Public History, Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Public History allows students to pursue an organized course of study in public history. Students have an opportunity to gain a knowledge of core methods and issues in the field of public history and are enabled to use public history approaches in their own research and work.

Public history is a well-established field of practice that marries academic research and methods to public applications and collaborations. Public historians typically work in museums, archives, historical societies, documentary film production, and social activism, though training in public history is useful to a wide variety of humanistic, social science, and legal fields. 

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• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
• Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

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Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Core Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Issues and Methods
HIST 5237	Issues and Methods in Public History	4
Fieldwork
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:		4
HIST 8410	Fieldwork in History 1

Elective

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following:		4
HIST 5241	Exhibits and Museums
HIST 7219	Topics in Cultural History
HIST 7250	Topics in Public History (Sites of Violence and Public Memory)
HIST 7250	Topics in Public History (Public History and Slavery)

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

12 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required