Public History (MA)
Degree Requirements
Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Arts in Public History" without focus area track or thesis option specifications.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 36 | |
| Introduction To Public History | ||
| Internship In Public History | ||
| Historiography and Historical Method | ||
| Historical Writing | ||
| Colloquium in History | ||
Additional HI course approved in conjunction with the academic commiitee | ||
| Core Courses and Colloquium Courses | ||
| "Core Courses and Colloquium Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Focus Area Track Courses | ||
| See "Thesis Options & Focus Area Tracks" listed below | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| "Elective Courses" will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Thesis Option | ||
| See "Thesis Options & Focus Area Tracks" listed below | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Thesis Options & Focus Area Tracks
Non-Thesis
Select a Focus Track Area and corresponding courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select courses from one Focus Track Area below: | ||
Museum Studies | ||
| 贬滨听591 | Museum Studies | 3 |
| 贬滨听593 | Material Culture | 3 |
| 贬滨听588 | Family and Community History | 3 |
| 辞谤听贬滨听589 | Interpretation in Historic Sites and Parks | |
| 辞谤听贬滨听787 | African American Public History | |
| 辞谤听贬滨听788 | Native American Public History | |
| 贬滨听789 | Public History in International Context | 3 |
Cultural Heritage | ||
| 贬滨听594 | Cultural Heritage | 3 |
| 贬滨听595 | Special Topics in History | 1-6 |
| 贬滨听588 | Family and Community History | 3 |
| 辞谤听贬滨听589 | Interpretation in Historic Sites and Parks | |
| 辞谤听贬滨听787 | African American Public History | |
| 辞谤听贬滨听788 | Native American Public History | |
Public Memory | ||
| 贬滨听563 | Topics in History and Memory | 3 |
| Select two of the following courses: | ||
| 贬滨听533 | Theory and Practice of Oral History | 3 |
| 贬滨听534 | Theory and Practice of Digital History | 3 |
| 贬滨听787 | African American Public History | 3 |
| 贬滨听788 | Native American Public History | 3 |
| 贬滨听789 | Public History in International Context | 3 |
Archives and Records Management | ||
| Select any three courses; this track must be completed as part of the credit transfer agreement with UNC SILS | ||
Select courses from the following list to fill the 36 total hours:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| History and Public History Electives | ||
| 贬滨听533 | Theory and Practice of Oral History | 3 |
| 贬滨听534 | Theory and Practice of Digital History | 3 |
| 贬滨听535 | Spatial History | 3 |
| 贬滨听563 | Topics in History and Memory | 3 |
| 贬滨听587 | Cultural Resource Management | 3 |
| 贬滨听588 | Family and Community History | 3 |
| 贬滨听589 | Interpretation in Historic Sites and Parks | 3 |
| 贬滨听591 | Museum Studies | 3 |
| 贬滨听593 | Material Culture | 3 |
| 贬滨听594 | Cultural Heritage | 3 |
| 贬滨听595 | Special Topics in History | 1-6 |
| 贬滨听787 | African American Public History | 3 |
| 贬滨听788 | Native American Public History | 3 |
| 贬滨听789 | Public History in International Context | 3 |
| Non-History Electives | ||
| 础狈罢听531 | Tourism, Culture and Anthropology | 3 |
| 础狈罢听533 | Anthropology of Ecotourism and Heritage Conservation | 3 |
| 础搁颁听451 | Digital Representation | 3 |
| 础搁颁听544 | American City Planning History | 3 |
| 础搁颁听545 | Methods of Interpretation in Architectural History | 3 |
| 础搁颁听548 | Vernacular Architecture | 3 |
| 颁翱惭听537 | Gaming and Social Networks | 3 |
| 颁翱惭听546 | Nonprofit Marketing and Public Relations | 3 |
| 颁翱惭听581 | Visual Rhetoric: Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| 狈搁听548 | Historical Environments | 3 |
| 笔础听531 | Human Resource Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| 笔础听535 | Problem Solving for Public and Nonprofit Managers | 3 |
| 笔础听536 | Management of Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| 笔础听538 | Nonprofit Budgeting and Financial Management | 3 |
| 笔础听539 | Fund Development | 3 |
| 笔础听540 | Grant Writing for Public Administrators | 3 |
Thesis
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 6 | |
| 贬滨听598 | Historical Writing | 3 |
| 贬滨听693 | Master's Supervised Research | 1-9 |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select courses from one Focus Track Area below: | ||
Museum Studies | ||
| 贬滨听591 | Museum Studies | 3 |
| 贬滨听593 | Material Culture | 3 |
| 贬滨听588 | Family and Community History | 3 |
| 辞谤听贬滨听589 | Interpretation in Historic Sites and Parks | |
| 辞谤听贬滨听787 | African American Public History | |
| 辞谤听贬滨听788 | Native American Public History | |
| 贬滨听789 | Public History in International Context | 3 |
Cultural Heritage | ||
| 贬滨听594 | Cultural Heritage | 3 |
| 贬滨听595 | Special Topics in History | 1-6 |
| 贬滨听588 | Family and Community History | 3 |
| 辞谤听贬滨听589 | Interpretation in Historic Sites and Parks | |
| 辞谤听贬滨听787 | African American Public History | |
| 辞谤听贬滨听788 | Native American Public History | |
Public Memory | ||
| 贬滨听563 | Topics in History and Memory | 3 |
| Select two of the following courses: | ||
| 贬滨听533 | Theory and Practice of Oral History | 3 |
| 贬滨听534 | Theory and Practice of Digital History | 3 |
| 贬滨听787 | African American Public History | 3 |
| 贬滨听788 | Native American Public History | 3 |
| 贬滨听789 | Public History in International Context | 3 |
Archives and Records Management | ||
| Select any three courses; this track must be completed as part of the credit transfer agreement with UNC SILS | ||
Faculty
Full Professors
- David R. Ambaras
- Nishani Frazier
- Craig T. Friend
- Tammrah Gordon
- Holly Hurlburt
- Akram F. Khater
- Traci Brynne Marante
- Julia Rudolph
- David Aaron Zonderman
Associate Professors
- Katherine Mellen Charron
- Frederico Freitas
- Verena Kasper-Marienberg
- Susanna M. Lee
- Noah B. Strote
Assistant Professors
- Kristen Alff
- Ajamu Dillahunt
- Frederico Freitas
- Ebony Jones
- Alicia McGill
- Tate Sewell Paulette
Teaching Assistant Professor
- Steven Lechner
Lecturer
- Gwyneth Anne Thayer