Master of Arts in Humanities with Alternative Certification

Degree Requirements

Master of Arts in Humanities with Alternative Certification

Complete the requirements below and see additional requirements for Alternative Certification.

Master of Humanities

1. Thirty-six units of course work at the 5000 level or above.
2. Three Great Works courses.
3. A comprehensive, written examination on three questions that professors write, based on three general topic areas that students previously discuss with their professors. Topics may not be identical to students’ final paper topics in any of their classes.

Master of Humanities with Alternative Certification

Complete the above requirements and see additional requirements for Alternative Certification.

Texas State Alternative Certification Requirements

Interested students may complete the Alternative Teacher Certification program, at the elementary or secondary levels, alongside the Master of Arts or Master of Humanities with Classical Education Concentration. Please note, however, that in order to do so, students must be admitted into the Alternative Teacher Certification program separately (please see the requirements for the Alternative Teacher Certification program for details). Moreover, note that while it is possible to complete the Alternative Teacher Certification program plus the Master of Humanities with Classical Education Concentration with 36 credits, provided the student takes only the core requirements in both programs, combining Alternative Teacher Certification with the Master of Arts program will require at least 42 credits. Students who successfully acquire Texas State Teacher Certification may transfer their credential to states that have reciprocity agreements with Texas.

Additional Stipulations

1. Time limit: all requirements ordinarily must be met within six years of a student’s initial registration in course work, excluding leaves of absence.
2. Transfer credits: refer to “Graduate School Policies” in the “Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts” section for transfer credit information.
3. Students who enroll in the Humanities program to earn pre-requisites to enter another Master’s program in Braniff cannot transfer programs any later than after earning 15 credit hours in the program into which they intend to transfer.
4. University undergraduates may count Humanities Great Works Courses as part of a Humanities graduate degree only if they have taken them at the 6000 level and have not counted them toward the undergraduate degree.
5. No more than 12 hours taken at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture may count toward the degree. Students who take 12 hours at the DIHC may request that a member of the DIHC faculty be one of their thesis readers.
6. All DIHC transfers must take at least 18 hours of course work in the regular university program.