Contact Information

University of Kansas
Department of Economics
The University of Kansas
Summerfield Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045

University Location and Description

The University of Kansas is located in the city of Lawrence which lies on
a major east-west turnpike, Interstate 70. Downtown Kansas City, Missouri,
is about 50 miles to the east, and Topeka, the state capital of Kansas, is
22 miles to the west. Kansas Highway 10 connects Lawrence to Overland
Park, home of the KU Edwards Campus. Kansas Highway 59 provides
north-south access to Lawrence.

Type of Degree Offered

The Economics department offers a MA and a Ph.D. degree with
specialization in Economic History.

Short History of the Program

Graduate programs in the Department of Economics are designed to prepare
students for careers in academics, business, and government. Enrollment
has been kept small so that each graduate student can receive more
personal attention in his or her academic work. Faculty members strive to
remain readily available to students for discussions of their classroom
work and thesis research. Doctoral students participate in dissertation
workshop seminars. Seminar lectures are regularly given by speakers from
other universities and institutions. These seminars are frequently
followed by social hours that provide opportunities for students, faculty,
and visitors to become better acquainted outside the academic setting. The
Economics department has offered a specialization in Economic History
since the 1960s.

Students
	
Currently we have one student specializing in Economic History. We
have had two others in the past five years. The student currently working
on a dissertation in economic history has obtained a tenure track position
at Moorehead State University.

Faculty

The faculty who are involved in research and instruction in Economic History
are Joshua Rosenbloom, Gregory W. Stutes, and Tom Weiss, who is a former 
editor of the Journal of Economic History.

Required Courses in Economic History
	
Students are required to demonstrate competence in at least two areas of specialization.
Specifically, students are required to complete two required courses in each of two
areas listed below and attain a GPA of 3.0 in each area. No course may be counted toward
fulfilling the requirement in more than one area. 

The Economic History courses which may be taken to fulfill the requirement are:
	ECON 765 Advanced American Economic Development (3)
	ECON 766 Economic History (3)
	ECON 768 The Industrial Revolution (3)

Offered Courses in Economic History
	
At the graduate level we offer:
	Advanced American Economic Development
	Economic History
	The Industrial Revolution
	Selected Problems in American Economic History

At the undergraduate level we offer:
	American Economic Development
	Economic History of Europe

Seminar Series

We do not have an Economic History seminar series.

General Department Information

Department of Economics
University of Kansas
Summerfield Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-2113
Tel: (785) 864-3501  
Fax: (785) 864-5270
E-mail: econ@falcon.cc.ukans.edu	

Links

Students can contact Joshua Rosenbloom (jrosenbloom@ukans.edu) and/or Tom
Weiss (t-weiss@ukans.edu).  E-mail: econ@falcon.cc.ukans.edu.

Economics Department website: http://www.ku.edu/~econ/

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