Master of Arts in History
SUNY Cortland

Program Details

You can make history come alive for your students when you incorporate the human motives behind everyday events with knowledge from the Master of Arts in History at SUNY Cortland. This online history master’s program delves into the best practices of how to teach history. 

Through the online history coursework, you learn how to find primary sources as well as appropriate secondary sources. Students select research topics from subjects such as African Americans in the Civil War to modern China. Other topics include:

  • Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
  • Medieval Europe
  • Latin American revolutionary movements

% Online

100% Online

School Accreditation & Licensing

SUNY Cortland is accredited by:

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

Program Requirements & Restrictions

Minimum Education

Bachelor Degree

Recommended GPA

3.0 or above (4.0 scale)

Application Requirements

Official College Transcript(s), Resume/CV, Statement of Purpose/Intent, Recommendation/Reference Letter(s)

Additional Info

  • Preference will be given to applicants who have 24 credit hours in approved undergraduate history courses.