Concentration in Public History

Concentration in Public History	Credit Hours
Required Courses	21
HIST 7630 Historian’s Craft	3
HIST 7651 Graduate Seminar in Public History	3
HIST 7638 Research Prospectus*	3
HIST 7781 Professional Internship in Public History**	3
HIST 7900 Non-Thesis Project in Public History***	3
(2)       7000 level Graduate Reading Seminars****	6
Electives	12
4 public history elective courses (at the 5000 G level or above)	12
Total	33

* Students who enter the MA program with a concentration in public history after having completed the Graduate Certificate in Public History will substitute an additional reading seminar for Research Prospectus.

** Internships are 150 hours.

*** This course concludes with a 6,000 – 10,000 word technical report on the final project that is defended orally before a committee. With the permission of the Director of Graduate Studies this course may be completed simultaneously with the Professional Internship in History.

**** One seminar must be outside the candidate’s field of concentration.

Other Program Requirements

• The student must also pass an oral defense of the non-thesis project in public history.
• Two elective course may be taken outside the Department of History.

General Requirements

• The College of Graduate Studies limits independent study to 6 credits.

Advisement

College of Arts and Humanities

Department of History Director of Graduate Studies Georgia Southern University P.O. Box 8054

Statesboro, GA 30460 phone 912-478-4478 fax 912-478-0377

website: https://cah.georgiasouthern.edu/history/

Last updated: 9/6/2023