Public History
Major Requirements
Major: Public History
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 120
University General Education Requirements
A list of university approved general education courses and administrative policies are available here.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Category C: Communication | 12 | |
| College Composition I | ||
| College Composition II | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking | ||
Upper Division Writing † | ||
| Category R: Quantitative Reasoning † | 3 | |
| Category S: Science and Technology † | 10 | |
| Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts † | 6 | |
| Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences † | 6 | |
| Category W: Wellness † | 2 | |
| Category D: Cultural Diversity *† | ||
| Category G: Global Perspectives *† | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
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Courses for category D & G are satisfied by completing D & G designated courses in another general education category.
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General education courses may be used to satisfy requirements for both general education and the major, minor, and program emphases, where applicable. Students should carefully review major requirements to determine if specific courses can also satisfy these general education categories.
Major Requirements
Thirty-three (33) credits of the major must be taken in residence at NDSU.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| Select one history survey course from the following: | 3 | |
| Western Civilization I | ||
| Western Civilization II | ||
| U.S. to 1877 | ||
| U.S. Since 1877 | ||
| HIST 251 | Introduction To Public History | 3 |
| HIST 252 | Introduction to Museum Work | 3 |
| HIST 352 | Museum Collections Management | 3 |
| HIST 390 | Historical Research and Writing | 3 |
| HIST 401 | Archival Theory and Practice | 3 |
| HIST 403 | Archival Preservation | 3 |
| HIST 404 | Digital History | 3 |
| HIST 415 | Public Memory and Memorialization in America | 3 |
| HIST 489 | Senior Seminar (Capstone) | 3 |
| HIST 496 | Field Experience (Approved Internship) | 9 |
| Distribution Requirement: Minimum credit required for each distribution area. | ||
| U.S. History: Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
RELS 340 | ||
| Church and State in America | ||
HIST 382 | ||
| Colonial American History | ||
| American Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
| The Gilded Age and Progressive America | ||
| U.S. History 1917-1960 | ||
| U.S. History 1917-Present II | ||
| Women in American History | ||
HIST 428 | ||
| The North American Plains | ||
| Environmental History | ||
| American Frontier to 1850 | ||
HIST 437 | ||
| Non U.S. History: Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| History of Christianity (May satisfy general education category A and G) | ||
| Global Islam | ||
| Australia & New Zealand | ||
| The Ottoman Empire | ||
| Ancient History | ||
| Medieval History | ||
| Renaissance And Reformation | ||
HIST 455 | ||
| Europe 1815-1914 | ||
| Europe Since 1914 | ||
| Imperial Spain | ||
| Germany since 1750 | ||
| History Of Russia II | ||
| Colonial Mexico | ||
| Modern Mexico | ||
| Slavery in the Atlantic World | ||
| History of Modern China from 1600 | ||
| History of Japan | ||
| Vietnam: 125 Years of Conflict | ||
| Cultures and Civilizations of the Pre-modern World | ||
| Cultural Exchange and the Making of the Modern World | ||
| Total Credits | 51 | |