Masters Degree in Social Science - History Concentration

Faculty

History Concentration

Coordinator: Dr. Shawn Comminey, Chair, Department of History

Rodney G. Higgins Hall – Suite 407

Phone: (225) 771-3260

GRADUATE FACULTY:

Jackson, Wanda

Ph.D., History

University of Kentucky

Comminey, Shawn

Ph.D., History

Florida State University

E-Mail: shawn.bryant@sus.edu

Associate Professors:

Breaux, Peter

Ph.D., History

Florida State University

E-Mail: Peter.Breaux@sus.edu

Assistant Professors:

Garrison-Harrison, Christy

Ph.D., History

Georgia State University

Email: Christy.Harrison@sus.edu

Malveaux, August

D.A., Humanities (History)

Clark-Atlanta University

Introduction

Introduction

The Master of Arts in Social Sciences is an interdisciplinary degree encompassing the areas of history, political science and sociology, with a concentration in one of the three areas.

The program is designed to meet the needs of rural and metropolitan area teachers, junior and middle level social service and personnel administrators, and beginning graduate students who plan to pursue doctoral studies in one of the disciplines. Thesis and non-thesis options are offered.

Admissions Requirements

GRADUATE DEGREE OFFERED M.A. Social Science ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • Admission to the Graduate School at Southern University with a minimum 2.7 G.P.A.
  • Completion of a minimum of fifteen (15) hours of undergraduate courses in history
  • Course deficiencies must be eliminated by completing the necessary undergraduate courses

Plan of Study

Core Courses

HIST 500BSeminar in Social Science

3

Electives

HIST 506BMethods & Mat of Ethn Studies

3

HIST 510BElderly in America

3

HIST 548BAfrican Civilizatn/Latin Amer

3

HIST 545BAfrican History

3

HIST 546BAfrican History

3

HIST 504BAmerican History to 1861

3

HIST 505BAmerican History since 1861

3

HIST 507BProbs & Rdgs in Ethn Studies

3

HIST 508BSem in American Slavery

3

HIST 530BSeminar on Louisiana

3

HIST 550BWest African History

3

HIST 547BHistory of South Africa

3

HIST 550BWest African History

3

HIST 547BHistory of South Africa

3

HIST 562BAfrican History & Culture

3

HIST 584BSeminar in 20th Cent America

3

HIST 586BSem 20th Century Negro

3

HIST 588BSeminar Urban History

3

HIST 593BSeminar Latin America

3

HIST 598BHistory of Labor Movement

3

HIST 600BThesis

3