The department offers the Master of Arts with or without thesis. Graduates of the M.A. program are classroom teachers and chairs of social studies departments in junior and senior high schools. Some serve as curriculum consultants for school districts, while others are staff members in community colleges. A few have found the degree to be excellent preparation for professional work in correctional and penal institutions. For a few, the program has provided access to civil service positions at various levels of government.
Students choose from two programs.
Program A provides an opportunity for interdisciplinary work in history, social science, or related areas for classroom teachers and others interested in acquiring greater competence in their subject area. Program B is for individuals who have their bachelor's degree in history or one of the other social sciences and who wish to obtain a teaching certificate in the process of completing the master's degree. Doctor of Philosophy Graduates of the Ph.D. program hold administrative posts in institutions of higher education, serving as presidents, provosts, or deans of faculty or graduate studies. Some are department chairs in colleges of education or curriculum directors in large school districts. Many are in teacher education programs in colleges and universities, while others are college instructors in their areas of academic concentration.