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    "description": "<h1>Track Prerequisites</h1><p>The accelerated undergraduate/graduate program in history (for UCF History majors only) allows highly qualified UCF students to begin taking graduate-level courses that will count toward their master's degree while completing their baccalaureate degree program. Students apply for admission to the combined undergraduate and graduate program toward the end of their junior year or after 12 hours of upper-level history course work.</p><h1>Degree Requirements</h1><div><section><header data-test=\"grouping-0-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Required Courses (Core)</span></h2></div><div><span>6</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Complete the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6bcd714b5f71a4522259\" target=\"_blank\">HIS6159</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Historiography<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6bcd714b5f7c7452225f\" target=\"_blank\">HIS6905</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->History Capstone Class<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-1-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Required Courses (Specialization)</span></h2></div><div><span>18</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li><span>Complete <!-- -->1<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>\nStudents may specialize in one of the two areas below. Specialization courses must be approved by the student&#x27;s adviser.\n</div></div></li><div><span>Eastern Hemisphere: African, Asian, European, or Middle Eastern- 18 Credit Hours</span><li data-test=\"ruleView-B.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B.1-result\">Complete at least <span>6</span> of the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca69e16b6b6248033fff84\" target=\"_blank\">AFH5259</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in African History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca69e200f82730e4140be5\" target=\"_blank\">AFH5806</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->The Historiography of Slavery in Africa<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a1a00f8270eda140c86\" target=\"_blank\">ASH5229</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->History of the Middle East<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a1a02fd3aed106d8268\" target=\"_blank\">ASH5408</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in Modern China<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a1aa38edf37593ec1af\" target=\"_blank\">ASH5485</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->U.S. China Relations<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/61a9527714b25e36d4791b9d\" target=\"_blank\">ASH5925</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in South Asian History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a1a00f82757fc140c8d\" target=\"_blank\">ASH6936</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Seminar in US-China Relations<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b9802fd3a05946d84d4\" target=\"_blank\">EUH5419</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in Roman History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b9900f827a9b9140f1f\" target=\"_blank\">EUH5459</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in French History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b97714b5f2af55221c9\" target=\"_blank\">EUH5546</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium: British History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b97a8d2fb05a52d820c\" target=\"_blank\">EUH5579</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in Soviet Russia<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b97714b5f7a815221cd\" target=\"_blank\">EUH5905</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->European Imperialism<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b976b6b62ae694001dc\" target=\"_blank\">EUH5925</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in Medieval Europe<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b98e6bc793c5173e621\" target=\"_blank\">EUH5208</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in Early Modern History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6b9b00f827fac1140f22\" target=\"_blank\">EUH6939</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Seminar in European History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></div><div><span>Western Hemisphere: Caribbean, North American, or South American - 18 Credit Hours</span><li data-test=\"ruleView-A.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A.1-result\">Complete at least <span>6</span> of the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca69fb00f827a4b4140bf2\" target=\"_blank\">AMH5116</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in Early American History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/67b63af4b13c425ec8fa0b01\" target=\"_blank\">AMH5169</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in the American Early Republic<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca69fb5a15833cb39e6bd5\" target=\"_blank\">AMH5176</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in Civil War and Reconstruction<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca69fba38edf30bc3ec131\" target=\"_blank\">AMH5296</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in 20th Century U.S.<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/618e94010dabd73a863c456b\" target=\"_blank\">HIS5503</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->History of Technology<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca69fbe6bc795bb873e355\" target=\"_blank\">AMH5391</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in U.S. Cultural History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca69fba38edfc9ef3ec12d\" target=\"_blank\">AMH5406</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in American South<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca69fb00f8276d6d140bf7\" target=\"_blank\">AMH5636</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in US Environmental History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/61a94e0b3a3b238fd38551e8\" target=\"_blank\">AMH5925</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in US Military History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/61a950d014b25e364b791b85\" target=\"_blank\">AMH6346</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Seminar in the History of American Automobility<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca69fb00f8270734140bfa\" target=\"_blank\">AMH5077</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in Twentieth Century Tourism<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca69fb6b6b62d5ad3fff8e\" target=\"_blank\">AMH6429</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Seminar in Community and Local History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca69fea8d2fb3bd72d7fb4\" target=\"_blank\">AMH6939</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Seminar in U.S. History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6bcde6bc796d1f73e68f\" target=\"_blank\">HIS5067</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Introduction to Public History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6bcda38edf55d43ec5ad\" target=\"_blank\">HIS5083</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Cultural Heritage Management<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6bcd714b5f4b0952225c\" target=\"_blank\">HIS5925</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->History in the Digital Age<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6bcc714b5f811e522257\" target=\"_blank\">HIS6096</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Seminar in Historic Preservation<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6bcd714b5fb47e52225e\" target=\"_blank\">HIS6165</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Digital Tools for Historians<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6bcc714b5f86a0522258\" target=\"_blank\">HIS6167</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Spatial History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6bcd6b6b62b03c400259\" target=\"_blank\">HIS5088</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Readings in Curation and Public History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6bcc02fd3a45ca6d856e\" target=\"_blank\">HIS6094</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Seminar in Curation and New Media<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca7fade6bc79659273e877\" target=\"_blank\">LAH5920</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium in Latin American History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6bce00f8277560140fed\" target=\"_blank\">HIS5926</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Colloquium: History of Women and Gender<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6bd0a8d2fbed212d8286\" target=\"_blank\">HIS6592</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Seminar in Oral History<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></div></ul></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-2-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Elective Courses</span></h2></div><div><span>6</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Earn at least <span>6</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>\nStudents will choose history courses outside their area of specialization.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-3-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Thesis</span></h2></div><div><span>6</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li><span>Complete <!-- -->all<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><div><span>Hours</span><li data-test=\"ruleView-A.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A.1-result\">Earn at least <span>6</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>\nHIS 6971 - Thesis\n\nThe culminating event of the program is a minimum of six credit hours at the 6000-level developing and sustaining a historical argument in writing according to the accepted professional and ethical standards of the discipline.\n\n</div></div></li></div><div><span>Defense</span><li data-test=\"ruleView-B.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B.1-result\"><div>\nThe final step in completing the thesis requirement is a one-hour oral defense before the thesis committee.\n</div></div></li></div></ul></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-4-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Comprehensive Examinations</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>\nEach candidate for the Master of Arts in History must pass written examinations in two fields upon conclusion of regular course work and before beginning a thesis. These examinations must be taken and passed as part of the requirements for the capstone course. Students are provided two attempts at successfully passing the examinations. Each student will also submit a thesis prospectus and preliminary bibliography, which the three members of the student&#x27;s thesis committee judge acceptable as the preliminary step to beginning the thesis. An oral defense of the written exams and the thesis prospectus and bibliography is also a requirement of the capstone course.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-5-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Foreign Language</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>\nStudents will also be expected to demonstrate reading competency in one foreign language translation examination. The foreign language examination (FLE) must be completed one semester prior to the thesis defense. For detailed information on the History Foreign Language Exam requirement and process, please see the department&#x27;s MA program handbook.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><h3>Grand Total Credits:<!-- --> <strong>36</strong></h3></div><h1>Application Requirements</h1><h1>Financial Information</h1><p>Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans. For more information, see the College of Graduate Studies <a href=\"https://funding.graduate.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Funding website</a>, which describes the types of financial assistance available at UCF and provides general guidance in planning your graduate finances. The Financial Information section of the Graduate Catalog is another key resource.</p> <p><strong>UCF Student Financial Assistance<br />Millican Hall 120</strong><br />Telephone: 407-823-2827<br />Appointment Line: 407-823-5285<br />Fax: 407-823-5241<br /><a href=\"mailto:finaid@ucf.edu\">finaid@ucf.edu</a><br /><a href=\"http://finaid.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><h1>Fellowship Information</h1><p>Fellowships are awarded based on academic merit to highly qualified students. They are paid to students through the Office of Student Financial Assistance, based on instructions provided by the College of Graduate Studies. Fellowships are given to support a student's graduate study and do not have a work obligation. For more information, see <a href=\"https://graduate.ucf.edu/fellowships/\" target=\"_blank\">UCF Graduate Fellowships</a>, which includes descriptions of university fellowships and what you should do to be considered for a fellowship.</p> <p><strong>Grad Fellowships</strong><br />Telephone: 407-823-0127<br /><a href=\"mailto:gradfellowship@ucf.edu\">gradfellowship@ucf.edu</a><br /><a href=\"https://funding.graduate.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><p><u><b>Additional Notes on the Accelerated Undergraduate and Graduate Program in History</b></u></p> <ul> <li>Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.</li> <li>Students must earn at least a &quot;B-&quot; in each undergraduate and graduate history course for them to be counted toward the major.</li> <li>Students must compile a portfolio of their written work in history (completed inside and outside the classroom).</li> <li>Students admitted to the combined bachelor's/master's program may take one 5000-level course the first semester of their senior year.</li> <li>After successfully completing one 5000-level course, students will be eligible to take <a href=\"#/courses/ByWH0oJdiO?bc=true&amp;bcCurrent=Historiography&amp;bcGroup=HIS&amp;bcItemType=Courses\">HIS 6159 - Historiography</a> and another 5000-level course or the 6000-level seminar following the 5000-level colloquium they have already completed.</li> <li>Students may substitute these 9 hours of graduate-level work for 9 hours of 3000- or 4000-level undergraduate work</li> <li>Students need to pay fees at the graduate rate for the graduate courses they take.</li> </ul> <p><u><b>Schedule for Students Enrolled Full-time</b></u></p> <ul> <li>Students complete 9 hours of graduate-level courses in their senior year.</li> <li>Students enroll in at least 3 credit hours of graduate-level courses the summer after they receive their bachelor's degree.</li> <li>Students enroll in 9 hours of graduate-level courses in both spring and fall semesters during their master's program.</li> <li>Students complete the Capstone course, pass their preliminary exams, and fulfill their foreign language requirement by the end of their first year in the master's program.</li> <li>Students complete and defend a master's thesis in 6 hours.</li> </ul> <p><u><b>Undergraduate Requirements</b></u></p> <p>Please see the current edition of the Undergraduate Catalog.</p> <p><u><b>Graduate Requirements</b></u></p> <p>The History MA program requires a minimum of 36 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree, including 12 credit hours of required courses, 18 credit hours in an area of concentration, and six credit hours of electives outside of the area of concentration. Students must pass a foreign language competency test, pass a written examination in two fields, and successfully complete and defend their thesis. No graduate credit is given for any grade lower than &quot;B- .&quot;</p>",
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