Nov 04, 2024  
Academic Catalog 2023-2024 
    
Academic Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public History Minor


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Students minoring in Public History must take a minimum of 6 courses (18 credit hours). The minor requirements for History majors differs from that for other majors, as indicated below.

 

 

Minor for non-History Majors


  • HIS 165: Intro to Public History
  • 2 History courses at the 300 or 400 level
  • 2 Public History Methods courses
    • HIS 324: Museum Studies
    • HIS 325: Heritage Tourism
    • HIS 329: Oral History
    • HIS 340: Selected Topics
  • 1 Internship (HIS 481, 482, 483)

Minor for History Majors


  • HIS 165: Intro to Public History
  • 2 Public History Methods courses
    • HIS 324: Museum Studies 
    • HIS 325: Heritage Tourism 
    • HIS 329: Oral History
    • HIS 340: Selected Topics (by Director approval)
  • 2 courses outside the discipline (from approved list, see Public History Major  page)
  • 1 Internship (HIS 481, 482, or 483)

**History majors may not double-count courses for the minor and their major. No student may double-count courses in their major for their minor (ex: If a History major is also an Anthropology major, they may not count a course twice if wishing to include an Anthropology course as an elective for the minor.)**

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