M.A. in History, Public History Track
Last Updated: February 4, 2021
History Department Rutgers Camden
429 Cooper Street
Camden, NJ 08102
Director(s)
Andrew Shankman, Graduate Program Director
[email protected]
(856) 225-6477
Program Introduction
The public history track at Rutgers University-Camden provides students with hands-on experience and skills needed to build a career in public history working at museums, archives, historical sites, and other public-facing institutions. Based in the Cooper Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the program's faculty have extensive connections with organizations throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the greater mid-Atlantic region.
Degrees Offered
- M.A. in History
- M.A. in History with a Certificate or Concentration in Public History
Program Strengths
- Digital Media
- Historical Administration
- Local/Community History
- Material Culture
- Museum Studies
- Publishing
Credit Hour Requirements
30
How Many Students are Admitted Annually
MA5
MAs produced last year
3
Financial Aid Available
Fellowships; assistantships (research & teaching); endowed awards; Federal Work Study; potential employment with Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia.
Deadline To Apply
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
Internship Requirements
Internships arranged by faculty member and student; 3 credit hours; unpaid or paid, determined by host organization; part of required course work.
Places Where Students Have Interned During the Past 3 Years
- Library Company of Philadelphia
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- National Archives (Philadelphia)
- National Constitution Center
- Roebling Museum
- Independence Seaport Museum
- Camden County Historical Society
Job Placement Assistance
Individual counseling.
Employers Who Have Hired Graduates from this Program within the Past Five Years
- Wells Fargo Museum (Philadelphia)
- Camden County Historical Society
- Fire Museum of Maryland
- Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
- American Philosophical Society
- Science History Institute (Philadelphia)
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities
- Valley Forge National Historical Park
- 9/11 National Memorial
- Rutgers University
- Battleship New Jersey
- Crossroads of the American Revolution
- Campbell’s Soup Company Archives
- U.S. Air Force
- Museum of the American Revolution (Philadelphia)
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (historic sites)
- Hunter Research, Inc.