Admissions

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Applying to UTA’s MA Program in History

Send copies of your Transcripts; GRE scores (if submitting them); and application form to the UTA Admissions Office Deliver a writing sample and arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be sent to the MA Advisor, Dr. Patryk Babiracki

GRADUATE ADVISING

Patryk Babiracki

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University (2008)

Associate Professor (2009) & M.A Graduate Advisor

Patryk Babiracki

Email: patryk@uta.edu

Office: 310 University Hall

Areas: Modern Russia, Eastern Europe, International History, Culture and Society

Admission Standards

The Department of History and Geography considers the following three (3) criteria in assessing applicants to the MA Program.

  1. Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (as calculated by the Graduate School) in the last 60 credit hours in the course of completing a B.A. degree in History (or an appropriate other field) from an accredited institution. Grades must be verified by official transcripts from each college or university previously attended sent directly from the registrar of that institution to UTA's Graduate Admissions Office.
  2. Three letters of recommendation (ideally, from professors who know you and your work; if those are unavailable for any reason, we will consider professional references).
  3. A writing sample. The Department prefers that applicants send a research paper written in an upper-division history course, but other examples are acceptable. The essay should demonstrate the applicant's writing, research, and analytical skills where possible. Samples should not exceed twenty-five pages

Application, transcripts, and letters of recommendation should be submitted via the ApplyUTA portal
The writing sample should be emailed directly to the MA advisor at HistoryMAadvisor@uta.edu

Pending policy review by the University of Texas Board of Regents, the GRE is no longer a requirement for applicants to the History and Geography graduate programs. The History and Geography graduate programs will not consider GRE scores when making admissions decisions. If you have taken the GRE, please refrain from submitting your scores as they will not be considered as a component of your application.

If you have any questions about the admissions process, please contact the PhD advisor directly at paul.conrad@uta.edu.