Graduate Degree Program Summary
Graduate Degrees Offered
M.A.; Ph.D.
Primary Areas of Study
- European History
- North American History
- World History
Secondary Areas of Study
- 19th Century U.S. History
- 20th Century U.S. History
- African American History
- Comparative World History
- Cultural and Intellectual History
- German Studies
- Indigenous Peoples
- Military, Diplomatic, and International History
- Modern Europe
- North American West
- Pre-modern Europe
- Women's and Gender History
Specializations
- 19th Century Studies
- Ethnic Studies
- Great Plains Studies
- Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
- Women's and Gender Studies
History
- On the WebDepartment Website
- Graduate ChairProfessor Thomas Borstelmann
- Graduate SecretaryMs. Barb Bullington
bbullington2@unl.edu
402-472-2414 - Department Address612 Oldfather Hall
Lincoln NE 68588-0327
Application Checklist and Deadlines
Required by the Office of Graduate Studies
- Application for Graduate Admission
- $50 non-refundable application processing fee
- One set of transcripts, uploaded to MyRED (see upload requirements)
- If your native language is not English: verification of English proficiency
- If you are not a US citizen and you expect to hold an F or J visa: financial resource information
See also: US steps to admission or international steps to admission.
Required by History in GAMES
After you apply, allow one business day for us to establish your access to GAMES, where you'll complete these departmental requirements:
- Entrance exam(s): GRE
- Minimum TOEFL: Paper-575 Internet-90
- Three recommendation letters
- Letter of intent
- Writing sample
Application Deadline
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Description
The Department of History offers master's and doctoral degrees in three major fields: North America, Europe, and World. The objective of the graduate program is to prepare students for careers in research and teaching. The M.A. degree with the thesis option should be chosen by those who are preparing for careers involving scholarly research or education in a college or university setting. The non-thesis option is designed for those interested in a more general career in teaching. The program emphasizes broad-based training and comparative study with either option.Carefully structured and individualized graduate programs in all fields afford maximum personal contact and consultation between graduate students and professors in seminars, directed individual readings, lecture courses, and supervised thesis research and writing. The faculty makes every effort to provide a creative environment to sustain a community of scholars and a substantial part of all graduate students' training is in small seminars. Students have several resources available to them including the archives of the Nebraska State Historical Society and the Center for Great Plains Studies.
Courses and More
The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:- History
- Ethnic Studies
- Great Plains Studies
- Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
- Women's and Gender Studies
Faculty and Research
Native American; Women; North American West; Indigenous Peoples; Colonialism and Decolonization
U.S. Foreign Relations; International Relations; U.S. Presidency
Latin America; Indigenous Peoples; International Relations; Social; World
Modern France
International Relations; U.S. 20th Century; World
Reformation; Renaissance; Early Modern Germany
Early Modern Germany; Jewish; Christian Hebraism; History of Biblical Interpretation
History of Science; Modern Germany; European Intellectual
China; East Asia
Medieval Europe; Islam
Africa
Modern Middle East
Modern Mexico; Latin America; Borderlands; Chicano/a
Ancient Greece and Rome
North American West; Canada; Environmental; U.S. 19th Century
Colonialism and Decolonization; Indigenous Peoples; Native American; North American West; Women
African American; U.S. Cultural and Intellectual; Pre-Colonial Africa
African American; U.S. 20th Century
Medieval Russia; Eastern Europe; Women
History of Medicine; Science, Technology, and Society
Modern France; Colonialism and Decolonization; Islam
Early Modern England; Women
U.S. 19th Century; Urban; Social
Military; Civil War; Vietnam War
Malte Rehbein
Medieval Europe; Digital; Digital Humanities
Environmental; U.S. 20th Century; Digital History; North American West
American Indian
Modern Germany; Holocaust
Digital History; Civil War; U.S. South; U.S. 19th Century
Religion
U.S. 19th Century; Quantitative
History of Media; Media Ethics; Social and Legal History of the American West; Comparative History
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