BA and MA degree program in History

Loyola University of Chicago

The combined BA and MA degree program in History integrates Loyola University Chicago’s (LUC) current History degree programs at the undergraduate and master levels. The program provides specially selected History majors with the opportunity to more efficiently move through two degrees and thereby jump-start their professional development by completing two degrees in five rather than six years.

Graduates of this program are well prepared to pursue a PhD in History, to apply to a professional school, or to seek a teaching position at the post-secondary level.

The combined degree will be available for only the MA degree in History (not the program for the MA in Public History).

The Curriculum:

Students in a BA/MA program begin graduate courses during the first semester of their senior year. To complete the program, students will have to earn a total of 27 credit hours during their senior year and graduate career. Nine of those hours can count towards both the undergraduate major and the graduate degree. No graduate courses will be taken during the freshman, sophomore, or junior years.