M.A. in History, Emphasis in Public History

Last Updated: March 23, 2022

History Dept., SFASU
PO Box 13013

Nacogdoches, TX 75962-0001

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Director(s)

Perky Beisel; Paul J. P. Sandul
[email protected]
936-468-2093

Program Introduction

Established in 2005, the M.A. in History with an Emphasis in Public History is an active program. In addition to coursework, students complete a 6 hour capstone public history project or traditional thesis. Course topics include Oral History, Memory, Historic Resource Surveys, etc. Campus resources include a state-designated archive and museum, regional historical association, and research centers. Students have completed projects and internships with historic sites, archives, museums, and history organizations locally, in Texas, and across the nation.

Degrees Offered

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

Program Strengths

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

Credit Hour Requirements

30

How Many Students are Admitted Annually

MA6

Full-time Program Staff/Faculty

Two full-time full professors of public history as well as affiliated staff with graduate faculty status within the History department and the university archives.

Financial Aid Available

Scholarships
Assistantships
In-State Status

Deadline To Apply

Aug 1 (Fall), Dec 7 (Spring), May 7 (Summer)

Internship Requirements

Not required. Internships are arranged on an individual basis, enrolled in a 3 hour course, and are unpaid.

Places Where Students Have Interned During the Past 3 Years

  • Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
  • Museum of East Texas
  • Bell County Museum
  • Alaska Historical Society
  • East Texas Historical Association
  • Pasadena (TX) Historical Museum
  • Heritage Center of Cherokee County

Job Placement Percentage Within One Year

85%

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

  • Stone Fort Museum
  • Texas Forestry Museum
  • Museum of East Texas
  • University of Dayton Archives
  • Adjunct Lecturers at SFASU
  • The Alamo

Community & Institutional Connections

  • The Stone Fort Museum (on SFASU campus)
  • The East Texas Research Center (a state-designated archive on SFASU campus)
  • City of Nacogdoches Historic Sites Department
  • Friends of Historic Nacogdoches, Inc.
  • Various county historical commissions

Minor in Public History

Last Updated: March 23, 2022

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Director(s)

Perky Beisel – [email protected]

Paul J. P. Sandul – [email protected]

Program Introduction

Established in Fall 2021, the Bachelor's Minor in Public History complements our established MA program. The 18-hour minor includes the required courses Introduction to Public History and Internship in Public History, six hours of other public history coursework (such as Historic Preservation & CRM, Archives & Museums, and Oral History), and six hours of history content classes. Campus resources include a state-designated archive and museum, regional historical association, and research centers. Locally we work with several historic sites, museums, and history organizations.

Degrees Offered

  • Public History Minor

Program Strengths

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

Credit Hour Requirements

18

How Many Students are Admitted Annually

BA8

Full-time Program Staff/Faculty

Two full-time public history full professors; affiliated faculty in the university archive and in the History Department

Financial Aid Available

Scholarships, student assistant positions, and in-state tuition status

Internship Requirements

The 3-hour internship is a required course and arranged on an individual basis during a semester that best suits the student: fall, spring, and summer. Although most internships are unpaid, we have been able to arrange salaries for about a quarter of the program's internees.

Places Where Students Have Interned During the Past 3 Years

  • Stone Fort Museum
  • Texas Forestry Museum
  • City of Nacogdoches Historic Sites Dept.
  • William J. Clinton Presidential Library
  • Preservation Texas

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

N/A (began 2021-2022 academic year)

Community & Institutional Connections

Stone Fort Museum and The East Texas Research Center (the university archive and state designated archival repository)