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Greetings! On behalf of the faculty in the Department of History, I am pleased to welcome your interest in the MA in History program. I hope that our Web pages will answer many of your questions. But please feel free to be in touch with me personally--either by phone (585) 395-5690, FAX (585) 395-2620 or by e-mail at mmartin@brockport.edu.


Here, in brief, are some of the major features of the program:

  • 33-credit degree program with the possibility to transfer a modest number of appropriate courses
  • all required courses in the evening to accommodate working students
  • opportunity for both full and part-time study
  • small seminars and closely supervised individual research projects
  • close relationship with faculty members
  • major fields in American and world history
  • minor fields in public history, women’s history as well as American and world history
  • an integrative experience (comprehensive essay or master's thesis) at the end to bring your studies together
  • a professionally active faculty of published scholars and accomplished teachers
  • a diverse student body of practicing teachers, career changers, PhD aspirants, public historians, and others



Many of our students have majored in history as undergraduates, but by no means all. Successful applicants for admission will need a strong academic record, some background in history or related disciplines in the humanities or social sciences, a love of the field, and a commitment to hard work.

So whether you are interested in an MA degree or would like to sample a course or two on a non-matriculated basis, have a look around the website and then get in touch with me to see how our program might fit your needs. I look forward to hearing from you!

Morag Martin
Program Director









Last Updated 7/31/12

News

Dr. Ken O'Brien has been named a SUNY Provost Fellow for the 2013-2014 year.

Dr. Bruce Leslie has been made a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor.

Dr. Morag Martin receives SUNY Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence.

History students win campus-wide awards for 2012-13 year!

Three History students present at the NCUR.

Events

Department Graduation Ceremony, May 18, 10:30 am in the New York Room, Cooper Hall