BA in History with Concentration in Public History

Last Updated: February 4, 2021

Box 3051
One College Ave

Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

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Director(s)

Sarah Myers
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Program Introduction

Messiah College offers an undergraduate concentration in public history within the history major. This concentration was established in 2002. Approximately 15-25% of history majors choose public history as a concentration.

Program Introduction

Messiah College offers an undergraduate concentration in public history within the history major. This concentration was established in 2002. Approximately 15-25% of history majors choose public history as a concentration.

Degrees Offered

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

Program Strengths

  • Digital Media
  • Historical Archaeology
  • Local/Community History
  • Museum Studies
  • Oral History

Credit Hour Requirements

39

Internship Requirements

Required. Internships are arranged by the College Internship Center and members of the Department.

Places Where Students Have Interned During the Past 3 Years

• National Civil War Museum
• U.S. Army Heritage Center
• Historic Deerfield
• Pennsylvania State Archives
• Gettysburg National Military Park
• Eisenhower Historical Site and Farm
• Cumberland County Historical Society
• Mount Vernon
• Mount Rushmore
• African-American Historical Museum
• Harper’s Ferry National Park
• Atwater Kent Museum

Job Placement Assistance

Students work closely with college career center and history department faculty.

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

• Thurmont Regional Library (Maryland)
• National Civil War Museum
• Red Bank Battlefield Curator
• Cumberland County Historical Society