The UAH Public History program is an interdisciplinary minor designed for students who want to pursue public history jobs in historic preservation, museums, historic houses or historic sites, archives, libraries, art galleries, local historical museums, or in local or state government.
History majors will be asked to take relevant courses outside of History. Non History majors can select from history courses and other electives.
Public History Minor requires a minimum of 21 semester hours, at least 12 semester hours at 300 level or above and must be taken at UAH. No more than one 100-level class may count toward the minor.
Course List for Non-History Majors
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Public History Electives | 6 | |
| select 6 hours of the following: | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY (select 6 hours of the following:) | ||
| HISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY | ||
| CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| SPEC TOPICS IN PUBLIC HISTORY | ||
| PUB MEMORY & INTERP | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHIVES | ||
| DEVELOPING DIGITAL ARCHIVES | ||
| STUDIES IN HISTORY | ||
| Interdisciplinary Electives | 6 | |
| select 6 semester hours of the following: | ||
| GRAPHIC DESIGN: INTRODUCTION | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY: INTRODUCTION | ||
| GRAPHIC DESIGN: WEB DESIGN | ||
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| INTRO TO JOURNALISM | ||
| DECISION-MAKING IN SMALL GROUP | ||
| BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL COMM | ||
| ADVANCED MEDIA WRITING | ||
| MASS MEDIA IN AMERICA | ||
| ADVERTISING | ||
| STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS WRIT'G | ||
| TECHNICAL WRITING | ||
| TECHNICAL EDITING | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | ||
| PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY | ||
| VIDEO PRODUCTION | ||
| VIDEO PRESENTATION | ||
| Historical-Cultural Electives | 6 | |
| select 6 semester hours from these recommended departments: ARH, HY, SOC, PSC | ||
| Internship | 3 | |
| select one of the following: | ||
| PUBLIC HISTORY INTERNSHIP | ||
| ART INTERNSHIP | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 21 | |
Course List for History Majors
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Public History Electives | 6 | |
| select 6 hours of the following: | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY | ||
| HISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY | ||
| CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| SPEC TOPICS IN PUBLIC HISTORY | ||
| PUB MEMORY & INTERP | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHIVES | ||
| DEVELOPING DIGITAL ARCHIVES | ||
| STUDIES IN HISTORY | ||
| Interdisciplinary Electives | 6 | |
| select 6 hours of the following: | ||
| GRAPHIC DESIGN: INTRODUCTION | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY: INTRODUCTION | ||
| GRAPHIC DESIGN: WEB DESIGN | ||
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS WRIT'G | ||
| TECHNICAL WRITING | ||
| TECHNICAL EDITING | ||
| INTRO TO JOURNALISM | ||
| DECISION-MAKING IN SMALL GROUP | ||
| BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL COMM | ||
| ADVANCED MEDIA WRITING | ||
| MASS MEDIA IN AMERICA | ||
| ADVERTISING | ||
| VIDEO PRODUCTION | ||
| VIDEO PRESENTATION | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | ||
| PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY | ||
| Cultural Electives | 6 | |
| select 6 semester hours from these recommended departments: ARH, SOC, PSC | ||
| Internship | 3 | |
| select one of the following: | ||
| PUBLIC HISTORY INTERNSHIP | ||
| ART INTERNSHIP | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 21 | |