The Master of Arts in History degree program offers thesis and non-thesis options. Both require successful completion of a foreign language examination. The thesis option requires 31 graduate hours and a thesis written under the supervision of a faculty advisor. The non-thesis option requires completion of 36 graduate hours and three written comprehensive examinations. Graduate students must submit a Plan of Study no later than one month after completing 12 semester hours of graduate credit.
Students have six years within which the coursework can apply toward degree requirements.
The admission process is initiated by submitting an application for admission to the Wichita State Graduate School. The WSU Graduate Bulletin describes general admission procedures. The Department of History offers graduate student assistantships on a competitive basis. Application must be made to the Department of History by March 1 of each year. The Public History Program additionally helps to support its students through paid internships.