Career and Academic Opportunities

Bachelor of Science (History Education) students pursuing a Double Owl with the Master of Arts in American Studies will develop research and analytical skills that will broaden and deepen their disciplinary literacies and equip them to guide students in interdisciplinary inquiry. Social Studies and History teachers who are certified in grades 6-12 in the state of Georgia can receive an in-field upgrade upon completion of the M.A. in American Studies. This pathway offers an opportunity for students who would prefer to seek a graduate degree in a content area (M.A.) instead of an education graduate degree (M.Ed.). The flexible structure of the American Studies program also allows students to choose between writing a thesis or completing a capstone project more directly related to their careers, such as a project focused on pedagogy and course design.

Please see the Georgia Professional Standards Commission website for further information about the approved in-field upgrade: 

Graduate Program Information

Salary and Career Information

Students focusing

Double Owl Admission Requirements

  • KSU GPA: 3.0
  • 60 hours completed toward B.S. in History Education

Double Counted Courses

  • Choose 2 courses from the following list: AMST 6201, AMST 7200, AMST 7210, AMST 7230, AMST 7240, HIST 6471, HIST 7710, HIST 7730, and/or HIST 7740.
  • At least one course must have an AMST prefix.

Pathway of Study

Pathway of Study

Suggested Timeline

  • Apply to the Double Owl pathway during the Spring semester of the second year.
  • Apply to the Graduate Program in Spring semester of the fourth year:
    • Apply by April 1 to begin MAST in the summer
    • Apply by July 1 to begin MAST in the fall.
       
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Contact Information

Undergraduate Information

Undergraduate Degree
B.S. in History Education

Department/College
Department of History and Philosophy, RCHSS (Social Sciences Building)

Advising contact
Dr. Tom Okie, History Education Program Coordinator
Wokie1@kennesaw.edu
(470) 578-7731

Graduate Information

Graduate Degree
M.A. in American Studies

Department/College
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, RCHSS (Library, 4th floor)

Advising contact
Dr. Miriam Brown Spiers, Associate Professor and Director of American Studies
MSpiers1@kennesaw.edu
No campus phone