Public History Concentration Requirements
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History Major with Public History Concentration
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History majors opting to pursue the Public History concentration will complete seven elective courses, six of which must be 300-400-level history courses. The Public History concentration consists of five courses (15 credit hours). Students are required to complete two public history core courses and three elective courses. Two of the three elective courses should be chosen from the list of primary electives; the remaining elective course may be chosen from either the primary or secondary list of elective courses.
For more information, contact Dr. Gabrielle M. Lanier at laniergm@jmu.edu
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| Core Requirements |
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| GHIST 101 |
World History to 1500 |
3 |
| GHIST 102 |
World History Since 1500 |
3 |
| Any two 200-level history courses |
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6-7 |
| HIST 395 |
History Seminar 1 |
3 |
| Seven electives 2 |
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| 300/400-level history courses |
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9 |
| Public History Concentration |
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| Required Courses |
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| HIST 340 |
Internship in History |
3 |
| HIST/ARTH 396 |
Introduction to Public History |
3 |
| Primary Electives |
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6-9 |
| HIST 310 |
American Business History |
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| HIST/ANTH 331 |
Historical Archaeology |
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| HIST 337 |
Workshop in Local History |
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| HIST/ARTH 394 |
Introduction to Museum Work |
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| HIST/ANTH/SCOM 441 |
Oral History
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| HIST 491/591 |
Editing Historical Documents |
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| HIST/ANTH/ARTH 492 |
American Material Culture |
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| HIST/ARTH 493 |
Historic Preservation |
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| HIST 495 |
Introduction to Archives and Manuscripts |
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| HIST 497 |
Genealogical Research and Family History |
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| Secondary Electives |
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0-3 |
| HIST 326 |
The Automobile in Twentieth-Century America |
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| HIST 327 |
Technology in America |
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| HIST/SOCI 338 |
United States Urban History |
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| HIST 360 |
Research Apprenticeship in History |
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| HIST 391 |
Travel Studies Seminar: |
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Summer in Ghana Program |
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Cultural History of Scotland |
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Cultural History of the Netherlands |
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| HIST 402 |
Workshop in Colonial American Life |
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| HIST 403 |
Workshop in Civil War Virginia |
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| HIST/ARTH 406 |
Monticello |
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| HIST/ARTH 408 |
The Museum: Histories and Controversies |
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| ANTH 494 |
Field Techniques in Archaeology |
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1 This course fulfills the College of Arts and Letters writing-intensive requirement for the major.
2 Six (18 credit hours) of the seven electives must be 300/400-level history courses. At least three courses (9 credit hours) must be 400-level history courses. For honors majors, only three hours of HIST 499, Honors Thesis, may be counted among the three 400-level courses required for the major.
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Internships at museums and historic sites provide students with valuable skills. Student interns at the New York City Police Museum worked closely with the artifact collections (right).
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Click here for a checklist for the History Major with Public History Concentration.
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