Public History Certificate
General Certificate Requirements
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
POST-SECONDARY CERTIFICATE - PUBLIC HISTORY
Note for transfer students: Transfer students may request that up to six (6) credits taken outside of University of Montana count toward the Certificate in Public History. Transfer students must take at least one of the following courses at the University of Montana: HSTA 275, HSTA 374, HSTR 370, or HSTR 398 (for at least 3 credits).
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| HSTA 275 | Making History Public | 3 |
| or HSTA 374 | Doing Local History: Missoula | |
| HSTR 398 | Public History Internship | 3 |
| or HSTR 370 | Practicing Oral History | |
| Electives 1 | ||
| Complete 6 credits of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Architectural History I | ||
| Architectural History II | ||
| History of Photography | ||
| Museum Studies Seminar | ||
| Internship | ||
| Public Anthropology | ||
| Anthropological Museology | ||
| Cultural Resource Management | ||
| Artifact Analysis | ||
| Historical Archaeology | ||
| Archaeological Survey | ||
| Archaeological Field School | ||
| Field Experience/Practicum | ||
| Introduction to Public Speaking | ||
| Introduction to Visual Rhetoric | ||
| Intro to GIS for Forest Mgt | ||
| Intro to GIS and Cartography | ||
| Historic Preservation | ||
| Making History Public | ||
| Digital Worlds of Early America | ||
| Women in America: Colonial Period to Civil War | ||
| Women in America: From the Civil War to the Present | ||
| Doing Local History: Missoula | ||
| Alcohol in American History | ||
| Environmental History | ||
| Practicing Oral History | ||
| Public History Internship | ||
| Latin American Human Rights & Memory | ||
| Journalism and American Society | ||
| First Amendment and Media Law | ||
| Opinion Writing | ||
| Indigenous Community Development | ||
| NA Studies Research Theories and Methods | ||
| Internship | ||
| National Parks and American Culture | ||
| Nature Tourism & Commercial Recreation | ||
| Parks & Outdoor Recreation Management | ||
| Natural Resource Interpretation and Communication | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
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Three credits of electives must be taken within the History department. Substitutions, including independent studies or special offerings in public history, require approval of the Public History Coordinator.