Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts have a wide range of courses available, covering virtually every major epoch in history. The needs and interests of the students have been taken into account in an effort to create programs that are flexible and look to the student's future career. The type of history courses required of Undergraduate Majors has been determined according to two general assumptions: a history major ought to have a general reservoir of knowledge about different areas of the world, to be obtained by lower-division historical surveys; and a history major should also be introduced to more specialized knowledge about specific areas or eras of the world, this second requirement being met by upper-division courses in the specialized fields.
A Minor in History may be obtained by taking fifteen hours of History courses, nine hours of which must be upper-division. In order to have the minor recorded on his/her transcript, a student must pick up the appropriate form from the College of Arts and Sciences office, have it endorsed by the Department of History and then return it to the College of Arts and Sciences office. This procedure should be done after completion of the required History minor course work.
The Department of History offers a small, intimate, and friendly atmosphere where each graduate student is welcomed as a member of a community of scholars. The Master of Arts consists of thirty hours of course work which includes a historical methods seminar, two other seminars, intensive personal reading courses, and the writing of a thesis. The Doctor of Philosophy entails 60 additional hours and includes the historical methods seminar, four additional seminars, reading courses, and the writing of a dissertation. In all of this work the department emphasizes personal contact with the professors.
For instructions about how to apply for a Graduate Assistantship, more information can be found on the Graduate Assistantship page.
The Department of History at the University of Oklahoma has one of the
premier programs in the History of the American West, Native American History , Latin American History, and Environmental History. The Department has a long tradition in these areas of study, a first rate faculty, exceptional graduate students, and unparalleled research resources. Recently, the Department has made a commitment to build a strong Ph.D. program in Latin American History, and we now have four scholars who specialize in this field. The Department is committed to recruiting first-rate graduate students interested in pursuing Masters and Ph.D. level work in these fields of study.
Many of the faculty in the University of Oklahoma's Department of History
specialize in Native American, Latin American, Western, and/or Environmental history, and they take
pride in their commitment to the close, one-to-one mentoring that is the hallmark of our program.
They are all engaged in exciting research and publish books and articles that help define
their respective fields.
The University of Oklahoma Library has over 2.5 million books, more than 1.6 million government publications, over 3 million pieces of microform, and subscribes to 16,000 journals. The University is also home to the Western History Collections, one of the most important facilities in the world for the study of Native American, Western American, and Environmental History. It contains 65,000 books, 10,000 cubic feet of manuscripts, and 160,000 photographs. The manuscript collection of the Carl Albert Center houses the papers of many public figures important to the American West, and the new state-of-the-art Oklahoma Natural History Museum, one of the nations largest connected to either a public or private university, offers rich research opportunities for those interested in studying Native American, Western American, and Environmental History. Finally, the Oklahoma Historical Society, only a short drive away in Oklahoma City, offers the researcher access to thousands of documents.
- General Admissions: May 1st, July 15th, December 1st.
- International Student Admissions: February 1st, April 1st, September 1st.
- Deadline for fall admission: March 1st for those seeking assistantships and funding, June 1st for all others.
- Deadline for spring admission: November 1st.
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Roberta Magnusson (rmagnusson@ou.edu)
Undergraduate inquiries: history@ou.edu
Director of Graduate Studies: Terry Rugeley (trugeley@ou.edu)
Graduate inquiries: historygrad@ou.edu
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