History Graduate Certificate

Program Overview

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

General Graduated Certificate Admission Requirements

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The Graduate Certificate in History is designed for high school teachers interested in enhancing their mastery of historical methods and acquiring an advanced grasp of the discipline of history. This six-course, 18 credit hour program also provides teachers the credentials required by the Higher Learning Commission to teach dual-enrollment courses for college credit in their schools. Additionally, the certificate program is an excellent way to earn graduate-level credits applicable to the M.A. program in history at UNC.

Degree Requirements — 18 credits

Students must earn 18 credits in 500 or 600 level history classes.

Required Courses — 6 hours

All students must earn passing grades for the following two courses:

HIST 500	Historiography	3
HIST 690	Writing Seminar	3

Elective Courses — 12 hours

All students must earn passing grades in four additional 500 or 600-level courses in history.

HIST 510	Seminar in Chinese History	3
HIST 512	Seminar in Asian History	3
HIST 516	Seminar in Latin American History	3
HIST 518	Modern Africa	3
HIST 520	Colonial America 1492 to 1763	3
HIST 522	Seminar in Southwest History	3
HIST 530	Topics in American History	3
HIST 557	Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance History	3
HIST 580	Seminar in History	3
HIST 589	Seminar in European History	3
HIST 595	Graduate Topics in History	3
HIST 598	Environmental History	3
HIST 622	Directed Studies	1- 6
HIST 690	Writing Seminar	3