Four to six months of full-time employment in a business or industry chosen to provide practical experience in the student's major field. The cooperative education program consists of one or two work experiences alternated with full-time attendance at the University. Approval by Cooperative Education Office and department permission. A critical study of the writings, philosophy, and influence of major historians. Fifteen hours of graduate credit in history.
Content varies with student needs and interests and available placement opportunities.
May not be repeated for credit. Intensive research into an historical problem and the preparation of a thesis consistent in substance and form with the standards of the historical profession. An intensive study of a problem or group of problems under the direction of a University faculty member. A maximum of six hours may be applied toward a degree program. A maximum of three hours may be taken in any one semester or session.