The basic requirements of the graduate program in history are specified in the LSU Graduate Catalog. Depending upon their qualifications, students in the graduate program in history may pursue either the master's or doctoral degree.
Course work is primarily in research and reading seminars.
Ordinarily, a master's degree entails writing a thesis, although a non-thesis option is available. The doctoral degree requires, among other things, the writing of a dissertation. The Department of History's graduate program is especially strong in the history of the American South, Britain, modern Europe and Latin America. Computer facilities within the department include a work area equipped with computers and printers for graduate students. The University has extensive facilities to support the research of the department's graduate students and faculty members.