Introduction to Public History

Catalog description

This course provides an introduction to the study of public history at the graduate level. It introduces students to problems, issues, and opportunities in public history. Students will gain research skills, explore historiography, engage in digital history, and discover methodologies, all of which form the intellectual basis for practicing public historians. The course will prepare student for working with public audiences in various fields and modern media where history matters. Assessment of student achievement is based on class participation, written reviews of readings, a reflective essay on the current state of the public history field, and the design and content of a history-based on-line exhibition.