M.A. in history
HEGIS code 2205
NYS SED program code 02106

The M.A. in history program provides an intensive introduction to the study of history in a wide variety of subject areas and prepares students for careers in teaching, doctoral-level work in the field, and professions in which knowledge of the past and facility in historical research methods are essential components. Faculty specializations range from the ancient to modern periods in European, Latin American, African, Asian, Middle Eastern and American history. Approaches include social and cultural, political, diplomatic, environmental, and economic history.

Program/Department Advisors

Advisor Name Title Phone Location Email Office Hours Banerjee, Swapna Graduate Deputy 718-951-5000 ext 2815 507s Whitehead Hall banerjee brooklyn.cuny.edu call/email for appointment Remy, Steven Graduate Deputy 718-951-5303 514 Whitehead Hall sremy brooklyn.cuny.edu call/email for appointment

Building codes:    A-Whitehead;   B-Boylan;   J-James;   N-Ingersoll;   NE-Ingersoll Extension;   R-Roosevelt;   RE-Roosevelt Extension;   WEB - West End Building

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Matriculation requirements
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Applicants must have completed at least 12 credits in advanced undergraduate courses in history or, with permission of the chairperson or graduate deputy, 12 credits in advanced undergraduate courses in history, economics, and political science.

Students admitted as matriculants in history must complete History 700X with a grade of A or B by the end of their first fall semester or they will lose matriculated status.

Students admitted as nonmatriculants must complete History 700X with a grade of A or B in order to achieve matriculated status in the Department of History.

General matriculation and admission requirements of the Division of Graduate Studies are in the section "Admission."

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General requirements for all students
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To fulfill degree requirements, M.A. students must complete either thirty or thirty-three (30-33) credits in History Department courses. As detailed in the options below, students selecting the Thesis Option must complete thirty (30) credits and students selecting the Non-Thesis Option must complete thirty-three (33) credits.

Among the 30-33 hours of coursework undertaken to fulfill the general degree requirements, all students must complete three credit hours in each of three geographic areas: U.S., Europe, and the non-western world. One of these courses must cover in whole or substantial part the pre-1800 period.

Students selecting both Thesis and Non-Thesis Options must also complete:

(1) History 700X with a grade of A or B. All students must take History 700X during their first fall semester in the program, and must receive a grade of A or B to satisfy graduation requirements; and (2) History 705G.

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Thesis Option Requirements:
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Completion of general department requirements and seven (7) courses numbered 720X-770X.

Students who select the thesis option must take at least one independent reading (History 784G) or one independent research (History 785G) with their thesis adviser. Students will identify a thesis adviser after completing both History 700X and 12 hours of coursework, and must complete a thesis proposal before receiving permission to take History 784G or 785G.

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Non-Thesis Option Requirements:
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Completion of general department requirements and nine (9) courses numbered 720X-770X. With the permission of the chairperson or the graduate deputy, students may replace a maximum of two (2) of these courses with History 784G and/or History 785G. Students who select the non-thesis option must provide a portfolio containing two research papers written for graduate-level history courses taken in the History Department at Brooklyn College, and must pass an oral defense before a departmental committee of full-time faculty.

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Department Recommendations
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Students should consult the graduate deputy early in their course of study and each semester thereafter.

Students who intend to study toward a doctoral degree should have completed at least two years of college-level foreign language study.

Students who intend to study toward a doctoral degree should ascertain the matriculation requirements of the graduate school they plan to attend.


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CUNY Ph.D.
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The City University of New York offers a doctoral program in history. General information about CUNY Ph.D. programs is in the chapter "About Brooklyn College."

The History Department offers courses at Brooklyn College that may be credited toward the CUNY doctoral degree with permission of the executive officer of the doctoral program. For information about the courses, students should consult the executive officer of the doctoral program.