The campus is the site of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, an invaluable resource for the study of twentieth-century politics. All candidates for graduate degrees are expected to develop a broad competence in the discipline as a whole as well as expertise in specific areas. Graduate Studies Committee Degree Requirements Master of Arts. Students pursuing this degree take at least thirty semester hours of coursework. The program requires at least twenty-one hours of graduate coursework, including the thesis, and six hours of supporting coursework outside the department.
Most students complete the degree in four semesters.
Working full-time on the degree, it is possible to finish the program in two semesters and one summer session, or twelve months. Doctor of Philosophy. Additional information on specific requirements and procedures is available from the department.