the jmp coursework stream
Before you apply
Program requirements
21 credit hours of coursework beyond the B.A. Honours level (4 full year or equivalent courses)
6 credit hours of HIST 7110: Advanced Historical Methodologies
This course is offered over two semesters - the class is held on the University of Winnipeg campus one semester and the University of Manitoba campus the other.
A minimum of 12 credit hours must be at the 7000 level over two areas
3 credit hours (one course) may be at the 4000 level if the course is outside the history department. Otherwise, it must be at the 7000 level.
Demonstrated competency in at least three areas of historical study.
Two of these fields will be classified as your “minor” fields, and one will be your major field.
Generally, 12 of your credit hours will be in your “major” field, and at least one must be a research course.
2 zero-credit, pass/fail courses
GRAD 7500 Academic Integrity Tutorial must be completed online within your first term of registration
GRAD 7300 Research Ethics Course must be completed online within your first year of registration
A written and an oral exam in your “major” field.
Proficiency in a second language is demonstrated in one of the two following ways:
OPTION 1: Language courses
If you successfully completed 6 credit hours of introductory language classes during your undergraduate degree, you are exempt from taking more and have already fulfilled the language requirement.
If you need to complete a language course during your MA program, you must receive a B grade or better. Be aware that not all language options are offered over the summer.
Language courses fill up fast.
OPTION 2: Language translation exam
The language translation exam allows you to bypass the courses but is not offered often.
In this exam, you’re given text from a journal article (on a historical subject) in the language of your choice that you have to translate. Dictionaries and conjugation books are permitted.
For more information, reach out to the History Department.
Advisors
You will be assigned the Chair of the JMP as your advisor until it’s time to begin preparing for your examination. At that point, the major field advisor, arranged in consultation with the student and Chair of the JMP, will normally serve as the advisor.
Timeline
Program Length: 1-2 years. (Program must be completed within two years of the start date.)
The following timeline is an ideal timeline, but not a required timeline. You may choose to go about things a little differently, or life might get in the way and make things take longer than you expect. That’s okay!
Year One:
(September-April) Complete your coursework.
(September-April) Complete your language requirement.
If you’re doing the courses instead of the exam, make sure you register early. Part one of the introductory language courses is only offered in the Summer & Fall.
If you are doing a translation exam instead of a course, make sure you start preparing early. While you can take the exam as many times as you need to, they are not offered often. If an exam time is offered, take it.
(May-June) If you’ve not yet completed the program, you will complete your first annual progress report with your advisor and the Graduate Chair. In this review you’ll go over where you’re at in the program, what you’ve completed and what you still need to complete. Your advisor will provide an assessment of your progress, and you’ll also have time to provide feedback of your own. Both you and your advisor will sign off on the review and it will be added to your student file.
Year Two (if needed!):
Work on whatever you didn’t complete in year one!
Other notes
This program does not generally fulfill primary research component required by some funding agencies.
For more information, contact the University of Manitoba department of history.
Department of History
403 Fletcher Argue Building
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
Phone: 204-474-8401
https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/history/
history@umanitoba.ca