Masters in History with a
Certificate in Historic Preservation

Department of History, Youngstown State University
Youngstown, Ohio 44555 (330) 742 - 3452

The MA in History with Certificate in Historic Preservation is designed both to give students a grounding in American history and historical research at the graduate level, and to introduce ideas and techniques useful in applied history of the built environment. Students earning the Certificate may find work with national, state or local preservation groups, museums or government agencies. Coursework has two components:

• History sequence: begins with the study of historiography and strategies for historical research, and continues with four American history graduate courses in topics of the student's interest (for example: Colonial America, 19th century US, urban history, oral history, material culture, and so on).
• Historic Preservation sequence: begins with American Architectural History and Intro to Preservation, continues with specialized courses in research techniques and materials conservation, and concludes with a practicum class and an internship for "hands-on" experience.

History sequence: intro courses for Masters in History

Historiography:		History 6902 (American)
Intro to Historical Research:		History 6900

History sequence: field courses for Masters in History
Four 6900-level courses chosen from outside the Preservation Sequence, at least three of which shall be US.

Intro + field = 6 courses = 18 hours

Historic Preservation sequence

American Architectural History:	History 5808
Introduction to Preservation:	History 5942
Documentation and Interpretation of Historic Sites:	History 5809	(prerequisite 3715 or 5942)
Conservation of Historic Built Environment:	History 5810	(prerequisite 3715 or 6942)
Practicum in Historic Preservation:	History 6943	(prerequisite3715 or 6942)
Historic Preservation Internship:	History 6944	(prerequisite 3715 or 6942)
6 courses = 18 hours
Total 12 courses = 36 hours

Paper requirement
Student must submit two satisfactory (B or better) graduate papers from two different instructors. One shall be from a history seminar, and must be a research paper using primary sources. The other shall be based upon a paper begun in a preservation course, expanded through additional research and reading as directed by the instructor. Each paper must be at least 18 pages in length, using proper footnote and bibliographic forms.

Examinations
Students must pass general written and oral examinations, as with other history MA candidates.

Language requirement
Students are not required to demonstrate a knowledge of or competence in a foreign language.
 
 
 

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