Jul 29, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

History, Public History Concentration, M.A.


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Program Requirements


  • 33 credit hours
  • Students opting to add a concentration in Public History must meet all the normal requirements for the master’s degree. In fulfilling these requirements, they must complete the course of study below and all courses chosen must meet the approval of the graduate program director.

History Required Courses


Capstone Requirement


This seminar sequence will equip students with advanced research skills to produce a publishable, article-length work of original historical research.

Concentration in Public History


Introduction to Public History (3 credits)


Electives (6 Credits)


Content in these courses must relate to public history and are subject to approval by the public history coordinator.

Capstone Requirement


This seminar sequence will equip students with advanced research skills to produce a publishable, article-length work of original historical research.

Content in these courses must relate to public history and are subject to approval by the public history coordinator.

Notes:


No more than 3 credit hours from HIST 770  may be applied towards the program requirements without departmental approval.

Transfer Credit Policy


No program specific guidelines.  Please refer to the Graduate School’s transfer credit policy .

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