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 208 | Introduction to Public History | 3.0 |
| HIST 399 | Internship in History | 3.0 - 15.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6.0 |
Two public history courses (6 credits):
| HIST 371E | Topics in Public History | 3.0 |
| HIST 381 | Collections: Museums and Archives | 3.0 |
| HIST 382 | Exhibiting History | 3.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6.0 |
One introductory US History course (3 credits):
| AFHS 257 | The African American Experience | 3.0 |
| HIST 217 | History of the United States to 1877 | 3.0 |
| HIST 218 | History of the United States since 1877 | 3.0 |
| HIST 269 | Women 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: 18.0