Teaching American History Masters Degree Program

WELCOME!

Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the Department of History are pleased to announce an innovative new program of study.  Funded by a grant from the United States Department of Education, the Teaching American History Program will allow twenty Miami-Dade County Public School teachers to earn a Master’s Degree in History from FIU.  Starting in the Fall 2007 semester and over the next three years, students accepted into the program will complete a special curriculum of classes in American History, taken during the Fall, Spring, and Summer terms. Students in the program will receive financial assistance toward their credit-hours and books. The classes are designed especially with the needs of public school teachers in mind.  Check back on this page for more on the curriculum.

For more information on the Teaching American History Program generally, please go to:

http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/index.html

For the syllabus for the Fall 2007 course taught by Dr. Rock, click here.

If you are a teacher in Miami-Dade County public schools and would like to apply for this program, please follow the instructions below.

Eligibility

Only Miami-Dade Public School teachers are eligible for this program.

Deadline

Please complete entire application process no latter than August 13, 2007.  You may ignore other deadlines for application found in the graduate catalogue if you are applying to this program. If you are accepted into the program, you will be contacted after August 17 with sufficient time to enroll for the Fall semester.  Please check back on this page for updated enrollment information if you are accepted.

Requirements

Send a personal statement explaining your interest in the program and specifying your qualifications, background, experience, and areas of interest.  Include your email address, telephone number, and a mailing address. Send the personal statement to the Program only.

Provide one letter of recommendation.  Please instruct your recommender that this letter should evaluate your preparation in history studies as well as your chances for success in a graduate history program.  Send recommendation lettter to the Program only. Note: if you are pressed for time, your recommendation letter only may also be e-mailed to Dr. Ken Lipartito, Director.

Provide two copies of your official undergraduate uranscript(s).  One copy must be sent to the Program, the other to the University Graduate School's Office of Admissions. Note that acceptance to the History MA program normally requires an undergraduate GPA of 3.00, a GPA in history classes of 3.25 and 12 undergraduate hours of history and/or cognate fields (political science, geography, etc.).

MAIL ALL ITEMS TO:

Teaching American History Program
Department of History
Florida International University
University Park
Miami, FL 33199

You will also need to submit a University Graduate School Application, which involves:

1. the official university application form
2. transcripts from any and all post-secondary institution attended.
3. sending the application to:

Office of Graduate Admission,
Florida International University
University Park
Miiami, FL 33199

Financial Aid

Please check back for information about financial aid; a link to the relevant information will be available shortly.

Curriculum

Specific course and curriculum information will be available and distributed to participants once they have been admitted to the program.

Contact

Florida International University Department of History • DM 397 • University Park • Miami • FL • 33199
Tel: 305-348-2328 • FAX: 305-348-3561

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