Overview

This two-year program takes students deep into particular cultures and eras and hones their command of historical research and analysis. The California Polytechnic State University’s Master of Arts Degree in History also develops students’ critical thinking, written and oral communication, and their understanding of the rich diversity of human experience. Students in the program work closely with faculty mentors in seminars and in a range of independent projects.

An introductory seminar to graduate studies prepares students for graduate seminars on topics in United States, European, East Asian, Latin American, African, Middle Eastern and Comparative History. To finish their master’s degree at Cal Poly, students undertake either original historical research, by writing a thesis, or deepen their expertise in two historical fields of their choice, through the comprehensive exams option.

The M.A. program focuses on rigorous historical methods while allowing students the flexibility to tailor their study to match their interests and meet their goals. The program’s emphasis on practical application of skills and knowledge is reflected through the History Department’s well-established internship program. California Polytechnic State University’s History M.A. program supports lifelong learning and welcomes members of the community interested in continuing to study History.

Program Learning Outcomes

Diversity: Construct a self-critical academic perspective on human diversity and social, cultural, political, economic and philosophical traditions.
Critical Thinking: Demonstrate skills of historical critical thinking and intellectual discipline: conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating materials originating from historical observation, experience, reflection, and reasoning.
Knowledge: Demonstrate a breadth and depth of historical knowledge and an understanding of change over time.

Historiography: Demonstrate the ability to engage in, interpret, assess, critique, evaluate, and make constructive use of major historiographic debates in various historical fields.
Research: Demonstrate the research skills appropriate to a master’s-level historian, analyzing and interpreting primary and secondary historical materials from different fields.

Communication: Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate historical knowledge, interpretations, and arguments, in writing and in oral presentations.
Engagement: Participate in vibrant intellectual communities, seeking out and respecting others’ ideas while working to construct one’s own positions and approaches as a historian.
Perspective: Construct a broad perspective on the past that enables one to better understand and evaluate the complexities of history and its relevance to one’s own time.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Graduate Seminar in United States History

Graduate Seminar in European History

Graduate Seminar in East Asian History

Graduate Seminar in Latin American History

Graduate Seminar in African History

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

48 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Luis Obispo, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

You must have completed a four-year college course of study and hold an acceptable baccalaureate.

You must be in good academic standing at the last college or university attended.

You must have attained a grade point average of at least 2.5 in an acceptable earned baccalaureate degree.

You must meet the professional, personal, scholastic, and other standards for graduate study, including qualifying examinations and specific course and/or grade prerequisites, as appropriate campus authorities may prescribe.
In order to complete your application, make sure you have a copy of your transcripts, test scores, household annual income, and social security number (if available). If required for your program, you may also need to upload copies of your unofficial transcript(s), CV/resume, personal statements, names of recommenders, etc

Tuition Fees

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22299 USD / year

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22299 USD / year

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15195 USD / year

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Living costs

San Luis Obispo

United States

1100 - 1800 USD / month

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