About
Are you interested in pursuing in-depth historical study to strengthen your credentials as a teacher? Are you interested in earning a degree as a stepping-stone to a doctoral program or to improve your abilities as a researcher, writer, and critical thinker?
East Carolina University's MA program in history affords bright and talented students the opportunity to pursue historical research to examine many of life's most interesting questions. Master's students learn to look at the human past in all its complexity and find patterns and meaning in ambiguous and complicated sets of facts. They learn to recognize the enormous range of human experiences across the centuries and to express their findings orally and in writing. History graduates are able to think critically, write effectively, and assess the dynamics of the world around them. History graduates learn how to become life-long learners, capable of success in a wide variety of fields. No matter what the future holds, there will always be jobs for people with these abilities. Graduate assistantships and a number of competitive scholarships are available for qualified, full-time students. These positions provide both teaching and research experience. ECU's nationally recognized chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honorary society, provides students the opportunity to present their research at scholarly conferences.
ECU Advantage
The history department's graduate program is built upon a solid foundation: its outstanding research faculty and exceptional graduate students. Twenty-seven history professors are currently part of the university's graduate faculty. These scholars cover the major areas of American history as well as many important nations and time periods concerning the history of Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. Several history professors also possess extensive professional training in nautical archaeology as well as maritime and naval history.
Members of the department maintain an active research agenda, publishing articles in the major historical journals, as well as books with leading university and commercial presses. Our master's graduates have gone on to pursue doctoral degrees at leading institutions throughout the U.S. and abroad. Others have secured employment teaching history at community colleges and secondary schools, while others have found positions with local, state and federal agencies, as well as the private sector.
What You Will Study
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