Public History Minor

Public History Minor

Coordinator:  Dr. Kathryn MacKay

Location:  Social Science, Room 244

Telephone:  801 – 626-6782  email: kmackay@weber.edu

» Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in courses used toward this minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable) in addition to an overall GPA for these courses of 2.50 or higher.

 

» Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 24 credit hours is required.

Courses cannot be counted for both major credit and Public History Minor credit.

 

This minor may be taken by all majors including History majors.

 

Course Requirements for Minor

Required Courses (15 credit hours)

 

HIST 3400 Principles of Public History (3)

HIST 3500 Historical Preservation (3) Or ART 4010 Museum Methods (3)

HIST 4860 Internship in Historical Studies (6)

And

One additional upper division course in History (3)

 

Required Interdisciplinary Courses (9 credits – only 6 credit hours under one prefix)

 

ART 3420 A-D Introduction to Digital Media (1 credit each)

ART 3430 Typography and Publication Design (3)

ART 3440 Visual Communication (3)

 

COMM 3400 Public Relations (3)

COMM 3440 Public Relations Writing (3)

COMM 3730 Media Programming and Audiences (3)

COMM 3740 Writing for Audio and Video (3)

 

ENGL 3100 Professional and Technical Writing (3)

ENGL 3210 Advanced College Writing (3)

ENGL 3270 Magazine Article Writing (3)

ENGL 3280 Biographical Writing (3)

 

ANTH 3100 Prehistory of North America (3)

ANTH 3300 Archaeological Field Techniques (3)

ANTH SI 3400 Archaeological Lab Techniques (3)

ANTH DV 3600 Culture Area Studies (3)

ANTH 4100 Archaeological Method, Theory, & Cultural Resource Management (3)

 

GEOG 3300 Historical Geography of the United States (3)

GEOG 3450 Cartography ( 3)

GEOG 4410 Land Use Planning (3)

GEOG 4420 Advanced Planning Techniques (3)

 

POLS 3700 Introduction to Public Administration (3)

POLS 3750 Urban Government and Politics (3)

POLS 3900 Practical Politics (3)

POLS 4700 Politics of Administration (3)

 

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

1.      ALL COURSES REQUIRE “C” OR BETTER GRADE

2.     ALL POSSIBLE CARE IS TAKEN IN CHECKING STUDENT RECORDS FOR GRADUATION; HOWEVER, IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT TO VERIFY ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR A DEGREE.  GENERAL EDUCATION OR MAJOR CLEARANCE SHOULD BE DONE WITH THOSE SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS.