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Graduate Certificate in Public History
Major: PHISCHIDegree Awarded: CERT
Unit: GA
Program Webpage: http://www.louisville.edu
Program Information
Interested in a career in museums, archives, historic homes, preservation or other related history and heritage fields? The Department of History at the University of Louisville now offers students enrolled in an MA program at the University the opportunity to earn a graduate certificate in public history through a combination of seminars in history, electives in related fields, and internship experiences in local historical institutions.
Those seeking the certificate in public history may complete the program as part of an MA program at the University or as a stand alone certificate.
Curriculum
Course requirements:
| Introduction to Public History | 3 |
| Public History Practicum (Internship) | 3 |
| One 600 level non-public history course in the Department of History | 3 |
| Two public history electives at 500 or above level | 3, 3 |
| Total | 15 |
[students in the history department MA program may apply up to six hours of appropriate courses to their graduate degree]
Sample of public history electives:
Introduction to Archives
Oral History
Museum Studies
Curatorial Methods
Introduction to Nonprofit Management
Design and Craft Theory (Material Culture Studies)
Departmental Faculty
To be announced
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