The following revisions will be required for all students who enter the

History major beginning with the Fall 2004 semester. Students who enter

before then may choose to follow either the new or the old requirements for the History major.

The Public History major totals 69-81 semester credit hours.

Public History Core Requirements (24 credits)

ARCH 322: History of Architecture II, 3 credits

HIST 251: Introduction to Public History, 3 credits

HIST 252: Introduction to Museum Work, 3 credits

HIST 401: Archival Theory and Practice, 3 credits

HIST 403: Archival Photography, 3 credits

HIST 496: Field Experience (Approved Internship) 9 credits (400 hours)

Public History Supplementary Vocational Option (18 credits)

18 additional credits from the following courses choosing one specific track: Museums, Archives, or Historic Preservation or minor in other field as approved by Director of Public History Program e.g. Business Administration, Mass Communications, Sociology--Anthropology Emphasis

Museums:

ADFH 150 Design Fundamentals I

ADFH 310 History of Fashion

ADFH 315 History of Interiors I

ADFH 316 History of Interiors II

ANTH 111 Introduction to Anthropology

ANTH 204 Archaeology and Prehistory

ANTH 208 Folklore and Culture

ART 211 Art History II

ART 451 History of American Art

ART 452 Contemporary Art

COMM 260 Introduction to Web Development

COMM 261 Principles of Internet Web-Based Design

CSCI 116 Business Use of Computers

ENGL 320 Practical Writing

ENGL 459 Researching and Writing Grants

HIST 404 Historical Editing

SOC 405 Community Development

Archives:

ANTH 208 Folklore and Culture

BUSN 370 Management Information Systems

COMM 260 Introduction to Web Development

COMM 261 Principles of Internet Web-Based Design

CSCI 116 Business Use of Computers

ENGL 320 Practical Writing

ENGL 459 Researching and Writing Grants

HIST 404 Historical Editing

Historic Preservation:

ADFH 150 Design Fundamentals I

ADFH 315 History of Interiors I

ADFH 316 History of Interiors II

ANTH 111 Introduction to Anthropology

ANTH 204 Archaeology and Prehistory

ART 451 History of American Art

CSCI 116 Business Use of Computers

ENGL 320 Practical Writing

ENGL 459 Researching and Writing Grants

SOC 405 Community Development

LA 322 History of Landscape Architecture

History Major Requirements (39 credits)

100-200 level courses

Students must complete at least 9, but no more than 15 credits in 100 or 200 level courses. No sequences are required, although students may include History 101 and 102 (Western Civilization) and History 103 and 104 (US History) in their course selection. Public History core courses at the 200 level may be used to meet this requirement.

300-400 level courses

Of the 39 credit hours required for the major, at least 24 credits must be taken at the 300-400 level. History courses at the 400 level in the Public History core may be used to for elective credits needed in addition to the Depth and Distribution requirements. Required courses at this level are:

Hist 390: Historical Research and Writing

Hist 489: Senior Seminar

Depth requirement: a sequence of two courses (6 credits). See list of approved sequence courses.

Distribution requirement: 15 credits (may include the 6-credit sequence).

Students meet the 15 credit distribution requirement by completing at least 6 credits in two of three distribution categories and 3 in the third. The three distribution categories are U.S. History, European History, and Widening Horizons.

U.S. History Courses Recommended for Public History Majors:

Hist 333 Environmental History

Hist 423 US 1829-1917 II

Hist 424 US 1917-Present I

Hist 425 US 1917-Present II

Hist 437 American West since 1850

Hist 439 American Agriculture

Hist 499 South since 1865

U.S. History Courses Acceptable for Public History Majors:

Hist 410 U. S. Intellectual History I

Hist 411 U. S. Intellectual History II

Hist 422 US 1829-1917 I

Hist 431 North American Plains

Hist 436 American Frontier to 1850

Hist 499 South to 1865

European History Courses Recommended for Public History Majors:

Hist 456 Europe 1815-1914

Hist 457 Europe 1914-present

Hist 461 England since 1714

European History Courses Acceptable for Public History Majors:

Hist 320 History of Christianity

Hist 440 European Intellectual History I

Hist 450 Ancient History

Hist 451 Medieval History

Hist 454 Renaissance and Reformation

Hist 455 The Eighteenth Century

Hist 460 England to 1714

Widening Horizons Courses Recommended for Public History Majors:

Hist 434 History and Politics of Environmental Science

Hist 471 Modern Latin America II

Hist 474 Mexico II

Widening Horizons Courses Acceptable for Public History Majors:

Hist 381 Australia and New Zealand

Hist 382 Canada

Hist 470 Modern Latin America I

Hist 473 Mexico I

Hist 476 Southwestern Borderlands to 1848