Applications Now Open for the Pace-Gilder Lehrman MA in American History

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Pace University are pleased to announce a new program offering a Master of Arts in American History through online courses for K–12 teachers everywhere. The online program offers the unique opportunity for educators to work with two dynamic and eminent institutions dedicated to lifelong learning and career preparedness.

Led by top professors from Harvard, Columbia, Yale, Pace, and more, these courses allow students to learn from and interact with the best and brightest in the field and explore American history from the pre-Columbian through the Vietnam War eras. Video lectures are complemented by live, face-to-face digital Q&A sessions with professors and are supported by Pace University faculty experienced in delivering high-quality online instruction.

Pace–Gilder Lehrman courses allow participants in the Gilder Lehrman Affiliate School network to pursue a graduate degree or take individual courses as desired, on their own schedule, from anywhere in the world. Students can successfully complete a master’s degree in American history for minimal cost.

Applications are open. Click here to apply.

The program begins in the Fall 2018 semester with four courses:

“Women in the American Revolution” with Professor Carol Berkin of the CUNY Graduate Center

“The American Civil War” with Professor Allen Guelzo of Gettysburg College 

“World War II” with Professor Michael Neiberg of the US Army War College

“Race and Rights in America” with Professor Lucas Morel of Washington and Lee University