Department of History

Overview

Southeast Missouri State University / Department of History is located in Cape Girardeau, MO, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	History
(Certificate)	Heritage interpretation
Master of Arts (MA)	Public history	Historic preservation
Master of Arts (MA)	Public history	Heritage education
(Certificate)	Historic preservation

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis or comprehensive exams plus a capstone project/paper (for history); thesis or internship plus advanced project in applied history and comprehensive exams (for public history)

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

7

Applied

5

Accepted

3

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

40

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	August 1st	June 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 21st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 2.75; 24 semester hours of undergraduate credit in history; letter of intent indicating how past experiences have prepared the candidate for graduate study and what the candidate expects to achieve through graduate study; two letters of recommendation; academic or professional writing sample
Additional Entrance Requirements	Minimum GPA of 2.75; letter of intent indicating how past experiences have prepared the candidate for graduate study and what the candidate expects to achieve through graduate study; two letters of recommendation; academic or professional writing sample

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	June 30
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

14

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	7.14%
White or Caucasian	92%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (50%)

Faculty

10

Total faculty

Full-time - 10

Part-time - 0

Male (6)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Medieval Europe; modern Europe including Britain, Germany, France, Russia, and Spain; colonial and nineteenth-century America; twentieth-century America and American West; public history and medieval Europe; modern Europe including Britain, Germany, France, Russia, and Spain; colonial and nineteenth-century America; twentieth-century America and American West; public history and historic preservation; Latin America

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

0

Location & Contact

Address One University Plaza
Cape Girardeau, MO  63701-4799
United States

Contact Dr. Toni Alexander
Chairperson/Professor of History
Email: talexander@semo.edu
Phone: 573-651-2179
Fax: 573-651-5114

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