Public History Minor

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A basic understanding of history is a crucial component of liberal undergraduate education, and public history provides a vital means for undergraduate students to connect their historical training to their future careers. This minor provides strong training in basic historical skills, provides students with a solid grounding in historical content, exposes students to the extensive career opportunities that the Baltimore and Washington regions offer in public history, and encourages them to gain practical experience through public history internships and practicums.

The minor consists of 18 credits distributed as follows:

Required Courses (12 credits)

HIST 201 - Introduction to the Study of History (3.00)
HIST 300 - Introduction to Public History (3.00)
HIST 391 - Internship in History (3.00)
HIST 411 - Service Learning in Public History (3.00)

Elective Courses (6 credits)

At least three of these credits must be in 300- or 400- level classes. Students may take any history classes as electives.

With department approval, students may take up to three credits in non-history courses not listed here that complement a focus on public history.

Students may also fulfill the six credits of the public history minor from the following:

AMST 205 - Civic Agency and Social Entrepreneurship (3.00)
AMST 380 - Community in America (3.00)
AMST 422 - Preserving Places, Making Spaces in Baltimore (3.00)
AMST 424 - Theories of Place and Space (3.00)
GES 326 - American Conservation Thought (3.00)
GES 341 - Urban Geography (3.00)
GES 342 - Metropolitan Baltimore (3.00)
*Please note: The AMST and GES classes listed here have departmentally-specific prerequisites.