Master of Arts History

Prepare for a Career 

A UAH History MA prepares you for a variety of growing fields, like Management Analyst, Lawyer, Postsecondary Teacher, Technical Writer, Paralegal or Legal Assistant, Archivist, FBI, and Intelligence Analyst. 

Program Highlights

• Flexibility to fit your life: evening and online courses.
• One-to-one mentoring from excellent teachers and faculty.
• Individualized program plans that fit your career goals. Tailor your program.
• Complete your MA in 18-24 months with in-person classes.
• Graduate Assistantships are offered on a competitive basis.
• Dept. strength is in modern history (US, Europe, Middle East, Latin America), but we also
  offer classes in ancient Rome, medieval and early modern, and the early US.

Flexible Goals 

Cultivate a new passion or prepare for a new career!. We offer multiple pathways to suit your needs, including independent (publishable) research, thesis, teacher certification, and public history, among others. Pathways are available in the following:

• Online MA in 3 years: we offer one to two online courses each semester.
• Archives and Public History with Fundamentals in Archives (HY593), Digital Archives
  (HY594), Special Topics in Public History (HY510) with topics like oral history and digital humanities, Public Memory and Interpretation (HY592), and Proposal Writing with the English Dept. (EH509).

Have questions? Schedule an appointment.

Dr. Christine Sears

Chair and graduate coordinator

 Morton Hall 217
256.824.2573
christine.sears@uah.edu