MA Thesis or Project

15 credits · Graduate

Working under the guidance of a supervisor, each student must plan a study requiring original research and sophisticated analysis in order to produce and defend either (a) a substantial thesis or project of approximately 25,000 to 30,000 words (85-100 pages) or (b) an original project of comparable weight to a thesis. Projects may include knowledge transmission, museum exhibits, documentary films, creative writing, digital history initiatives, and/or artistic projects based on substantial historical research. This is a PASS/FAIL course. Prerequisite(s): Students must have completed the graduate courses required for a Master’s degree in history, including HIST 700-3 HIST 760-12 History Master’s Major Research Paper Students complete a scholarly paper of approximately 9,000 to 11,000 words (30-36 pages), based on original research and defending an original argument, and modelled on an article-length manuscript prepared for submission to a peer-reviewed historical journal. Students prepare an oral presentation of about 20 minutes based on that scholarly paper, and modelled on a presentation at a scholarly conference. This is a PASS/FAIL course. Prerequisite(s) with concurrency: HIST 700-3, HIST 745-3, and four other graduate courses Preclusion(s): HIST 750-15