National Council on Public History

Degrees Offered

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

Program Strengths

• Archival Practices
• Historic Preservation
• Local/Community History
• Material Culture
• Oral History

Credit Hour Requirements

36

How Many Students are Admitted Annually

MA9

Financial Aid Available

Teaching Assistantships
Research Assistantships
Tuition waiver
In-State Status

Deadline To Apply

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis

Internship Requirements

A six credit hour internship (240 total hours) is required. The program director establishes a contract between the internship site, the student, and the History Department. Students do not receive a stipend, unless the internship site offers one.

Places Where Students Have Interned During the Past 3 Years

• National Park Service
• Greensboro Historical Museum
• The Henry Ford
• The Smithsonian Institute
• The Girl Museum
• National Archives and Records Administration
• Thomas Wolfe Memorial House
• Preservation Durham
• Carl Sandburg Home
• Old Economy Village

Job Placement Assistance

Career Center on campus can assist students; letters of recommendation and assistance reviewing job applications provided by public history faculty.

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

• Blowing Rock Art and History Museum
• Town of Abingdon, Virginia
• National Park Service
• Soomo Publishing
• History Associates, Inc.
• Morris Museum of Art
• Great Smokey Mountains Heritage Center

Degrees Offered

• B.A. in Public History