Dr. Mark Hendrickson

Associate Professor

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Biography

Mark Hendrickson is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, San Diego. His recent publications have explored the role of American mining engineers and economic geologists working abroad in the 1880s, examining how these figures helped shape the development of 20th-century American capitalism, science, and foreign policy. Currently, he is working on a book that uses the element antimony to explore various issues regarding the mining industry. Mark held the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship, which provided him the opportunity to study aspects of the mining industry with scholars from Colorado School of Mines and Michigan Technological University. His notable publications include chapters and articles analyzing the intersections of mining, governance, and economic history, contributing significantly to the field of American economic history.

Research Interests

American Economic History Mining Engineering Twentieth-Century Capitalism Science and Foreign Policy

Courses

HILD 2C: United States 20th Century HITO 87: Panic! HITO 87: Major Issues U.S. Economic History HIUS 140/ECON 158: U.S. Economic History HIUS 141/ECON 159: U.S. Economic History II HIUS 145: New Era, New Deal HIUS 181: Public Interest

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).