History (Public History) - Master of Arts
Thirty-six credits (27 of which must be at the 500 level) are required for the Public History concentration:
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select four History Graduate Seminars including the following: | ||
| HIST 594 Public History | 3 | |
| HIST 598 Craft of History | 3 | |
| HIST 596 Research Seminar | 3 | |
| Select one from the following: | 3 | |
| Reading Seminar: Borders, Boundaries and Frontiers | 3 | |
| Reading Seminar: Modernity and its Discontents | 3 | |
| Reading Seminar: Nature and Society | 3 | |
| Reading Seminar: History, Myth and Memory | 3 | |
| HIST 585 | Public History Internship | 3 |
| Select a maximum of 9 credits (numbered 450 and above) outside the Department of History 1 | 9 | |
| Preparation of an article of scholarly quality | 3 | |
| Select 9 credits from courses numbered 500 and above in the Department of History | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
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Requires the permission of the Director of the Public History Program
Students in the Public History concentration must collectively pass 18 credits of nonpublic history courses, including the nonpublic history seminars noted above. They must collectively pass 18 credits in public history, which must include the public history seminar, the internship, and the article. The scholarly article is developed through work in the internship and will be of peer reviewed journal quality. The public history credits may include a maximum of 9 graduate level (450 -and-above) credits outside the Department of History with permission of the Director of the Public History Program. A student choosing the Public History concentration must pass an article proposal defense about the proposed scholarly article during the first semester after completion of the internship. The department will provide guidelines for the article defense. A student choosing the Public History specialization must give a public presentation of a portfolio that includes his/her work and the scholarly article, and must pass an oral examination over graduate course work, the internship, and the article. Students who receive a Master’s degree in this track will have a specialization in Public History added to their transcripts.