Graduate
Thanks for your interest in our graduate program.
Please note: To be considered for financial assistance by the department, all application materials must be submitted by December 1. The graduate school's final application deadline is March 1.
The department welcomes applicants for graduate study at the masters and Ph.D. level with a variety of historical interests, but we especially encourage applications in our three areas of emphasis:
Military History. Our excellent scholars in this field, the Institute for Military History and 20th Century studies (which works closely with the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth), and K-State’s new interdisciplinary graduate program in Security Studies have earned us recognition as one of best military history programs in the country. Students wishing to specialize in military history have a broad range of courses to choose from, and Manhattan’s proximity to both the Eisenhower and Truman Presidential Libraries provides our students with a rich source of primary materials. The Eisenhower lecture series regularly brings world-renowned scholars to campus, and the World War II Studies Association as well as the Chinese Military History Society are housed at Kansas State.
Agricultural and Environmental History. The department has a number of scholars specializing in agricultural and/or environmental history, and a substantial presence on the editorial boards of major journals and publishers in the field. The recently opened Chapman Center for Rural Studies, which conducts primary research into the history of Kansas communities, offers students in this emphasis a unique research experience to complement their regular coursework.
History of Religion. Kansas State has a long tradition of training scholars in the history of Christianity, both in American history and in a global context. Students in religious history are further supported by the annual Parrish Colloquium, which brings noted religious scholars to K-State to talk about their research.
For more information on the workings of the graduate program, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Donald Mrozek, at mrozek@ksu.edu or (785) 532-0377. For information on admissions procedures, contact the Director of Graduate Admissions, Professor Lou Williams, at lwill@ksu.edu or (785) 532-0378.
Click here to read the Department's Graduate Handbook: