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Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Anthropology

Master of Science

Special Requirements: GRE, letters of recommendation, personal statement
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Kathleen Blue
Phone: 6370
International Student Evaluation: General

Ethnic and Multicultural Studies

Master of Science

Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Hanh Huy Phan
Phone: 5276

Gender and Women's Studies

Master of Arts, Master of Science, Certificate

Special Requirements: Program admits students in the fall semester only, resume, 2 letters of recommendation (form available from the dept.), statement of interest and goals; complete graduate assistant applications must be received no later than January 30.
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Maria Bevacqua
Phone: 5024
International Student Evaluation: Detailed

 

Geography*

Master of Science, Certificate

Special Requirements: 3 letters of reference, undergraduate GPA of 3.0, letter of intent
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Ginger Schmid                                                                                          Phone: 2617
International Student Evaluation: General

Gerontology

Master of Science, Certificate

Special Requirements: 3 letters of reference, personal statement
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Donald Ebel
Phone: 1561
International Student Evaluation: Detailed

History

Master of Science, Master of Arts

Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Charles Piehl
Special Requirements: Two letters of recommendation, and a letter explaining your interest in Minnesota State University, Mankato's history program
Phone: 5316
International Student Evaluation: Detailed

Psychology

Clinical Psychology Master of Arts

Special Requirements: GRE general test results, subject test results are recommended, 3 letters of reference, personal statement, program application (available from dept.)
Deadline: March 1st
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Jeff Buchanan
Phone: 2724
International Student Evaluation: General

Industrial/Organizational Psychology Master of Arts

Special Requirements: GRE general test results, subject test results are recommended, 3 letters of reference, personal statement, program application (available from dept.)
Deadline: March 1st
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Daniel Sachau
Phone: 5829
International Student Evaluation: General

School Psychology Psy.D.

Special Requirements: see program web page
Deadline: see program web page
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Daniel Houlihan
Phone: 6308
International Student Evaluation: General

Public Administration

Master of Arts in Public Administration

Special Requirements: Program admits students for the fall semester only.
Deadline: March 1st
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Scott Granberg-Rademacker
Phone: 6939
International Student Evaluation: General

Social Work

Master of Social Work

Special Requirements: Official copies of all transcripts, 3 professional/academic recommendations, statement of preparedness to enter the program, MSW program application available on the department web page
Graduate CoordinatorDr. Nancy Fitzsimons                                                                                           Phone: 1287
International Student Evaluation: General

Sociology

Master of Arts, Master of Arts with a College Teaching Emphasis, Master of Science in Corrections, Master of Science in Human Services Planning and Administration

Special Requirements: 3 letters of reference, resume or curriculum vitae, a statement of purpose, and a sample of written work
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Steve Buechler
Phone: 5613
International Student Evaluation: General

Urban and Regional Studies

Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Studies

Special Requirements: 2 letters of recommendation, statement of background and goals, including familiarity with technology (ex. Word, Excel, GIS, etc.)
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Anthony Filipovitch                                                                                   Phone: 1714
International Student Evaluation: Detailed

Master of Arts in Urban Planning

Special Requirements: 2 letters of recommendation, statement of background and goals, including familiarity with technology (ex. Word, Excel, GIS, etc.)
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Anthony Filipovitch                                                                                            Phone: 1714
International Student Evaluation: Detailed

Certificate in Local Government, Certificate in Urban Planning

Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Anthony Filipovitch
Phone: 1714

 

*These programs also offer degrees for licensed teachers interested in enrichment in a teaching area. Please contact the department for additional information. In some instances, the listed program coordinator will refer interested teachers to other departmental faculty members. These programs do not lead to initial teaching licensure. Students who desire initial licensure should consult the Master of Arts in Teaching program.

Graduate Coordinators can be contacted by email. Email addresses at Minnesota State University, Mankato are typically in the following format: first-name.last-name@mnsu.edu. All campus email addresses are available in the directory.

Deadlines: Unless otherwise noted, applications for the fall are due on July 1 for the fall semester, and November 1 for the spring term. Applicants applying for a graduate assistantship are encouraged to apply by February 3, although many programs will continue to review assistantship applications until all positions are filled. Applicants applying for graduate assistantships and international applicants should apply well before any published deadlines. Please consult the appropriate section of the view book for additional information. Application deadlines may be extended or changed by individual programs at any time, and applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible.

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