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Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Departments

Anthropology

Master of Science

Special Requirements: GRE, letters of recommendation, personal statement
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Susan Schalge
Phone: 5337
International Student Evaluation: General

Ethnic and Multicultural Studies

Master of Science

Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Maricela DeMirjyn
Phone: 3220

Geography*

Master of Science, Certificate

Special Requirements: 3 letters of reference (available from the dept.), undergraduate GPA of 3.0, letter of intent
Graduate Coordinator:
Dr. Forrest Wilkerson
Phone: 2617
International Student Evaluation: General

Gerontology

Master of Science, Certificate

Special Requirements: 3 letters of reference, personal statement
Graduate Coordinator: James Tift
Phone: 5188
International Student Evaluation: Detailed

History

Master of Science, Master of Arts

Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Matt Loayza
Special Requirements: Two letters of recommendation, and a letter explaining your interest in Minnesota State University, Mankato's history program
Phone: 6510
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
Deadline: March 1st
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Barry Ries
Phone: 5825
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
Deadline: March 1st
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Daniel Sachau
Phone: 5829
International Student Evaluation: General

Public Administration

Master of Arts in Public Administration

Special Requirements: None
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Scott Granberg-Rademacker
Phone: 6939
International Student Evaluation: General

Sociology

Master of Arts, 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

Social Work

Master of Social Work

Special Requirements: Official copies of all transcripts, 3 references, statement of preparedness to enter the program, MSW program application available on the department web page
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Annelies Hagemeister
Phone 5078
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. Janet Cherrington-Cucore
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. Janet Cherrington-Cucore
Phone: 1714
International Student Evaluation: Detailed

Certificate in Local Government, Certificate in Urban Planning

Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Janet Cherrington-Cucore
Phone: 1714

Women's Studies

Master of Science, Certificate

Special Requirements: Resume, 2 letters of recommendation (form available from the dept.), statement of interest and goals
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Maria Bevacqua 
Phone: 5024
International Student Evaluation: Detailed

*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 by individual programs.

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