The Program

The Department of History at Arkansas State University announces a new MA with emphasis in Global History.  The program is intended to respond to the growing need for teachers at both the High School and Community College level who are trained in the “New World History.”  The proliferation of Global history courses at both the High School and College levels, and the introduction of the new World History AP exam, has created a need for teachers at both levels with training not just in non-Western history, but also with an understanding of the main themes and approaches that the best world historians are bringing to their research and teaching.  In addition to course work and the option to write a thesis, students in the program will have the opportunity to teach a section of World History under the supervision of a professor.  Students who intend to pursue a Ph.D. will also find that this program prepares them to do further graduate study.

 

Requirements:

 

Theory and Practice of Global History               3 credits

 

Seminar in Global History (topic varies)             3 credits

 

Additional Global History courses                       9 credits

 

5 Graduate-level Electives                                      15 credits

 

The Courses

 

The following is a sample of the course that will be offered.  Some are course in their own right, others will be offered as topics for the Seminar in Global History.

 

HIST 6513: Theory and Practice of Global History (Gilbert)

 

HIST 5613: Seminar in Global History (topic and instructor varies)

 

HIST 6523: Africa, Slavery, and World History (Gilbert)

 

HIST 6533: Indian Ocean World since 1100 (Gilbert)

 

HIST 6543: History of the Crusades (Pobst)

 

HIST 5653: History of Medicine (Anderson)

 

Possible offerings for the Seminar in Global History:

 

The Black Death in Global Perspective (Pobst)

 

Global Environmental History (Gilbert)

 

The Art of War (Maynard)

 

Comparative Frontiers: South Africa and the United States (Milner)