The Master of Arts in history is specifically designed to meet the needs of students from a variety of backgrounds and with many different career goals. The department offers graduate courses that cover a wide variety of topics and geographic areas, with a particular focus on the United States, Europe, and Latin America, as well as borderlands, transatlantic, and transnational history.

The master’s program in history and museum combines studies in the history of a particular area or areas with professional training for a career in the museum field.

The history master’s degree program stresses broad understandings of the past, the development of the capacity for specialized research, and the cultivation of collegial relationships.

Many of our students are seeking teaching certification or advanced training. Others are looking to change careers or pursue opportunities at museums or with archival and records management. Some also pursue doctoral study. No matter what your motivation, you’ll learn from highly trained professors and fellow students who want to delve deeper into this field.

The Master of Arts program in History offers a diverse and rigorous course of study in support of a wide range of career goals and personal aspirations. It features a talented and dedicated faculty with a distinguished record of scholarship, teaching, and professional service. The program offers training in research, writing, and teaching, as well as in skills essential to careers in museums, archives, and historic preservation, as well as preparation for Ph.D. programs

Our Master of Arts (MA) in History program is part of the Tri-University Graduate Program in History, a partnership of Laurier, the University of Waterloo and the University of Guelph. The integration of history departments makes this program one of the biggest graduate history programs in Canada, while retaining the small classes and supportive professor-student relationship associated with History at Laurier.

The study of history encompasses all aspects of human experience in all parts of the world, and recognizes that the lives of ordinary people are as full of interest and significance as those of famous leaders. Students of history become involved in the process of creating a shared understanding of past events, but also pursue areas of history which are relevant to their own concerns.

The master of music education in music (MME), traditional program, is designed to prepare students for increasing responsibilities in the field of music teaching. Applicants for this degree plan must hold initial teacher certification (Alabama Class B or its equivalent). Class A teacher certification is granted by the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) upon meeting the Alabama Quality Teaching Standards (AQTS).

Pursue an enriching intellectual experience in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) graduate program at Reed College. Engage with great works and ideas, and expand your knowledge and resources to discover new ideas and new connections. Choose from a wide range of courses in the arts, humanities, history, social sciences, mathematics, and the sciences, and pursue a thesis on a topic of particular interest to you. All instructors are members of the Reed College faculty—Reed was voted #1 for “Professors Get High Marks” in the 2023 Princeton Review survey of current college students.

The study of history involves the study of all human thought and action, ranging from the economic and the political to the psychological and the artistic. Combining the perspectives and methods of the social sciences and the humanities, it seeks to comprehend the problems and challenges faced by individuals and societies in the distant and recent past, nearby and far away. This understanding of the human experience provides the necessary historical perspective to explain the present.


The Master of Arts in History at the University of Missouri-St. Louis provides a broad-based program of study that emphasizes historical writing, research, and analysis through an in-depth study of U.S. and world history, history education, public history, and cultural heritage, as well as museum studies. The MA in History, with an Emphasis on Museum Studies, joins theoretical and practical study at an advanced level to prepare students for careers in museums, heritage institutions, historic sites and societies, and related organizations.

Founded in 1997, this unique program prepares people to do research, publish, and teach; our students rely on the renowned Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS), the largest public-access jazz library in the world. While there are many bachelor’s and master’s degrees elsewhere in jazz performance, and a few in composition and pedagogy, this program focuses on the history, theory, and cultural contexts of jazz.

For nearly a century, the Harrison Ruffin Tyler Department of History has been offering students a unique opportunity to pursue graduate study. Its moderate size, prize-winning faculty, and distinctive history helps the department create an innovative learning environment that fosters close interaction among students and professors. We are proud of the first-place ranking of our Colonial History program, and of our 26th place in all history graduate programs in the US (US News and World Report), and also our top place in College Magazine's list of best schools for history buffs.

The Master of Science in History is a thirty-six semester credit hour degree that allows students to develop a deep understanding and appreciation of historical phenomena, as well as valuable abilities such as analytical reasoning, qualitative and quantitative research experience, and excellent oral and written communication skills. Individuals who graduate with this degree are eligible to teach dual credit courses in high school (if they are certified to teach in public school) and they qualify for tenure-track faculty positions at community colleges, as well as non-tenure-track faculty positions at four-year universities.

The M.S. in Historic Preservation Program curriculum educates students to create new, future-oriented roles for built heritage that promote inclusive and resilient communities. With a particular focus on adapting to climate change and promoting social justice, the curriculum integrates humanist, scientific, and technological approaches necessary for students to shape the future of the profession: including the reuse of buildings, the design of adaptation technologies, planning and policy innovations, social and historical research, materials science and digital computation applied to the 3D scanning, documentation, assessment, monitoring, and care of built heritage.