are available for our history
graduate students. Although the History Department
itself has very little funding for graduate students,
California State University, Fresno, as well as other
sponsors, offer a wide variety of financial aid.
Financial Opportunities through CSUF :
Merit Awards
--President's Graduate Scholars Fellowships for entering
students
Two $3,500 merit-based awards are available each
year with the possibility of recipients qualifying
for a second year of the award, assuming
conformance with developed standards and the
need for a second year to complete the master’s
course of study. Nominees must be incoming firstsemester master’s degree or Ed.D. students.
Need-based Awards
--Graduate Equity Fellowship Program (Deadline:
summer)
These fellowships enable students from
historically underrepresented backgrounds to
pursue their master’s degrees with financial
assistance in amounts up to $4,500 per academic
year for four semesters. Applicants must have filed
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a Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA).
Research Awards
--Graduate Student Research Merit Awards (Deadlines:
Fall / Spring)
The merit and scholarship of a student’s proposed
thesis or project research is the major
consideration for this $750 grant.
--Robert & Norma Craig Graduate Fellowships (
Deadline: Fall )
This program, with a $1,000 grant, seeks to
increase research abilities by engaging graduate
students in mentored activities and faculty
assistance.
--California Pre-Doctoral Program (Deadline: Spring )
This program is designed to increase the pool of
potential faculty by supporting the doctoral
aspirations of California State University students
who have experienced economic and educational
disadvantages. Scholars and their faculty mentors
are awarded $3,000 to travel to doctoral
institutions and national conferences to enhance
their entrance into doctoral study. Summer
internships are also available for selected scholars.
Presentation Funding
--Travel Grants (no deadline/ongoing)
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These grants are available throughout the year to
students who have been invited to present a paper
or poster at a major professional association
conference or society meeting.
Check out these websites for more financial aid
opportunities:
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/
http://www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies/financial/inde
x.htm
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Graduate Student Organizations
Graduate students are active in many organizations
across campus and in the community. However, the two
organization which are most active for history students
are Phi Alpha Theta and the History Graduate Student
Association.
Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors Society was
established at California State University, Fresno in the
spring of 2002. Phi Alpha Theta is the highest rated
departmental honor society, second only to Phi Beta
Kappa on a national level. Phi Alpha Theta has over
thirty scholarships and prizes awarded annually. For
more information on Phi Alpha Theta, consult their web
site www.phialphatheta.org or contact Dr. Jordine,
mjordine@csufresno.edu, (Phi Alpha Theta advisor at
Fresno State).
The History Graduate Student Association at Fresno
State contributes to the scholarly discussion of history in
the department and at the university. HGSA sponsors
monthly talks by faculty members and other historians
and sponsors an annual Graduate Student Symposium in
the spring. For more information on HGSA, students
should contact Dr. López, who is also the faculty advisor
for HGSA.
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Hindsight Graduate History Journal
Hindsight is the Department of History’s graduate journal.
Edited by graduate students for graduate students, this
annual scholarly publication is dedicated to the
publication of interdisciplinary historical work,
providing a venue for graduate students in the social
sciences, arts and humanities across the nation to gain
experience in professional writing and to promote their
work within the academic community.
We encourage the submission of articles from any field of
historical inquiry, especially those demonstrating
innovative and/or interdisciplinary approaches.
Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
Submissions should be sent to:
Hindsight Graduate History Journal
Department of History
California State University, Fresno
5340 N. Campus Dr. M/S SS21
Fresno, CA 93740
For further information, please visit our website at
http://www.csufresno.edu/historydept/hindsight.htm, or
contact the Graduate Coordinator.
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