Public History

Major Requirements

Major: Public History

Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Minimum Degree Credits to Graduate: 120

University Degree Requirements

1. Satisfactory completion of all requirements of the curriculum in which one is enrolled.
2. Earn a minimum total of 120 credits in approved coursework.  Some academic programs exceed this minimum.
3. Satisfactory completion of the general education requirements as specified by the university.
4. A minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
5. At least 30 credits must be NDSU resident credits.  Resident credits include credits registered and paid for at NDSU.
6. At least 36 credits presented for graduation must be in courses numbered 300 or higher.
7. Students presenting transfer credit must meet the NDSU residence credits and the minimum upper level credit. Of the 30 credits earned in residence, a minimum of 15 semester credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 semester credits must be in the student’s curricula for their declared major.

For complete information, please refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section of this Bulletin.

University General Education Requirements

A list of university approved general education courses and administrative policies are available here.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Category C: Communication		12
ENGL 110	College Composition I
ENGL 120	College Composition II
COMM 110	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

*

Courses for category D & G are satisfied by completing D & G designated 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.

Major Requirements

Thirty-three (33) credits of the major must be taken in residence at NDSU.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Requirements
Select one history survey course from the following:		3
HIST 101	Western Civilization I
HIST 102	Western Civilization II
HIST 103	U.S. to 1877
HIST 104	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
RELS 345	Church and State in America
HIST 382
HIST 420	Colonial American History
HIST 422	American Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 423	The Gilded Age and Progressive America
HIST 424	U.S. History 1917-1960
HIST 425	U.S. History 1917-Present II
HIST 426	Women in American History
HIST 428
HIST 431	The North American Plains
HIST 434	Environmental History
HIST 436	American Frontier to 1850
HIST 437
Non U.S. History: Select 6 credits from the following:		6
HIST 320	History of Christianity (May satisfy general education category A and G)
HIST 355	Global Islam
HIST 381	Australia & New Zealand
HIST 440	The Ottoman Empire
HIST 450	Ancient History
HIST 451	Medieval History
HIST 454	Renaissance And Reformation
HIST 455
HIST 456	Europe 1815-1914
HIST 457	Europe Since 1914
HIST 464	Imperial Spain
HIST 465	Germany since 1750
HIST 467	History Of Russia II
HIST 473	Colonial Mexico
HIST 474	Modern Mexico
HIST 477	Slavery in the Atlantic World
HIST 480	History of Modern China from 1600
HIST 481	History of Japan
HIST 482	Vietnam: 125 Years of Conflict
HIST 484	Cultures and Civilizations of the Pre-modern World
HIST 485	Cultural Exchange and the Making of the Modern World
Total Credits		51