University of Windsor - Graduate Calendar, 1998-2000

Candidates for the Master of Arts degree will normally prepare a major paper on a topic selected in conjunction with one of the seminar courses. Students will also take at least six graduate courses, two of which may be in a cognate field (with permission of the program coordinator), and including at least one of either 43-503 or 43-504.

Major Paper students not specializing in Archival Studies may receive credit for no more than two archival courses.
Students must select a major paper topic not later than the end of the second term of enrolment in the program.

Thesis Program

Candidates for the Master of Arts degree who wish to prepare a thesis must submit a thesis proposal to a graduate subcommittee for approval. Students will also take at least four graduate courses one of which may be in a cognate field (with permission of the program coordinator), and including at least one of either 43-503 or 43-504.

Thesis students not specializing in Archival Studies may receive credit for no more than one archival course.
Archival Studies

Candidates for the Master of Arts degree who wish to specialize in Archival Studies must so indicate, preferably upon application to the graduate program. All such applications will be reviewed by the departmental Admissions Committee. Students allowed to specialize in Archival Studies must consult with both the departmental Graduate Counsellor and the Director of Archival Studies.

Accepted candidates will complete the following program of studies:

(a) Required Archival Courses: 43-571, 43-572, 43-578, 43-581, and 43-582;
(b) Required History Course: either 43-503 or 43-504;
(c) Other Archival Courses: two of 43-573, 43-574, 43-579, or 43-580;
(d) Other History Courses: one of 43-503, 43-504 (whichever was not taken to satisfy the requirement of (b) above), or any of 43-507, 43-521, 43-522, 43-542, 43-543, 43-547, 43-561, 43-563, 43-585, 43-587, or 43-598.
(e) plus a major paper (43-796) in Archival Studies.

Requirements for All Programs

1) All graduate students must consult with the departmental Graduate Counsellor.

2) Students in any Master of Arts program in History are advised that they may be required to have proficiency in a language other than English in order to do their research for major paper or thesis.

3) There shall be a public, oral examination on the major paper or thesis.

Areas of Study

Graduate seminars will be selected from the following areas:

Canada
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Local History
Womens' History
Archival Studies

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