a former professor. A recommendation from a Master of Arts in History commanding officer or employer will be accepted. The letter should be as specific as possible in analyzing the Department of History applicant’s writing, research, and analytical skills and 843-953-5073 potential for success in the program. www.citadel.edu/military-history 5. Resume or C.V.

Program Requirements Dr. David Preston Program Director In consultation with an advisor, each degree candidate will [email protected] develop a course of study, define a particular track for completion of the Capstone Experience, and establish a potential field or topic Mission Statement of interest if the student is writing a master’s thesis. Students pursuing a master’s thesis are encouraged to begin research and The Citadel’s Online Master of Arts in discussion with their advisor at an early date. provides advanced historical study of the theory and practice of warfare, the institutions and operations of military forces, and GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (non-credit bearing) the impact of and warfare on societies. The degree • Darkness to Light Training equips graduates with a holistic understanding of the history • The Citadel Principled Leadership Seminar – LDRS 500 and evolution of warfare—from the strategic to the operational and tactical levels. The Citadel’s History Department and The distribution of course requirements follows affiliated fellows bring together award-winning and this general scheme: experienced scholars in the fields of studies and military • Introduction to Military History (2 courses/6 hours) history. The M.A. in Military History advances The Citadel’s • Foundations in Military History (3 courses/9 hours) central institutional mission of educating and commissioning • Conflict Studies (2 courses/6 hours) officers into the United States Armed Forces. The degree is • War and Society (1 course/3 hours) designed to provide for the continuing educational needs of • Capstone Experience (2 courses/6 hours) military officers; government officials in the fields of diplomacy, national defense, homeland security, and The program offers three tracks for fulfillment of the Capstone intelligence; public historians; corporate and business leaders; Experience, according to each student’s goals: and public school teachers. Graduates will be equipped to utilize military history in analysis, operations, research, writing, 1. Thesis track students must take MLTH 601 and 602 and teaching within the U.S. Armed Forces, the federal (Master’s Thesis) and defend their thesis in a committee of government, public history, public , and the private three professors. This track enables students to produce a sector. deeply researched piece of historical scholarship and to pursue publication. Admission Requirements 2. Non-thesis track students must take MLTH 600 1. Completion of the online graduate application along with (Capstone Seminar) and one additional War and Society the non-refundable application fee. course (MLTH 550 or higher). 2. Submission of official transcripts from all degrees earned from previous colleges or universities. Students must be 3. Certificate in Military Leadership students must take able to demonstrate an earned undergraduate degree from MLTH 600 (Capstone Seminar) and one of the following a regionally accredited institution with a competitive grade courses in the Leadership Studies department: Either LDRS point average. Applicants are expected to have a 753: Strategy and Contemporary Military Leadership Issues - cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 2.5 and at least or- LDRS 711: Leading Change: Organization Development a 3.0 in the major. Students who fail to meet the minimum and Transformation. In addition, students must complete in score requirement may be provisionally accepted into the their normal course of study MLTH 502 (Leadership in the MA degree program provided all other admission Crucible of War), MLTH 503 (U.S. Military History), and requirements have been met. Upon completion of the first MLTH 504 (Non-Western Military History) to receive the nine hours of degree coursework, with a minimum GPA of Certificate in Military Leadership. 3.50, the student is considered fully admitted. All students are encouraged to attain proficiency in a foreign 3. Submission of official scores from a valid (within five language. There is no formal requirement for all students in the years) Millers Analogies Test (MAT) or Graduate Record program to demonstrate language proficiency at a certain level. Examination (GRE). This requirement may be waived for However, depending upon the course of study, a candidate may students who already hold a graduate degree. If waived, the be required by the advisor to demonstrate mastery of an applicant must submit a graduate-level writing sample in appropriate foreign language, indicated by the satisfactory use lieu of submitting the test score. of source material or literature in the relevant foreign language 4. Submission of one letter of recommendation, ideally from in seminar or research work. Courses Descriptions of courses are listed in the last section of this catalog. Introduction to Military History MLTH-500 Methods and the Historiography of Military History MLTH-501 Strategic Thinkers and Military Intellectuals Foundations in Military History MLTH-502 Leadership in the Crucible of War MLTH-503 U.S. Military History MLTH-504 Non-Western Military History MLTH-505 MLTH-506 Naval and Amphibious Warfare MLTH-507 Airpower History Conflict Studies MLTH-511 Greco-Roman Warfare MLTH-512 Hundred Years’ War MLTH-513 French and Indian War (Global Seven Years’ War) MLTH-514 The American Revolution MLTH-515 Napoleonic MLTH-516 American MLTH-517 American Indian Wars MLTH-518 I MLTH-519 World War II in Europe and the Mediterranean MLTH-520 World War II in the Pacific MLTH-521 The Resistance in World War II MLTH-522 The Red Army MLTH-523 The Vietnam War MLTH-524 The Global MLTH-525 Global War on Terrorism MLTH-526 Arab-Israeli Conflict MLTH- 530 Special Topics in Conflict Studies War and Society MLTH-550 History of War and Society in China MLTH-551 The Samurai and the Japanese Military Tradition MLTH-552 The Viking Military Tradition MLTH-553 King Alfred’s Wars MLTH-554 War and Society in Early Modern Europe, 1350-1650 MLTH-555 The Dutch Revolt MLTH-556 War and Society in the Age of MLTH-557 The Double-V Campaign: African-Americans in World War II MLTH-558 Social Movements in the Vietnam Era MLTH-559 The Modern Middle East MLTH-560 Military Coups and Dictators in Latin America MLTH-561 History of the U.S./ Mexico Borderland MLTH-565 Special Topics in War and Society Capstone Experience MLTH-600 Capstone Seminar MLTH-601-602 Master’s Thesis

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: 30 Credit Hours