The requirements for the Public History concentration are in addition to the requirements for the History major (though some overlap). The requirements for the concentration are as follows:

Required Courses (9 hours):

HIST 2000:  Research Methods in History

HIST 3000:  Public History

HIST 4485:  Internship in Public History

Elective Courses (6 hours) Choose one (1) course from each area:

One course in Administration and Methods:

ARTD 3101 or 3102 (Museum Studies I or II)

POLS 3312 (Public Administration and Public Policy)

One course in Communication and Implementation:

ARTD 2201 (Graphic Design I), 2223 (Basic Photography), or 2224 (Documentary Photography)

ENGL 3303 (Advanced Composition), 3310 (Art of Argumentation), or

            3315 (Readings in Literary Journalism)

THEA 2110 (Introduction to Design) or THEA 2360 (Costume Construction)

For a History major with a Public History concentration, a total of 48 semester hours is required:

• 12 hours of prerequisites (see Section A under “Requirements for a Major in History”);
• 24 hours in accordance with Section B; and
• instead of “an additional nine (9) semester hours of 3000- or 4000-level History courses” as listed in Section C, History majors with a Public History concentration need twelve (12) additional credits:
  • HIST 3000
  • HIST 4485
  • one (1) Administration and Methods elective and
  • one (1) Communication and Implementation elective.