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GRADUATE DEGREES OFFERED:

Master of Arts
Master of Science

Department of History
Stalker Hall, room 104
Phone: 812-237-2710
Fax: 812-237-7713
E-mail: history@indstate.edu

Department Chairperson: Dr. Christopher Olsen
Graduate Program Contact Person: Dr. Richard Schneirov
Phone: 812-237-2719
E-mail: rschneirov@isugw.indstate.edu

GRADUATE FACULTY

Professors

Giffin, William W., Ph.D., Ohio State University
Professor of History
Specializations: Race and Nationality, Indiana

Hunter, F. Robert, Ph.D., Harvard University
Professor of History
Specialization: Middle East

Schneirov, Richard, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
Professor of History
Specialization: American Labor History

Associate Professors

Chirhart, Ann, Ph.D., Emory University
Associate Professor of History and Women’s Studies
Specializations: Twentieth Century, American Women, African-American

Hawkins, Timothy, Ph.D., Tulane University
Associate Professor of History
Specializations: Latin America, Spain

Olsen, Christopher, Ph.D., University of Florida
Chairperson and Associate Professor of History
Specializations: Nineteenth Century, Southern United States


Assistant Professors

Clark, Daniel A., Ph.D., Purdue University
Assistant Professor of History
Specializations: United States Business, Cultural, Public

Fischer, Christopher J., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Assistant Professor of History
Specializations: Cultural, Germany and Austria, Twentieth Century Europe

Foster, Anne L., Ph.D., Cornell University
Assistant Professor of History
Specializations: United States Foreign Policy, Twentieth Century, Southeast Asia

Land, Isaac E., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Assistant Professor of History
Specializations: Modern Europe, Britain

Nichols, David A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Assistant Professor of History
Specializations: Native American, Antebellum United States South, Early America

Phillips, Lisa A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Assistant Professor of History
Specializations: Labor, African-American, Women

Skinner, Barbara J., Ph.D., Georgetown University
Assistant Professor of History
Specializations: Russia, Eastern Europe

Stofferahn, Steven A., Ph.D., Purdue University
Assistant Professor of History
Specializations: Early Middle Ages, Islamic World, Modern Europe

HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM

The University began offering graduate degrees in history in 1965. Areas of study now include concentrations in United States history, European history, and wider world history (focusing on Latin America, the Middle East and Greater Mediterranean, and East Asia).

GENERAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The master’s degree programs in the Department of History are designed to fulfill a variety of academic and professional objectives. Graduate programs prepare students for entry into doctoral programs and for teaching at the university, community college, and secondary levels. Graduate work in history also provides an excellent background for careers in law, theology, business, government service, journalism, and writing, or for specialized work as a museum curator, librarian, archivist, editor, historic site specialist, or research historian.

The master’s degree programs in history are sufficiently flexible to permit students to develop courses of study tailored to meet their individual needs. Fellowships and teaching/research assistantships are available to qualified students on a competitive basis. Interested students should contact the graduate coordinator as soon as possible to apply for these positions.

The University library provides facilities for research in a wide variety of archival sources and in periodical and newspaper collections. Special collections include the Eugene V. Debs Collection of papers and documents dealing with the American labor movement. Cooperative agreements with other major universities in Indiana, the Center for Research Libraries, and the Educational Research Information Center extend the scope of the University’s research potential, as does an extensive interlibrary loan operation.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to meeting general admission requirements to master’s and doctor of philosophy programs of the School of Graduate Studies and the College of Education, applicants for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy Program in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in History Education should have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in history. Students not meeting all requirements for admission may be admitted conditionally and allowed to make up deficiencies. In addition to the University’s requirements, applicants should send a short writing sample and two letters of reference to the Department of History.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must fulfill all general requirements for admission set forth by the School of Graduate Studies and should normally have the equivalent of an undergraduate major in history or a related discipline. The department welcomes applications from students who have previously specialized in related subject areas and who show promise of sustained and self-disciplined work in history.

Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with Concentration in History Education

In cooperation with the College of Education, the Department of History offers a concentration in history education as part of the doctor of philosophy in curriculum and instruction.  For admission and program requirements, see the program listing in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology.  For requirements in the history concentration, contact Dr. Christopher Olsen, phone: 812-237-2710.

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