MA Program

Master of Arts Degree

Overview

The M.A. program consists of three basic elements:

  1. Three two-term graduate courses (or equivalent in one-term courses), including a mandatory half-course in ‘Historical Methods'
  2. Second Language Credit (normally French 9005) to be completed before the end of the Winter Term
  3. Cognate Paper (History 9900) - a research paper of approximately 12,500 words (about 50 pages), to be completed during the Summer Term.

The Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Experience

See the GTA Handbook

The basic funding package is a combination of Graduate Teaching Assistant salary (which requires being at the university during the academic year) and the supplementary WGRS (Western Graduate Research Scholarship). This is provided to all MA students maintaining a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 78%, and to all PhD students who have not acquired outside funding, and who maintain a GPA of 78%.* PhD students should be aware that the university and the Department of History cannot offer funding beyond the fourth year. 

*please note that funding cannot be guaranteed for applicants who do not meet the February 1 deadline.