THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON

  The University of North Carolina Wilmington is located in the southeastern part of the State on a beautifully landscaped 650-acre campus, with buildings of modified Georgian architecture. 
     The city of Wilmington is situated on the east bank of the Cape Fear River. The state's major port, it has a metropolitan population of 150,000, several industries, rich local historical resources, and a developing cultural and artistic base. Ten miles from Wrightsville Beach and fifteen miles from Carolina Beach, the city's proximity to the ocean provides a delightful year-round climate and varied recreational activities. 

HISTORY

  The University of North Carolina at Wilmington was founded in 1947 as Wilmington College, a locally supported and governed institution, to provide the youth and adults of New Hanover County and southeastern North Carolina with an opportunity for two years of university parallel study, semiprofessional training and vocational-technical education at moderate expense. In 1963 Wilmington College became a four-year institution authorized to offer the bachelor's degree, and in 1969, renamed the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, it became a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. 

  Graduate studies were authorized at Wilmington in 1977; the Master of Arts program in History was inaugurated in August 1989.

HISTORY GRADUATE PROGRAM

  UNCW offers the Master of Arts in History with specialization in United States, European, Global and Public History.  The M.A. presents the opportunity to work with research-active faculty in small classes, independent studies and internships.

 DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

  The program requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate study, 24 of which must be in history.  A maximum of six semester hours may be transferred from another accredited institution, at the discretion of the History Graduate Committee.  Transfer credits will be awarded only for grades of “B” or better.  At least 24 hours of graduate study must be completed in residence.

  A minimum of 24 semester hours, including thesis, must be earned in courses open only to graduate students. Students must complete HST 500, 12 hours in the area of concentration and nine hours of electives. Six hours must be completed in seminars.  Students are limited to six hours of cross-listed courses, six hours of directed studies and six hours of courses in other departments. Students must pass a written comprehensive examination that will be administered no earlier than during the final semester of enrollment in course work.

  Students will present and defend a thesis.

  Students must pass a competency examination demonstrating satisfactory reading knowledge of a foreign language.

  The program shall be completed within five years of the date of first registration for graduate study.