Public History Minor

Coordinator: Jay Harrison

Public History is the active practice of history in almost any field other than the classroom. Public historians work in museums, national parks, archives, historical societies, historic preservation, the federal government, historic sites, and other places. Public history programs like ours prepare students for careers in public history or for graduate work in more specialized fields.

 

Requirements for the Minor

Required courses (6 credits)

HIST 208Introduction to Public History

3.0

HIST 399Internship in History

3.0 - 15.0

Total Credit Hours:6.0

Two public history courses (6 credits):

HIST 371ETopics in Public History

3.0

HIST 381Collections: Museums and Archives

3.0

HIST 382Exhibiting History

3.0

Total Credit Hours:6.0

One introductory US History course (3 credits):

AFHS 257The African American Experience

3.0

HIST 217History of the United States to 1877

3.0

HIST 218History of the United States since 1877

3.0

HIST 269Women and Gender in U.S. History

3.0

Total Credit Hours:3.0

One upper-level American history course, 300- or 400-level (3 credits)

Total Credit Hours:3.0

Total Credit Hours: 18.0