Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 University Catalog

Department of History (Graduate)


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

Department/School Head

Frederick R. Davis 

Faculty by Rank

Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Emeritus Faculty
Tithi Bhattacharya
Kathryn Cramer Brownell
Frederick R. Davis
Ariel de la Fuente
William G. Gray
Wendy Kline
Randy W. Roberts
Michael G. Smith
Melinda S. Zook
David Atkinson
Stacy E. Holden
T. Cole Jones
Rebekah A. Klein-Pejšová
Dawn G. Marsh
Silvia Z. Mitchell
Yvonne M. Pitts
Margaret Tillman
Ekaterina Babintseva
Andrew Bellisari
Huiying Chen
Austin Cooper
Christopher Ewing
Tina Irvine
Michelle LaBonte
Jonathan Lande
Zachary Loeb
Kathryn Maxson Jones
Aaron Mendon-Plasek
John Mulhall
Spencer Stewart
Subo Wijeyeratne
John C. Contreni
Susan Curtis
Charles Cutter
Raymond E. Dumett
James R. Farr
Sally A. Hastings
Patrick J. Hearden
R. Douglas Hurt
Charles W. Ingrao
Franklin T. Lambert
John L. Larson
Lois N. Magner
Robert E. May
Donald L. Parman
Jon C. Teaford
A. Whitney Walton

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, and History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Combined Degree Programs (Master’s Degree / Doctoral Degree)
  • 5 Year fast-track doctoral program
  • BA-MA program

Programs

    DoctoralMaster’s

    Courses

      History