Program Description
The Department of History offers four degree programs: an M.A. with thesis, a non-thesis MA, an MA in Applied History, and a Ph.D. The various MA programs require between thirty and thirty-six hours, and a creative component in the form of a thesis, report, or research paper. The MA degree with thesis also requires students to pass a proficiency examination demonstrating their ability to read one foreign language.
The MA in Applied History stresses a combination of sound theoretical knowledge and meaningful practical experience. Students may specialize in either Historic Preservation or Museum Studies. The degree requirements include the equivalent of an eight-week full-time internship and a report addressing some topic or problem within the student's specialization. Among the agencies and institutions that have cooperated with the Applied History program in the past are the National Park Service, the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office, the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Thomas Gilcrease Museum, the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center, and the Robert S. and Grayce B. Kerr Foundation.
The Ph.D. program requires at least sixty hours beyond the master's degree. Students must select four fields of study, one of which may be in a related discipline outside the department. To be admitted to candidacy, students must pass written comprehensive examinations and demonstrate a reading knowledge of one foreign language.
Admission Requirements
Students seeking admission to the Graduate Program should request an admissions packet from the History Department. Admission to the Graduate Program requires the approval of both the Graduate College and the Department of History. To apply for admission, students must submit an application form with application fee of $40 ($75 for international students for 1st application and $25.00 for each subsequent application), two official transcripts from each previous undergraduate and graduate school attended, GRE scores (use institution code 6546 and department code 2799), three letters of recommendation (with required departmental form attached to each), a writing sample, the H-3 form (available from the History web site), and a statement of purpose. International students are also required to submit their TOEFL scores.
Graduate Faculty List
Laura
A. Belmonte (Ph.D., Virginia)
Post-1945 U.S.; US Foreign Policy since 1917;
US Women's; History of Sexuality in the US
R. Michael Bracy (Ph.D., Arkansas)
Middle East; Islamic Civilization
William
S. Bryans (Ph.D., Wyoming)
Applied History; State and Local; American West
Kristen
Burkholder (Ph.D., Minnesota)
Medieval England; Women
Joseph
F. Byrnes (Ph.D., Chicago)
Modern European Intellectual; Christianity
James
F. Cooper (Ph.D., Connecticut)
American Colonial; American Revolution
David
D'Andrea (Ph.D., Virginia)
Early Modern Italy; Venice and the Veneto; Charity
Brian
Frehner (Ph.D., University of Oklahoma)
American Southwest, Environmental
James
L. Huston (Ph.D., Illinois)
Civil War and Reconstruction; Labor
Jason
E. Lavery (Ph.D., Yale)
Early Modern Europe; Germany
Michael
F. Logan (Ph.D., Arizona)
Recent America; Urban; Environmental
L.G.
Moses (Ph.D., New Mexico)
American Indian; American West
Ronald
A. Petrin (Ph.D., Clark)
Gilded Age-Progressive Era; American Political; Historiography
Lesley
A. Rimmel (Ph.D., Pennsylvania)
Russia; Soviet Union; Women's; 20th Century Europe; Political and
Social Violence
Andrew Rosa (Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
African-American, African Diaspora
Richard
C. Rohrs (Ph.D., Nebraska)
American Early National; Historical Methods; Jacksonian America
Tonia
Sharlach (Ph.D., Harvard)
Ancient World
Michael
M. Smith (Ph.D., Texas Christian)
Mexico; Latin America
Elizabeth
A. Williams (Ph.D., Indiana)
European Intellectual; History of Medicine; Modern France
