National Council on Public History

Degrees Offered

• B.A. in History
• B.A. in History with a Certificate or Concentration in Public History
• M.A. in Public History
• M.A. in History
• M.A. in History with a Certificate or Concentration in Public History

Program Strengths

• Archival Practices
• Editing
• Historic Preservation
• Local/Community History
• Museum Studies
• Oral History

Credit Hour Requirements

30 for M.A. in History; 36 for M.A. in Public History

How Many Students are Admitted Annually

MA10-14

MAs produced last year

7 M.A. in History; 9 M.A. in Public History

Financial Aid Available

Assistantships (research, administrative)
Tuition scholarships
Internships

Deadline To Apply

Fall Admissions - Feb. 1; Spring Admissions - Nov. 1

Internship Requirements

All Public History graduate students complete two internships and earn six hours of credit during their course of study. Each internship requires a minimum of 125 hours of professional experience under the guidance of working professionals in various public history fields. They are available every semester (including summer) and require at least six weeks of work.

In conjunction with your internship director, you complete an Internship Contract, which outlines the project or area of work to be covered by the internship, prior to starting work. You also submit a formal internship report after finishing your work.

Places Where Students Have Interned During the Past 3 Years

• Frick Art & Historical Center
• Heinz History Center
• Andy Warhol Museum
• Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History
• Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
• Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
• Fort Pitt Block House Museum

Employers Who Have Hired Graduates from this Program within the Past Five Years

• Heinz History Center
• National Archives
• Frick Art and Historical Center
• Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
• Jewish Museum of Baltimore
• National History Day
• United States Navy
• St. Vincent College Coverlet Museum
• The Oglebay Institute

Degrees Offered

• B.A. in History
• B.A. in History with a Certificate or Concentration in Public History
• M.A. in Public History
• M.A. in History

Credit Hour Requirements

15

How Many Students are Admitted Annually

BA50

MA18

Full-time Program Staff/Faculty

9 full time faculty members

Internship Requirements

This is a special elective for a history major interested in and qualified to apprentice with a history organization (archive, museum, or historical society). The student has to meet both College (2.5 GPA) and departmental (at least 2.7 in a minimum of 5 history courses) requirements to take the internship. To earn 3 credits the student must have 120 contact hours with the history institution. Two credits require 80 contact hours, and 1 credit requires 50 contact hours. The student will also have a writing assignment. There is also the Liberal Arts internship, CLPRG 401, but it will not count for the major. For College procedures, see http://www.duq.edu/liberalarts/undergraduate/internships/index.cfm.

Places Where Students Have Interned During the Past 3 Years

Heinz History Center, the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, and the city of Pittsburgh

Program Strengths

• Archival Practices
• Historic Preservation
• Local/Community History
• Museum Studies
• Oral History

Credit Hour Requirements

15