MLS with history concentration or MA in History

Having run into trouble at Fort Hays (see other thread) I am in search of a distance learning Masters in History or a Masters in Liberal Studies with a concentration in History.

Any recommendations?

 

Deb,

AMU has the following:

http://www.apus.edu/AMU/Academics/SubPrograms.aspx?paid=2852

The school is DETC accredited but a candidate for regional accreditation.

Regards,

 

The Masters degree in Humanities at Cal State Univ-Dominguez Hills has a concentration option in History. That might work for you. There are a bunch of Australian universities that offer Masters programs in History as well. It's hard to know if that would work for you as I'm uncertain how you hope to use the degree. Also, I know that this is a topic that has come up several times in the past and so a search of the archives may yield additional prospects. Good luck,
Jack

 

Indirect approach

Well why don't you just go for the MLS, either the self designed or the social science concentration and just load up on lots of history courses? Take a couple of political science or whatever to meet their requirements....another thought is that after you've done well on the history classes you've taken, see if you can switch concentrations.

I wonder what happens if you take undergrad history courses at FHSU and then want to do the MLS history concentration, since all the history courses are for both grad & undergrad. I wonder if you just submit the extra work and tuition then you get the grad credit?

 

friartuck-

Usually graduate and undergraduate requirements are different, even if they meet at the same time. See my reply in the other thread.


Deb-

Sam Houston State University has a MA in history with an emphasis in military history.

http://distance.shsu.edu/

If you like the Fort Hays program, could you take a couple of graduate history courses elsewhere, and then transfer them in to Fort Hays?

Alex

 

I'm in the Sam Houston program and enjoy it. Let me know if you have any questions.

 

Thanks for all the links. Both AMU and Sam Houston look interesting. Does anyone have an idea of how long the accredidation for AMU might take?

I have tried searching the archieves for info on masters in history. Unfortunately there were 800+ messages that came back, so I thought I was just ask again.

 

Re: Sam Houston State, Dan Rather graduated from there. If SHSU influenced his ethics and concept of history, you might be better off considering St. Regis.

 

I could be wrong here, but isnt American Military University DETC and accredited by the North Central Association. I recall seeing it on the website. Just rambling.

 

Nope. They're DETC accredited and have applied for RA. I have seen at least one of their history faculty as an expert commentator on cable news networks. In reviewing their site, I'll bet they get the RA relatively soon. Faculty is pretty impressive, and it appears to me they are a legit operation solidly on track.

http://www.apus.edu/amu/

Perhaps you're thinking of American University:

http://www.american.edu/about/

 

Deb,

tuition talk. Accreditation often brings tuition increases. However, in some instances schools will allow students to complete the program they are under at the lower tuition. A tuition lock. So if you are considering AMU you may want to ask this question since their current tuition is attractive and will most likely go up upon regional accreditation. This fact can also be important if you are using pricing of a complete program as one of your decision criteria.

Regards,

 

Deb:

The school at which I currently work is SACS accredited. From the candidacy notification to the accreditation notification was about two years. My sense (having gone through four of these self-studies now) is that this is about average.

The idea of starting before they are accredited, I think, is a good one. Probably cheaper in the long run. Just don't graduate until they have achieved RA and then you have an RA degree.

Hope this helps.



Richard
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C'mon Deb, refine your search. After all, an Historian shouldn't be averse to delving into the archives.

Jack

 

Amen Jack. Amen

 

Just curious, but what was the search criteria you used? I just searched the archives for this forum using "master's in history" and only got 229 messages returned. A quick scan of the subject lines can help rule out messages that might not be of help, but there were some subject lines in that 229 that looked promising.

Kit

 

APUS is DETC accredited and has received "candidacy" for regional accreditation.

 

Deb,
If you like the Fort Hays program, by all means take a few undergrad classes them or graduate classes elsewhere to gain entrance.
If you take the few undergrad classes with them, you will have a "leg up" by having access to the same course requirments that a proff meters out to both grads and undergrads!

Currently I'm in the MLS-History program and enjoy it very well! They seem to respond very well (fast) at various levels with just about any academic questions you can throw "at'em"!

About you entrance requirements...like the other posts; talk to the dean over the history department ( Dr. Rook), often he is very busy juggling three or four things, but is a great guy and will help you... if academically if possible. However, his concern about admisssion is probably like many other history professors, that is,
they want to see a few courses under your belt with a little research.
My opinion about the history department at FHSU is that they stress research skills ( rightfully so!) and seemingly grade your papers on a 30-70 up to 50-50 ratio between research and, of course content that has been merged into a streamlined theme.
Often times you will be given vague instructions on information to read for a paper that requires you to dig....naturally intended to strenghten that darn research ability!
At FHSU the tution is cheap; rigor is just as good as the local expensive program who's credits (9 hrs.) I transfered to Fort Hays.
Best, Gavin

 

Thank you, everyone for the good advice. I know that I have many options on taking the 6 credits I would need to get in. I can stay at UT where I get classes for free and take two lower level history classes in spring and summer. I can take onlline from Louisiana State.

What I find odd about Fort Hays' requirements is that I can take any two history classes! Level and difficulty don't matter, as long as they are history classes. Well, then why not take the CLEP credit?

It isn't that I can't do the classes - I just thought I could have a nice break after graduating in December then starting the Masters in August. I need a break! (My last semester and I have to deal with four hurricanes, two of which resulted in a barn that was underwater for four weeks, house roof damage, downed trees, a week without power, etc, etc, bitch, bitch, bitch.)

Actually, I'm very glad I asked about MA in history. The answers I did find listed FH, Sam Houston and a couple of others but not AMU. And AMU is looking very interesting.

Thanks again.