Why Pursue a MA in History at UCCS?

Why Pursue a MA in History at UCCS?

1. Broaden Your Historical Perspective

   Our students are exposed to a breadth of regions, time periods, and historical approaches by taking three distinct sequences, focusing on the history of various regions with different professors.

2. Make the M.A. Your Own

   Students have the opportunity to tailor their program to highlight specific central thematic or theoretical interests.

3. Develop Advanced Research and Writing Skills

   Students are trained in the process of writing primary-source-based research papers, which make well-evidenced arguments, grounded in historiography and theory.

4. Learn from Dedicated Graduate Faculty

   The MA History program offers a high quality educational experience since only graduate students may enroll in MA History seminars, all of which are taught by tenured or tenure-track faculty with appointments to the University of Colorado Graduate Faculty.

5. Prepare for Careers in History and Beyond

   Our MAs apply their skills in many ways: presenting their work at professional conferences, teaching at universities, community colleges, and K-12 schools, and engaging in professional work (internships) at museums, archives, and other organizations regionally and nationally.

6. Preparation for Top Doctoral Programs

   Many of the graduates of our Master's degree pursue doctoral studies. Our graduates are competitive and have secured admission domestically at the University of Colorado-Boulder, University of Utah, Temple University, University of Arizona, University of Minnesota, University of Cincinatti, Princeton University, University of Texas, as well as internationally at Oxford University (UK), Newcastle University (UK), University of Wuerzburg (Germany), and University of Toronto (Canada).