Master of Arts in History
Department of History
PROGRAM OF STUDY (2015-16)
STUDENT INFORMATION
Student’s Name:
E-mail Address:
Enrollment Term:
NAU ID:
@nau.edu
(ex. Summer 2013)
Phone Number:
Expected Graduation:
(ex. Spring 2015)
Advisor:
Total Required Credits for this Degree Program: 30-33
This is the:
Initial (upon admission)
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Course No.
Course Title
I.
Core Courses (9 units required)
*
HIS 600
Historiography and Methodology
*
HIS 602
Research and Writing Seminar
Final (submitted with Graduation Application) Program of Study
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Hours
Grade
T/E/P**
A. Select ONE course from the following courses (3 units required): HIS 550 or HIS 560.
*
II.
Primary Field Coursework (9-12a units required): Select one from the following fields: Colonialism and Nationalism;
Environment and Health; Gender and Sexuality; Race, Class, and Ethnicity; Indigenous Peoples/Native Americans; Asia; Europe;,
Latin America; Unites States; or North American Borderlands/West
Primary Field:
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*
*
*Required
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Student’s Name:
*
NAU ID:
Course No.
Course Title
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Hours
Grade
T/E/P**
III. Degree Tracks (9-12 units required): Choose from Research, Extended Coursework, Public History, or Public History Research.
A.
Research Track (12 units required)b

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HIS 699
Depending on your research interest, your committee may require you to demonstrate competence
in a foreign language before you register for thesis units.
Thesis
1.
Secondary Field Coursework (6 units required): In consultation with your advisor, choose a field from the list
above, different from the one used to satisfy your primary coursework requirement.
Secondary Field:
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*
B.
Extended Coursework Track (9 units required)

1.
You must take a comprehensive final exam covering the courses taken. The comprehensive exam will
have written and oral components, and will be structured by the program committee.
Secondary Field Coursework (9 units required): In consultation with your advisor, choose a field from the list
above, different from the one used to satisfy your primary field coursework requirement.
Secondary Field:
*
*
*
C.
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HIS 502
Extended Coursework with Public History Track (9 units required)
 You must take a comprehensive final exam covering the courses taken. The comprehensive exam will
have written and oral components, and will be structured by the program committee.
Introduction to Public History
1.
Internship or Fieldwork Experience (3 units required): Select either HIS 608 or HIS 686.
2.
Public History Secondary Field Elective (3 units required): Chosen in consultation with your advisor.
*
*
D.
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HIS 502
Research with Public History Track (12 units required)c
Introduction to Public History
1.
Thesis or Final Project (3 units required): Select either HIS 689 or HIS 699.
2.
Internship or Fieldwork Experience (3 units required): Select either HIS 608 or HIS 686.
3.
Public History Secondary Field Elective (3 units required): Chosen in consultation with your advisor.
*
*
*
*Required
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Student’s Name:
NAU ID:
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
1. You must complete a portfolio on the public history secondary field courses taken.
2. Electives, as needed, should be chosen in consultation with your advisory, and may include up to 6 units of nonHistory graduate coursework, and up to 3 units of independent study.
Thesis or Project Title (if applicable)
Comprehensive Exams (if applicable)
Public History Portfolio (if applicable)
Language (if applicable)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
a
b
c
You must complete 12 units of primary field coursework if completing either the Extended Coursework or Public
History option.
You must complete HIS 602 with a grade of "B" or better, before enrolling in HIS 699. Be aware that you may
end up taking more than the 6 units you can count toward your degree because you must enroll each semester
while you work on your thesis.
You must complete HIS 602 with a grade of "B" or better, before enrolling in HIS 699. Be aware that you may
end up taking more than the 3 units you can count toward your degree because you must enroll each semester
while you work on your thesis.
SIGNATURES
By signing below, you agree to the following statement:
“Students are responsible for complete knowledge of Academic Catalog requirements in their degree plan for their
catalog year and adhering to all policies in the Academic Catalog.”
Student:
Date:
Advisor:
Date:
Chair (required for Final):
Date:
**Transfer/Equivalent/Previous Graduate Degree – Must have Advisor approval
Transfer
T = Course transferred from another university
Previous Graduate Degree
P = Course taken at NAU from previous graduate degree
Equivalent
E = Course taken at NAU in place of required course
Internal Transfer
I = Graduate level course taken as undergraduate; Not applied to undergraduate degree
Transfer Credit Example:
*
Course No.
ABC 123
*Required
Course Title
Fundamentals of English
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Hours
Grade
T/E/P**
ASU 456
Fall
2012
3
A
T/ASU
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