History Advanced Certificate

The Department of History offers intense academic training in a supportive, close-knit, open-minded environment. The department has particular strength in Asian, European, Latin American, and U.S. history, but its small size also encourages contacts across standard disciplinary boundaries. Our students are doing research in the history of the Atlantic world, disability studies, public history, immigration history, gay and lesbian studies, and other emerging fields. Our graduates hold positions in universities, museums and libraries across the country.

Major Area of Historical Study

In consultation with the Director of the MA Program, entering students decide upon a major area of historical study, typically drawn from the department’s areas of research focus: Race, Empire and Nation; Medicine, Disability and Science; Early Modern Societies; and the Twentieth Century World. The student may instead select a comparative focus or a more topically oriented approach.

Required Core (3-6 credits)

Select 1 core from:

Electives (9-12 credits)

Select:

2-3 500-level History (HIS) reading seminars. 1 of these must be outside the student’s major area of interest (e.g., a non-U.S. course for a U.S. historian)
1 600-level History (HIS) research seminar.

for a minimum total of 15 credits, based on the core course selection.

Total Credit Hours: 15

3.0 GPA required

Instruction Method

In Person (100 percent of courses offered in person)

Full/Part Time Options

Full Time

Credits Required

15 Hours

Time-To-Degree

1 Year

Application Fee

$75

SED Statement

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).

Online programs/courses may require students to come to campus on occasion. Time-to-degree and number of credit hours may vary based on full/part time status, degree, track and/or certification option chosen. Time-to-degree is based on calendar year(s). Contact the department for details.

History Advanced Certificate

Major Area of Historical Study

Required Core (3-6 credits)

American History (6 credits)

European History (6 credits)

East Asian History (3 credits)

North & South Atlantic History (3 credits)

Latin American & Caribbean History (6 credits)