2015-2016 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

Public History Minor

Requirements (18 credits)

Required Courses:

HIST 301The Historical Imagination

3

 

HIST 302Introduction to Public History

3

and

HIST 403Public History Project

3

or

HIST 492Public History Intern Experience

3 OR 4

Total Credit Hours:9

HIST 301: History majors must substitute a course approved by the Public History Coordinator for HIST 301

Directed Electives:

HIST 395Topics in History

3

HIST 403Public History Project

3

HIST 404American Material Culture

3

HIST 405Local History and Community Development

3

HIST 455Historical Representation in Latin America

3

HIST 492Public History Intern Experience

3 OR 4

ANTH 150Introduction to Archaeology

3

ANTH 210The Ancient World

3

ANTH 322Historical Archaeology

3

ANTH 450Archaeological Field School

3 TO 6

SOC 411Oral History for the Social Sciences

4

ART 490Curatorship

3

ENG 370Creative Nonfiction I

3

GEOG 241/AMS 241/AMS 241Introduction to Planning

3

GEOG 256Maps & Map Reading

3

GEOG 290Geography of Tourism

3

GEOG 291National Parks and World Heritage Sites

3

Total Credit Hours:9

No more than 6 credits may be taken from any one discipline. Other courses may be available if they address some specific aspect of public history. Consult the Public History Coordinator for current options.

Total Credit Hours: 18