Graduate Programs

Masters in History

The MA in history is designed to meet the needs of students who seek a thorough understanding of history and historiography.  Students may pursue either a thesis, professional paper, or a public history option.  Requirements for the thesis option include a minimum of 30 semester credit hours, including 6 hours credit for the thesis. The professional paper option requires a minimum of 36 semester credit hours, including 3 credit hours for the professional paper.  The Public History Option requires 36 semester credit hours including 3-6 credit hours of Public History, 3-6 credit hours in an internship, and a professional paper.  Both theses and professional papers are defended orally before a panel of three faculty members.  For more information about the Master's in History, contact Dr. Mark Kessler at mkessler@twu.edu.

Masters in Government

The MA in government is designed to meet the needs of students who seek a thorough understanding of political science, political theory, and legal studies.  Students may pursue either a thesis option, a professional paper option or a practicum capstone option.  Requirements for the thesis option include a minimum of 30 semester credit hours, including 6 hours credit for the thesis.  The professional paper option requires a minimum of 36 semester credit hours, including 3 credit hours for the professional paper.  The practicum capstone option requires a minimum of 36 semester credit hours, including 6 hours of internship with a paper.  Theses, professional papers and practicum papers are defended orally before a panel of three faculty members.  For more information about the Masters in Government, contact Dr. Mark Kessler at mkessler@twu.edu.

Research Interests

To learn more about the research interests of our students, see their MA Theses and Professional Papers.

Program Highlights

Graduate seminars in history and government are small, student centered and interactive.  Faculty work closely with graduate students, advising on degree plans, career opportunities, and research projects.

How to Apply

Admission Requirements for History and Goverment MA Program

To assure consideration of your application, a complete application should be submitted at least two months prior to the beginning of the semester that you wish to start.

Graduate Student News

Spring 2012 - Tiffany Smith, Katie Fogle and Jaclyn Hise, all graduate students in history served as judges for Texas History Day at the Keller Independent School District.  Winners for this event will go on to compete in a regional event to be held at the University of North Texas.  Winners of the regional event will then compete on the state level in Austin, with winners moving on to National History Day in Washington, D.C.

Spring 2012 - Tiffany Smith a graduate student in history, has been selected as the winner of the Virginia Chandler Dykes Award from the College of Arts and Sciences.  This prestigious award is given for academic excellence, community engagement, and leadership.

Spring 2012 - Dee Binyon, a graduate student in government, presented her paper "America’s Failings: U.S. Intervention in Nicaragua, 1909-1933” at the 2012 Phi Alpha Theta Biennial National Convention in Orlando, Florida.

Spring 2012 - Tiffany Smith, a graduate student in history, presented her paper "Social Change in San Angelo, Texas 1919-1941” at the 2012 Phi Alpha Theta Biennial National Convention in Orlando, Florida.

Spring 2012 - Katie Fogle, a graduate student in history, presented her paper "Together Like a Horse and Buckboard: Love and Marriage on the American Frontier, 1860-1930” at the 2012 Phi Alpha Theta Biennial National Convention in Orlando, Florida.

Spring 2012 - Jaclyn Hise, a graduate student in history, presented her paper "Race, Labor, and Women: Emma Tenayuca and the Pecan Sheller Strike of 1938” at the 2012 Phi Alpha Theta Biennial National Convention in Orlando, Florida.

Spring 2011 - Melba Chance, a graduate student in history, presented her paper "Causes of Conflict: Modern Historians, Thomas Shepard, Anne Hutchison, and the Antinomian Controversy" at the Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Abilene Christian University.

Spring 2011 - Katie Fogle, a graduate student in history, presented her paper "Writing Eve in the Garden: Exploring the Pastoral Experiences of Women Through the Eyes of the 19th Century Writers" at the Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Abilene Christian University.

Spring 2011 - Jaclyn Hise, a graduate student in history, presented her paper "Chinese Women's Liberation Through Rural Rebellions, Christian Missionaries, and the 1898 Reform Movement" at the Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Abilene Christian University.

Spring 2011 - Tiffany Smith, a graduate student in history, presented her paper "Consequences of Imperioal Collision of Britain and Russia in Central Asia on Afghanistan, 'Gateway to India,' 1880-1901" at the Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Abilene Christian University.

Spring 2011 - Amalia "Molly" Diamond-Rammirez, a graduate student in women's studies, presented her paper "Hegemonic Mascuinity in the Great Depression" at the Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Abilene Christian University.

Spring 2011 - Leslie Lindsey, a graduate student in history, presented her paper "It Just So Happened These Girls Were Qualified: Women Helicopter Pilots and the Business of Aviation, 1955-1965" at the Annual Thinking Gender Conference at the UCLA Center for the Study of Women in Los Angeles, CA.

Spring 2011 - Leslie Lindsey, a graduate student in history, presented an education session "Who Are the Whirly-Girls?" at the Annual Women in Aviation International Conference in Reno, NV.

Spring 2011 - Leslie Lindsey, a graduate student in history, was selected for inclusion in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges for 2011.

Spring 2011 - Monica Alfaro, a graduate student in government, was selected for inclusion in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges for 2011.

Spring 2010 - Gregory Michna, a graduate student in history, presented his paper, “'The late Declaration of the American Congress' Debated: Reaction to the Declaration of Independence in The Gentleman’s Magazine" at the 2010 Phi Alpha Theta Biennial National Convention in San Diego, California. 

Spring 2010 - Leslie Lindsey, a graduate student in history, presented her paper, “'Their Eggbeaters Aren’t in the Kitchen': The Whirly-Girls Women Helicopter Pilots in the United States, 1955-1965" at the 2010 Phi Alpha Theta Biennial National Convention in San Diego, California.

Fall 09 - Teresa Pierce, a graduate student in History, published the article, “Those Quaking Female Prophetesses,” in Ibid the peer-reviewed publication of TWU’s Phi Alpha Theta Chapter.

Fall 09 - Bridgette Baima, a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Teaching program, published the article, “Christian Culture in Seventeenth-Century New Spain,” in Ibid the peer-reviewed publication of TWU’s Phi Alpha Theta Chapter.

Summer 09 - Leslie Lindsey, a graduate student in History, recently completed an internship at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.  Over ten weeks this summer, she worked for the Aeronautics Division in the Collections and Curatorial Affairs Department, which is responsible for the museum's historical research and collecting activities related to flight in the atmosphere.  Leslie's primary responsibilities included helping with a major gallery renovation to open next year and assisting the general aviation curator with updating information to go online about artifacts in the collection.

Spring 09 - Leslie Lindsey, a graduate student in history, presented her paper, “Higher, Faster, and Farther: The First Lady Astronaut Trainees, Gender Roles, and the Cold War” at the 2009 Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at the University of North Texas.  She also presented her paper, “Established Church: Anglican Theology and Sacred Architecture in Colonial Virginia,” at the 2008 Phi Alpha Theta Biennial National Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Spring 09 - Jennifer K. Nalley, a graduate student in history, presented her paper, “Abigail Adams and ‘Remembering the Ladies’: Feminist Trends, Progressive Thinking” at the 2009 Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at the University of North Texas.  She also presented her paper, “Epistemology of U.S. Women’s History: A Disciplinary Analysis,” at the 2008 Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Texas Wesleyan University.

Spring 09 - Brittney Martin, a graduate student in history, presented her paper, “Historiography of Black Women, Leadership Roles in Literature,” at the 2008 Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Texas Wesleyan University.

Spring 09 - Michan Chowritmootoo, a graduate student in history, presented her paper, “Witch Sorties from the Russian Front at the 2008 Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Texas Wesleyan University.

Spring 09 - Noelle Depperschmidt, a graduate student in history, presented her paper, “Transcendental Women: Margaret Fuller and Female Identity,” at the 2008 Phi Alpha Theta Biennial National Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Spring 09 - Kristina Birch, a graduate student in history, presented the paper , “Play Ball! Baseball as Entertainment and Escape in Modern Society, 1920-1940,”  at the 2008 Phi Alpha Theta Biennial National Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Spring 09 - Leslie Lindsey, a graduate student in history, presented the paper "Machiavelli and the Megachurch: Elements of Empire in Discourses on Livy and The Purpose Driven Church" at the Annual Graduate Conference on Power and  Struggle at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

Fall 08 - Michan Chowritmootoo, a graduate student in history, published the article, “Translator Traitor,” in Ibid the peer-reviewed publication of TWU’s Phi Alpha Theta Chapter.

Fall 08 - Teresa S. Pierce, a graduate student in history, published the article, “Women in the Late Middle Ages,” in Ibid the peer-reviewed publication of TWU’s Phi Alpha Theta Chapter.

Fall 08 - Leslie Lindsey, a graduate student in history, published the article, “Established Church: Anglican Theology and Sacred Architecture in Colonial Virginia,”  in Ibid the peer-reviewed publication of TWU’s Phi Alpha Theta Chapter.