Graduate Programs
Humanities Master's Program (M.A.)
Degree Requirements
The Master of Arts in Humanities requires completion of a 36-unit
program of study: 18 units of a core curriculum, 12 units of elective
study and 6 units of thesis or course options. Students must have
the approval of the program director before registering for any
course to count for the humanities degree.
Core Requirements (18 units)
Students must complete six 3-unit courses from the following core
areas: the Humanities and Philosophical Inquiry HUMA 616-630
(one course); the Humanities and Historical Inquiry HUMA 631-645
(two courses); the Humanities and Comparative Literary Inquiry HUMA
601-615 (two courses); and the Humanities and the Rhetorical Tradition
WRIT 611 (one course).
Electives (12 units)
Students may take courses from approved offerings in the four participating
departments (English, History, Modern Languages, Philosophy and
Religious Studies) and, with permission of the program director,
from two approved courses in theater, music, or art history in the
College of Fine Arts and Communication.
Thesis or Anthology Options (6 units)
Students will select one of the following options:
- Thesis and defense
or
- Two approved courses from the home departments and presentation
of a bound anthology of an introductory chapter and revised major
seminar papers after consultation with a mentor
The thesis or anthology must be submitted to the director by the seventh week of the semester that the student plans to graduate.
For information on all
matters related to admissions, fees, or registration, please contact
the Graduate School at 410-704-2501.
College of Graduate Studies and
Research
7800 York Road, Suite 216
Phone: 410-704-2501
Fax: 410-704-4675
E-mail: grads@towson.edu
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