Public History
Public History Major
The major requires 51 credits in history courses, including a nine-credit internship. An additional 18 credits in supplementary vocational courses or an approved minor to prepare for a career in public history are also required. The Public History program prepares students for employment in fields such as archives and museums, historical editing, historic preservation, costume conservation, and archeology. The 18 credit supplementary vocational courses are divided into three tracks:
- Museums, intended to prepare students for work as a curator, interpreter, or administrator in museums,
- Archives, intended to prepare students for work with documents and/or photographs in a archival repository, and
- Historical preservation, intended to prepare students to work with the National Historic Preservation legislation to identify historic buildings and sites throughout the nation.
For more details regarding the courses available for the 18 credit distribution courses or 18 credit vocational supplement, refer to the Department of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies web site .
Major Requirements
Major: Public History
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 122
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree – The completion of a minor program of study, a second major, or a second degree is required.
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree – Second year language proficiency required.
General Education Requirements
| First Year Experience (F): | ||
| UNIV 189 | Skills For Academic Success (Students transferring in 24 or more credits do not need to take UNIV 189.) | 1 |
| Communication (C): | ||
| ENGL 110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II | 3 |
| HIST 390 | Historical Research and Writing | 3 |
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning (R): Select from current general education list | 3 | |
| Science & Technology (S): | ||
| A one-credit lab must be taken as a co-requisite with a general education science/technology course unless the course includes an embedded lab experience equivalent to a one-credit course. Select from current general education list. | 10 | |
| Humanities & Fine Arts (A): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (B): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Wellness (W): Select from current general education list | 2 | |
| Cultural Diversity (D): Select from current general education list | ||
| Global Perspectives (G): Select from current general education list | ||
| Total Credits | 40 | |
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences College Requirements
An additional 9 credits are required by the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for all Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree programs of study, except the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, the Bachelor of Music degree, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree, and the Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree:
| AH&SS College Requirements | ||
Courses used to satisfy any general education requirement cannot be used to also count toward the AH&SS College Requirements. A minimum of three credits is required in each of the 3 following areas for a total of 9 credits. Choose only those courses with the prefixes listed for each area. A course with the WGS prefix can only be used in one area. | ||
| Area One: Humanities | 3 | |
ARB, ENGL, FREN, GERM, HIST, HUM, PHIL, RELS, SPAN, or WGS | ||
| Area Two: Social Sciences | 3 | |
ANTH, CJ, COMM, EMGT, POLS, SOC, or WGS | ||
| Area Three: Fine Arts | 3 | |
ARCH, ART, ENVD, LA, MUSC, or THEA | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |
Major Requirements
Note: Thirty-three (33) credits must be taken in residence at NDSU.
| General Education Requirements | 40 | |
| AH&SS College Requirement | 9 | |
| Public History Major Requirements | ||
| HIST 251 | Introduction To Public History | 3 |
| HIST 252 | Introduction to Museum Work | 3 |
| HIST | 100-200 level elective | 3 |
| ARCH 322 | History of Architecture II | 3 |
| HIST 390 | Historical Research and Writing | 3 |
| HIST 401 | Archival Theory and Practice | 3 |
| HIST 403 | Archival Preservation | 3 |
| HIST 496 | Field Experience (Approved Internship) | 9 |
| HIST 489 | Senior Seminar (Capstone) | 3 |
| Distribution Requirement: Minimum credit required for each distribution area. | ||
| North American History: Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Canada | ||
| U.S. History 1829-1917 I | ||
| U.S. History 1829-1917 II | ||
| U.S. History 1917-Present I | ||
| U.S. History 1917-Present II | ||
| History of the American South to 1850 | ||
| The North American Plains | ||
| Environmental History | ||
| American Frontier to 1850 | ||
| American West Since 1850 | ||
| Southwestern Borderlands To 1848 | ||
| European History: Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| History of Christianity | ||
| Ancient History | ||
| Medieval History | ||
| Renaissance And Reformation | ||
| The Eighteenth Century | ||
| Europe 1815-1914 | ||
| Europe Since 1914 | ||
| Imperial Spain | ||
| Germany since 1750 | ||
| History Of Russia II | ||
| Widening Horizons: Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Australia & New Zealand | ||
| The Ottoman Empire | ||
| Modern Latin America I | ||
| Modern Latin America II | ||
| Colonial Mexico | ||
| Modern Mexico | ||
| Slavery in the Atlantic World | ||
| History of Modern China from 1600 | ||
| History of Japan | ||
| Vietnam: 125 Years of Conflict | ||
| Cultural Exchange and the Making of the Modern World | ||
| Supplementary Vocational Option (see below): | 18 | |
An additional 18 credits are required from the vocational options listed below. Select a minimum of 18 credits from one specific track: 1) Museums, 2) Archives, or 3) Historic Preservation. Students may substitute a minor program from another field of study approved by the Director of Public History Program (e.g., Business Administration, Mass Communications, or Sociology with an Anthropology emphasis) | ||
| Degree Requirements: Potential of 4 credits to reach 122 | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 122 | |
Supplementary Vocational Options
Select a minimum of 18 credits from one vocational track.
| Museums: Select 18 credits from the following: | 18 | |
ADHM 150 | ||
| History of Fashion | ||
| History of Interiors I | ||
| History of Interiors II | ||
| Introduction to Anthropology | ||
| Archaeology and Prehistory | ||
| Art History II | ||
| History of American Art | ||
| Contemporary Art | ||
| Principles of Internet Web-Based Design | ||
| Introduction to Web Development | ||
| Business Use of Computers | ||
| Business and Professional Writing | ||
| Researching and Writing Grants and Proposal | ||
| Community Development | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Archives Course List
| Archives: Select 18 credits from the following: | 18 | |
| Management Information Systems | ||
| Principles of Internet Web-Based Design | ||
| Introduction to Web Development | ||
| Business Use of Computers | ||
| Business and Professional Writing | ||
| Researching and Writing Grants and Proposal | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Historic Preservation Course List
| Historic Preservation: Select 18 credits from the following: | 18 | |
ADHM 150 | ||
| History of Interiors I | ||
| History of Interiors II | ||
| Introduction to Anthropology | ||
| Archaeology and Prehistory | ||
| History of American Art | ||
| Business Use of Computers | ||
| Business and Professional Writing | ||
| Researching and Writing Grants and Proposal | ||
| History of Landscape Architecture | ||
| Community Development | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
