Public History Concentration
The Public History concentration (13 to 16 credit hours) provides students a credential that indicates a focused course of study in the theories, examples, and related methods of interpreting the past in settings such as museums, historic sites, archives, commemorations, and cultural heritage environments.
Students in this concentration will graduate with intellectual and methodological skills that will enhance their understanding of historical practice, cultural heritage, and memory in the context of contemporary society. Students interested in a potential career or graduate study in public history, museums, historic preservation, libraries, and archives will especially benefit from the program.
The Department will consider petitions for courses not listed in the program requirements as appropriate. In such cases, students may be asked to provide a syllabus or other supporting materials.
Internship
- Students must be registered for, or have completed, HIS 305 in order to enroll in IPL 300 or IPL 301.
- The program requires 3–4 credit hours of internship or applied learning through an approved project.
- Department faculty will assist students in identifying internship opportunities or developing applied learning projects.
- Students are expected to connect the content of their internship or project report to the major themes addressed in HIS 305.
Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| HIS 305 | ECCE: Monuments, Museums, and Memory: Springfield and Beyond | 4 |
| Elective | 6-8 | |
| Introduction to Graphic Design | ||
| Professional Writing | ||
| Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Podcasting History | ||
| ECCE: Archaeology of Global Slavery | ||
| Egyptology | ||
| ECCE: Introduction to Oral History Methods | ||
| Material Life and Culture | ||
| ECCE: Exhibiting Asia: Trans-Pacific Material Culture | ||
| History of Christmas | ||
| Independent Study: Special Topics in History | ||
| Introduction to Public Service Management | ||
| Introduction to Nonprofit Sector and Society | ||
| Introduction To Archaeology | ||
| ECCE: Arts and Identity in Pacific Island Cultures | ||
| Principles of Theatre Design | ||
| Total Hours | 10-12 | |
| Public History Internship or Project | 3-4 | |
| ECCE: Internship Applied Learning | ||
| ECCE: Project Applied Learning | ||
| Total Hours | 3-4 | |
Electives
Up to 4 hours can be filled outside HIS - at least 3 hours must be upper-division.