History (MA)
Master of Arts
Deepen your knowledge of history to advance your teaching career, prepare for new employment opportunities, or enrich your understanding of historical and contemporary events.
- Begin the newly revamped program August 2025
- After Fall 2025, begin the program any term
- Application Deadline: August 1 - Apply now!
You may be eligible to receive a scholarship. See below for details!
Features
Entirely Online | 30 Credits | Self-Paced Approach | Part or Full-time options
- Gain research and investigative skills fostering a thoughtful and ongoing study of history and its dissemination.
- Coursework includes an advanced mastery of the basic methods of historical interpretation.
- Meets qualifications for current educators to teach high school concurrent enrollment program (CEP) history classes.
- Flexible, self-paced courses, offered in 8-week or 4-week sessions, designed to fit the schedules of working professionals.
- Connect with established professionals in the field to deepen content knowledge and enrich your teaching practice.
As an Online & Distance Education student, you’ll have a dedicated Enrollment Contact and Program Coordinator to assist you with registering for classes, navigating the course sequence and billing process, preparing for graduation and much more.
 | Kenneth Atkinson Program Coordinator & Professor Department of History kenneth.atkinson@uni.edu |
 | Alyssa Dyall-Bruner Graduate Recruitment Coordinator Online & Distance Education alyssa.dyall-bruner@uni.edu |
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Courses are taught asynchronously via Blackboard, a dynamic platform that will enhance your learning experience. The program's flexible plan of study allows you to pace your coursework while pursuing a career. Fall and spring courses are taught in eight-week modules within traditional university semesters. You also have the option to take 4-week courses over winter and summer sessions allowing you to complete the program faster. Additionally, most courses offer the opportunity to opt-in to flexible Zoom class sessions to connect with the professor, engage with the content, and build community with colleagues.
Our graduates are prepared to advance their careers in various professional areas. Completion of our degree meets qualifications for current educators to teach high school concurrent enrollment program (CEP) history classes. UNI History MA alumni have also secured positions such as academic administrators, public service, non-profit and NGO academic coordinators and advisors, museum and historical society directors and associates, curators, youth coordinators and associates and archivists.
Individualized Support Services
Throughout every step of your program, you'll have a dedicated team of support staff ready to assist you. You'll also have access to UNI services such as:
- Personalized academic advising
- Support from Financial Aid, Career Services and Rod Library staff
- Academic support and tutoring opportunities
- Access to student accessibility services and staff
- Technical support assistance
Courses are taught asynchronously via Blackboard, a dynamic platform that will enhance your learning experience. The program's flexible plan of study allows you to pace your coursework while pursuing a career. Fall and spring courses are taught in eight-week modules within traditional university semesters. You also have the option to take 4-week courses over winter and summer sessions allowing you to complete the program faster. Additionally, most courses offer the opportunity to opt-in to flexible Zoom class sessions to connect with the professor, engage with the content, and build community with colleagues.
Our graduates are prepared to advance their careers in various professional areas. Completion of our degree meets qualifications for current educators to teach high school concurrent enrollment program (CEP) history classes. UNI History MA alumni have also secured positions such as academic administrators, public service, non-profit and NGO academic coordinators and advisors, museum and historical society directors and associates, curators, youth coordinators and associates and archivists.
Individualized Support Services
Throughout every step of your program, you'll have a dedicated team of support staff ready to assist you. You'll also have access to UNI services such as:
- Personalized academic advising
- Support from Financial Aid, Career Services and Rod Library staff
- Academic support and tutoring opportunities
- Access to student accessibility services and staff
- Technical support assistance
Admission Requirements
- To be admitted, students must submit:
- A statement of interest being sure to include motivations for seeking a graduate degree, and discussion of why you are pursuing graduate coursework in History.
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (GPAs of 2.75+ may be considered for provisional admission).
- Official transcripts sent directly to the Office of Admissions.
Scholarships
History MA Scholarships
The Ray Johnston Graduate Student in American History Scholarship, the Tim Hilby History Scholarship, and the Loren N. Horton Scholarship are available to students seeking an MA degree in History. Apply for any of these via the UNI Scholarship Application.
Online & Distance Education (ODE) Scholarship
UNI Online & Distance Education offers scholarships to degree-seeking graduate students. Qualified applicants will be awarded a $2,000 scholarship ($500 each fall and spring term). Submit your ODE scholarship application online.
Next Steps
Express Interest
Complete our online information request form. We'll send program updates, important information, and application deadlines directly to your inbox!
Apply now
Along with the application, students must submit the required additional application materials listed above.
Scholarships Available
Check out the scholarships listed above and submit your application. Call 319-273-7206 or email online@uni.edu with any questions or if you need assistance!
Delivery of this program is contingent on a sufficient number of students being accepted into the program.
Carrie Eiderts
“The grad experience at UNI was a wonderful opportunity to be surrounded by professors and students who all share a passion for studying the history of the world around us and to have a chance to explore that passion with the support of those with a wide variety of experiences and knowledge.”
Class of 2015, History MA