University of Louisville

Department of Public History

Graduate Certificate in Public History

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.

Requirements:

• Introduction to Public History (3)
• Public History Practicum (3)
• One graduate seminar in Department of History (3)
• Two public history electives at graduate level (3,3)

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)

Sample of internship and seminar project sites:

• Braden Institute for Social Justice Research
• Farmington Historic Home
• Filson Historical Society
• Frazier International History
• Historic Locust Grove
• Kentucky Derby Museum
• Kentucky Historical Society
• Portland Museum

For more information contact Professor Tracy K'Meyer, Chair of the department of History or 502-852-6819.