Prospective Students

The University of Louisville offers two different credentials in Public History: a Master of Arts (MA) in History with a specialization in Public History (30-33 credit hours) and a Graduate Certificate in Public History (18 credit hours).

All students in the MA program take some introductory coursework in public history methods and theory, but MA students who select Public History as their major field take additional public history courses, complete a second internship, and have the opportunity to incorporate a public history project into their MA thesis. 

The Graduate Certificate in Public history allows MA and PhD students in other programs to gain public history experience and training. The certificate is also suitable as a stand-alone credential for working professionals seeking to enhance their public history skill set.

Community members engage with arts project on the history of the Parkland neighborhood. Program partners from Breckenridge Elementary worked collaboratively with public history students to develop interpretive pieces engaging neighborhood history. Community members engage with arts project on the history of the Parkland neighborhood. Program partners from Breckenridge Elementary worked collaboratively with public history students to develop interpretive pieces engaging neighborhood history.

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