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Students entering the Public History Program will choose historic preservation, museums and material culture, or archives as their major field of study.

The Public History degree requires students to complete a minimum of 36 credit hours, 21 in their field of choice. The remaining 15 hours consist of courses in American history and will comprise each student's minor field.

Each student is required to write a thesis, complete an internship, and present a professional portfolio. Competence in a foreign language is also required although students may substitute completion of a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) course or a web development course with the approval of the faculty advisor.

Graduate assistantships offer an additional opportunity for public history experience.