Public History, Minor
This program is offered by the History Department
Program Description
The Minor in Public History prepares students for non-teaching careers as historians outside the academy. Emphasis is placed on exposing students to the broad range of skills and issues associated with careers in museums, archives, historic preservation agencies, heritage tourism, historic site assessment, cultural resource management, and other careers that utilize the skills of the historian outside of the classroom setting.
Program Curriculum
The minor in Public History prepares students for non-teaching careers as historians outside the academy. Emphasis is placed on exposing students to the broad range of skills and issues associated with careers in museums, archives, historic preservation agencies, heritage tourism, historic site assessment, cultural resource management, and other careers that utilize the skills of the historian outside of the classroom setting. The minor provides a foundation for history majors seeking employment as public historians and also prepares students for graduate study in public history.
Drawing on the recommendations of the National Council on Public History for undergraduate programs in Public History,[1] this minor will stress:
· exposing students to the diversity of careers in Public History
· historical skills
· applied research
· interdisciplinary methods of research and inquiry into the historical past
· field research/internships/community engagement projects
[1] For these recommendations see: http://www.ncph.org/Portals/13/Education/Best%20Practices%20in%20Undergraduate%20Public%20History%20-%20May08.pdf
Requirements (18 credits)
Required Courses (9-10 Credits):
300-level U.S. History course (3 credits)
Students can take HIST 403 and HIST 492, but one will count towards their required electives.
Directed Electives (9 credits):
HIST 305 Connecticut and the Nation 3 Credits
HIST 403 Public History Project 3 Credits
HIST 404 American Material Culture 3 Credits
HIST 405 Local History and Community Development 4 Credits
HIST 455 Topics in Latin American History 3 Credits
HIST 492 Public History Intern Experience 0-4 Credits
ANTH 150 Introduction to Archaeology 3 Credits
ANTH 210 The Ancient World 3 Credits
ANTH 322 Historical Archaeology 3 Credits
ANTH 329 Experimental Archaeology 3 Credits
ANTH 418 New England Prehistory 3 Credits
ANTH 450 Archaeological Field School 3-6 Credits
ART 110 Introduction to Art History 3 Credits
ART 270 Art in Community 3 Credits
ART 414 American Art 3 Credits
ART 420 Issues in Contemporary Art 3 Credits
ART 491 Aesthetic and Critical Dialogue About Art 3 Credits
WRT 370 Creative Nonfiction I 3 Credits
WRT 382 Travel Writing 3 Credits
JRN 381 Opinion Writing 3 Credits
GEOG 130 Introduction to Geography Information Science 3 Credits
GEOG 241 Introduction to Planning 3 Credits
GEOG 276 Elementary Cartography 3 Credits
GEOG 290 Geography of Tourism 3 Credits
GEOG 291 National Parks and World Heritage Sites 3 Credits
GEOG 378 Geographic Information Systems 3 Credits
GEOG 433 Issues in Environmental Protection 3 Credits
GEOG 439 Urban Geography 3 Credits
GEOG 441 Community & Regional Planning 3 Credits
GEOG 445 Environmental Planning 3 Credits
GEOG 450 Tourism Planning 3 Credits
GEOG 451 Tourism Development in Southern New England 3 Credits
GEOG 472 Topics in Physical Geography 3 Credits
GEOG 475 Energy Resources and Climate Change 3 Credits
GEOG 483 Topics in Planning 3 Credits
No more than 6 credits may be taken from any one discipline. Other courses, such as certain special topics courses like HIST 395, may be available if they address some specific aspect of public history. Consult the Public History Coordinator for current options.
Students wishing to take HIST 404 or HIST 405 should contact the chair of the department for a waiver of HIST 301.
Total Credit Hours: 18
Faculty
Professors who teach Public History, Minor
