Public History Certificate

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Department of History & Philosophy
(770) 423-6294

Kennesaw State University’s public history certificate program trains students to think critically about the public presentation of history and culture and helps students develop tangible skills that will enable them to pursue graduate study in a number of fields as well as professional or avocational work at historic and cultural sites. Classroom and fieldwork combine to deliver both theoretical understanding of memory and history and practical experience in historic preservation, community documentation, museums, and cultural program development.

To be awarded the Certificate in Public History students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 in certificate requirements. The certificate is awarded with the completion of a bachelor’s degree or, if the student already has a bachelor’s degree, after the successful completion of the certificate program. Program requirements include the completion of HIST 2275 (Local History Research) and six (6) public history courses.

Core Requirements:

HIST 3325 - Introduction to Public History
HIST 3398 - Internship
(All internships must be approved by the public history program coordinator.)

and at least two of the following:

remaining courses drawn from the following:

HIST 3398 - Internship
(A second internship may be used an en elective as long as the experiences are independent of each other, with different identifiable learning outcomes. All internships must be approved by the public history program coordinator.)
HIST 4425 - Oral History
HIST 4490 - Special Topics in History
(as approved by the public history program coordinator)
ANTH 4425 - Historical Archeology
HS 3375 - Program Development and Evaluation *
HS 3540 - Grant Writing and Fundraising *
TPS 3093 - Performing Folktales and Fairy Tales

Program Total (18 Credit Hours)

Note:

*Public history certificate students will use HIST 3325 as a prerequisite for these courses. See public history program coordinator for a permit to register.