The University of North Carolina at Wilmington was founded in 1947 as Wilmington College, a locally supported and governed institution, to provide the youth and adults of New Hanover County and southeastern North Carolina with an opportunity for two years of university parallel study, semiprofessional training and vocational-technical education at moderate expense. In 1963 Wilmington College became a four-year institution authorized to offer the bachelor's degree, and in 1969, renamed the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, it became a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. 

Graduate studies were authorized at Wilmington in 1977; the Master of Arts program in History was inaugurated in August 1989.

HISTORY GRADUATE PROGRAM

UNCW offers the Master of Arts in History with specialization in United States, European, Global and Public History.  The M.A. presents the opportunity to work with research-active faculty in small classes, independent studies and internships. Also, see our graduate courses http://uncw.edu/hst/GraduateCourses.html

See the UNCW Graduate Catalog

United States History

• Diplomatic history
• Political history
• Intellectual history
• Cultural history
• Social history
• Economic history
• Southern History
• Native American History
• African American History
• Women’s History
• Colonial America
• 19th & 20th-Century U.S.
  
  

European History

• Cultural history
• Social history
• Economic history
• Political history
• Gender
• Spain, England, Ireland, France, Germany, Russia
• Jewish history
• Late Middle Ages
• Early Modern
• Late Modern

Global History

• Middle East
• Modern China
• Latin America
• Modern South Asia
• Africa

Public History

• Historic Preservation
• Museum Exhibition

DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT

The following competitive scholarships, fellowships, and financial assistance are open to UNCW History M.A. Graduate Students:

Charles Green, Jr. Fellowship
Tyrone Rowell Fellowship
Susan Stern Fellowship
Historic Wilmington Foundation Scholarship
Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship
Hurston & Mora Scholarship
Anna Kniffen Scholarship

Teaching Assistantships:
The Department of History currently offers 14 teaching assistantships.Current salary is $9,500 per year (10 months).To be considered for an assistantship, make the appropriate designation on the application form.       

Public History Internships (paid and unpaid)
Federal Work Study positions in our Public History Lab