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Department of History (Graduate)


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Website URL:

https://www.cla.purdue.edu/history/graduate/

Department/School Head:

Frederick R. Davis 

Academic Programs:

 

The Department of History at Purdue offers a broad range of high-quality coursework and supervision leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Hallmarks of the program include wide spatial and chronological coverage, flexibility in coursework, and close individual mentoring by a diverse group of nationally and internationally renowned faculty members.

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

  • M.A. and Ph.D. degrees

Concentrations (Areas of Study):

Early Modern European History, Modern European History, United States History, Global History, African American History, Women’s History, History of Human Rights, Transnational History, Science, Technology, and Medicine History

Combined Degree Programs: (Master’s Degree / Doctoral Degree)

  • 5 Year fast-track doctoral program

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

Frederick R. Davis
Ariel de la Fuente
R. Douglas Hurt
Wendy Kline
Randy W. Roberts
Michael G. Smith
Sharra Vostral
A. Whitney Walton
Melinda S. Zook

Associate Professor

David Atkinson
Tithi Bhattacharya
Kathryn Cramer Brownell
Cornelius Bynum
Jennifer L. Foray
William G. Gray
Stacy E. Holden
T. Cole Jones
Rebekah A. Klein-Pejšová
Dawn G. Marsh
Silvia Z. Mitchell
Yvonne M. Pitts
Margaret Tillman
 

Assistant Professor


Hulying Chen
Jonathan Lande
John Mulhall
Subodhana Wijeyeratne

Emeritus Faculty

John C. Contreni
Susan Curtis
Charles Cutter
Raymond E. Dumett
James R. Farr
Nancy Gabin
Leonard H.D. Gordon
Sally A. Hastings
Patrick J. Hearden
Charles W. Ingrao
Franklin T. Lambert
John L. Larson
Lois N. Magner
Robert E. May
Donald L. Parman
Jon C. Teaford
Harold D. Woodman

Programs

    DoctoralMaster’s

    Courses

      History

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