Public History
Major Requirements
Major: Public History
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Minimum Degree Credits to Graduate: 120
University General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Communication (C) | 12 | |
| College Composition I | ||
| College Composition II | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking | ||
Upper Division Writing † | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning (R) † | 3 | |
| Science and Technology (S) † | 10 | |
| Humanities and Fine Arts (A) † | 6 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (B) † | 6 | |
| Wellness (W) † | 2 | |
| Cultural Diversity (D) *† | ||
| Global Perspectives (G) *† | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
| * | May be satisfied by completing courses in another General Education category. |
| † | 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. |
- A list of university approved general education courses and administrative policies are available here.
AHSS Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree – The completion of a minor program of study.
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree – Second year language proficiency at college level required.
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences College Requirements
An additional 9 credits are required by the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for a student whose primary degree is a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in a major from the College of AHSS. These additional 9 credits are not required for the Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree, Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Environmental Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Bachelor of Music degree, for any student whose primary major or degree is not in the College of AHSS, or the student is earning two majors or two different degrees.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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, TIPS 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
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 | |
| New Religious Movements | ||
| Religion and Politics | ||
| Canada | ||
| 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 | ||
| War and Society in Early America | ||
| The North American Plains | ||
| Environmental History | ||
| American Frontier to 1850 | ||
| American West Since 1850 | ||
| Non U.S. History: Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| History of Christianity (May satisfy general education category A and G) | ||
| History of Global Islam | ||
| Australia & New Zealand | ||
| The Ottoman Empire | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |