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Master of Arts in Humanities

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Graduate Programs in Interdisciplinary Studies inHumanities

The Master of Arts program within the Graduate Program in Humanities is designed to broaden the student's academic background and cultural knowledge through a series of seminars that study intellectual history from the classical period to the modern era. Students gain added depth by taking four advanced courses within a defined field of study.

Application is made through the Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities office. Application procedures and deadlines are available on the web at http://gradadmissions.stanford.edu. The M.A. program in Humanities is ideally completed as a half-time, two-year program, but under some circumstances it may be completed in one year as a full-time program. The program does not offer financial aid for the master's program.

REQUIREMENTS

  1. Complete graduate-level course work in the five required areas: classical age, the middle ages, Renaissance and early modern period, the Enlightenment, and modernity, with at least three of the five areas to be covered by the GPH seminars (321-325). The remaining two may be covered by GPH seminars or, by petition, by courses in the student's approved concentration (see below).
  2. Complete four graduate-level courses in an approved concentration to be determined in consultation with the director. At least one of these must be a graduate-level research seminar for which a research paper is required. Under "Statement of Purpose" on the application form, the candidate must indicate the field of study (for example, art history, early modern studies, philosophy, etc.) from which the graduate-level courses are drawn. The candidate must also note his or her qualifications for undertaking graduate study in that designated field. Once admitted, the student submits a proposed program of study to the director, specifying the particular courses to be taken. The proposed program is approved on its own merits to ensure that the chosen graduate courses are suited to the M.A. in Humanities.
  3. Enrollment and participation in HUMNTIES 301, The Graduate Student and Faculty Colloquium, during all quarters of study toward the M.A.
  4. Complete HUMNTIES 298, Graduate Program in Humanities Symposium, Spring Quarter. Prior completion of the Symposium Paper may be substituted with special consent.

The minimum number of units for the M.A. degree is 45. Additional elective units may be taken at the option of the student.

Undergraduates wishing to pursue the M.A. as part of a coterminal program should speak with the program administrator about the application procedures for coterminal students.

For University coterminal degree program rules and University application forms, see http://registrar.stanford.edu/shared/publications.htm#Coterm.

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