Information for  Current Graduate  Students

Below is information that will be useful to students currently in the History Graduate Program.

Requirements for the Master of Arts in History – 30 Hours (24 class hours, 6 thesis hours)
Student requirements for the M.A. in History are that 18 hours must be completed in courses open ONLY to grad students. These DO NOT include 6 hours maximum in cross-listed with undergraduate courses). Also, 6 hours beyond HST 500 must be in graduate level seminars. One grad seminar must be in the students track (area of concentration). This means students have to complete/pass 6 hours of GRADUATE SEMINARS (not cross-listed classes, not colloquiums, not Directed Independent Studies [DIS], not internships, not thesis hours). DIS’s count toward concentration hours (if the subject matter matches the students’ track) but cross-listed seminars do NOT fulfill the required 6-hour GRADUATE SEMINAR requirement.

See a Public History Thesis Sample Work Plan by clicking on the link.

Thesis Format Approval Sheet (must be completed & in to UNCW Graduate School with revised,        correctly formatted version prior to the taking of your thesis defense. Note: all theses sent to the Graduate School are now only to be electronically submitted. However, the Department of History will still want a hard copy of your thesis on the cotton rag paper).

• Thesis Manual
• Thesis Formatting
• Graduate Handbook

Internship Rules from Handbook

Other forms for Current Graduate Students:

• Registration for HST 599 - Thesis Hours
• Registration for GRC 600
• Directed Independent Study Application Form
• Graduate Internship Enrollment Form
• Graduation Application [By Nov. 15 for Spring graduation; Apr. 15 for Fall graduation.]
• North Carolina Residency Form
• Transfer Credit Request
• Thesis Committee Identification Form

M. A. Thesis Defenses and Graduation:
* Defense times and dates should be coordinated with Graduate Coordinator the three members of your committee.
* Be sure Thesis Format Approval Form is turned in to UNCW Graduate School and approved.
* Most defenses take place in the Randall Library Special Collections Room, 2nd Floor.
* If you need A/V or PowerPoint, contact A/V: Kevin Connington (conningtonk@uncw.edu or call 962-2187) or John McGee (mcgeejh@uncw.edu or call 962-7332).
* Bring at least 3 copies of thesis title page on 100% cotton paper to be signed by committee.
* Completed thesis is electronically delivered to UNCW Graduate School.
* Hand-carry a signed title page to the UNCW Graduate School.
* One hard-copy of thesis on 100% cotton paper must be deliverd to the Graduate Coordinator.
* If you want a bound copy of your thesis, contact The HF Group: www.thehfgroup.com.
* Have cap and gown for History Department graduation ceremon. You will be hooded there.

Reading Lists (as of Spring 2005):

• U.S.
• European
• Public
• Global

Comprehensive Exam Questions

Practice Curriculum Vita (an academic resume)

Language Exams - Practice - (On Reserve in the Library)
Below are some language translations besides those in the library. Here you will find a foreign language text and below it will be the English translation. These are to help you with your Language Exam.

The Oxford Foreign Language Online Dictionary

Some Tips for Translating

French Practice Translation

Spanish Practice Translation 1

Spanish Practice Translation 2

German Passage; German Translation

Forms from Graduate School (DIS, thesis hours, Graduation Application, etc).