Public History Minor
The Public History Minor may be competed online if arrangements are made for HI 496 (Public History Internship) to be completed at an appropriate venue in the student's location.
Requirements for a Minor in Public History1
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HI 301W | History and Historical Research | 3 |
| HI 320 | Introduction to Public History | 3 |
| HI 496 | Public History Internship | 3 |
| Select from the following public history electives: | 6 | |
| Material Culture | ||
| Collections Management | ||
| Historical Archeology | ||
| Fieldwork Methods Course | ||
| Digital Collections Management | ||
| History of American Architecture | ||
| Exhibit Design | ||
| Oral History | ||
| Digital History | ||
| Select from the following related electives: | 6 | |
| Accounting Concepts I | ||
| Accounting Concepts II | ||
| Modern Architecture | ||
| Aural-Visual Production | ||
| Technical and Scientific Writing | ||
| Grant Writing and Management | ||
| Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Urban Geography | ||
| Principles of Urban and Regional Planning | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Social Media Marketing | ||
| Introduction to Public Policy | ||
| Introduction to Anthropology | ||
| Interpretation of Cultural and Natural Resources | ||
| Natural Resource Management | ||
Additional courses with the approval of the Chair of the Department of History | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |
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Students in the Public History Minor program who also wish to earn a History Minor may overlap only one Public History elective toward their electives category for the History Minor. The courses required for the Public History minor, HI 320 and HI 496, cannot be counted toward the History electives for the History Minor when both a History Minor and a Public History Minor are sought. The Public History elective course chosen for overlap may be HI 411, HI 412, HI 413, HI 414, HI 415, HI 416, HI 465, HI 476, or HI 480. At least 6 credit hours of History electives (300-400 level) for the History Minor must come from non-public history elective courses.