Public History Minor

Required Courses:

• PBH 100 - Introduction to Public History, 3 credit hours
• PBH 200 - Introduction to Archives and Museums, 3 credit hours

Electives in History and Public History:

Complete two of the following:

• PBH 250 - America’s National Parks, 3 credit hours
• PBH 300 - Community Research & Oral History, 3 credit hours
• HIS 151 - History of the United States I, 3 credit hours
• HIS 152 - History of the United States II, 3 credit hours
• HIS 250D - African-American History, 3 credit hours
• HIS 260 - Topics in History, 3-4 credit hours (when a U.S. topic)
• HIS 267 - Vietnam War: Causes and Consequences, 3 credit hours
• HIS 350 - Colonial America, 3 credit hours
• HIS 351 - The American Revolution, 3 credit hours
• HIS 352 - Early US Republic: Liberty and Power, 3 credit hours
• HIS 353 - U.S. Civil War, 3 credit hours
• HIS 354 - U.S. Reform and War, 1876-1920, 3 credit hours
• HIS 355 - Modern America: 1920-1945, 3 credit hours
• HIS 356 - Recent America: 1945-present, 3 credit hours
• HIS 360 - An In-depth Study of Topics in History, 3-4 credit hours (when a U.S. topic)

Writing for the Public:

Complete one of the following:

• CAS 232 - Workshop in Journalism, 3 credit hours
• ENG 305 - Workshop in Advanced Expository and Argumentative Writing, 3 credit hours
• ENG 309(S) - Grant Writing, 3 credit hours

Electives for Public History:

Complete two of the following:

• ART 102I - Art Appreciation, 3 credit hours
• ART 103D - Art of Our Time, 3 credit hours
• ART 140 - Intro to Visual Communication Design, 2 credit hours
• ART 220 - Digital Photography, 2 credit hours
• ART 231I - Art History: from Caves to Cathedrals, 3 credit hours
• ART 232I - Art History: from Renaissance to Modernism, 3 credit hours
• ART 234 - Survey of American Art from Colonial Times to 1945, 3 credit hours
• ART 235I - Topics in Non-Western Art, 3 credit hours
• ART 236I - Modern Art, 1850-1950, 3 credit hours
• ART 261 - Typography, 2 credit hours
• CAS 112 - Presentational Speaking, 3 credit hours
• CAS 125 - Event Planning, 3 credit hours
• CAS 222 - Film History, 3 credit hours
• CAS 415 - Studies in Public Relations, 3 credit hours