The Master of Arts in History, Public History Specialization, Cultural Resource Management & Historic Preservation Option, Plan B provides a specialized degree plan that provides training in historical method and theory, architectural history, heritage studies, digital history, community engagement, and hands-on experience completing the types of work most common in the field of CRM and Historic Preservation (identification, interpretation, rehabilitation, and management of historic and prehistoric resources and landscapes). CRM and Historic Preservation professionals often enter careers with federal or state land management agencies, city planning offices, consulting firms, and non-profit organizations.
Coursework in the Cultural Resource Management & Historic Preservation option, and in all of our programs of study, is based in small seminars and stresses historiography, research methods, and hands-on experience. Students are required to complete at least three credits of internship.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the program will be able to:
- Develop historical research questions and conduct historical synthesis, analysis, and interpretation using primary and secondary source research
- Develop the critical reading, speaking, and writing skills essential to professional historical practice
- Define historical narratives and develop both breadth and depth of knowledge in U.S. historiography
- Develop fluency in architectural vocabulary and architectural history analysis methods
- Conduct hands-on fieldwork in CRM and Historic Preservation
- Define the concepts of history, heritage, culture, memory, preservation, and resource management
- Discuss laws and policies governing CRM and Historic Preservation
- Develop project management and community engagement skills
Effective Fall 2023
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Courses in Historical Method and Practice: | ||
HIST 501 | Historical Method: Historiography | 3 |
HIST 579 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
Additional Required Courses: | ||
HIST 354 | American Architectural History | 3 |
HIST 478/ANTH 478 | Heritage Resource Management | 3 |
HIST 503 | Historical Method: Preservation | 3 |
HIST 511 | Reading Seminar: U.S. to 1877 | 3 |
HIST 512 | Reading Seminar: U.S. Since 1877 | 3 |
HIST 611 | Research Seminar: United States | 3 |
HIST 640 | Research Seminar--Public History | 3 |
Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
Historical Method: Archives | ||
Historical Method: Museums | ||
Historical Method - Digital History | ||
Material Culture | ||
Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
Reading Seminar-Europe to 1815 | ||
Reading Seminar-Europe Since 1815 | ||
Reading Seminar: Africa | ||
Reading Seminar: Latin America | ||
Reading Seminar: Middle East | ||
Reading Seminar: East Asia | ||
Reading Seminar: South Asia | ||
Reading Seminar--World Environmental History | ||
Research Seminar--International | ||
Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
Practicum | ||
Internship | ||
Elective 1 | 3 | |
Portfolio and Oral Examinations | ||
Program Total Credits: | 37 |
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Any 500-600 level HIST course, or another course selected in consultation with advisor.
A minimum of 37 credits are required to complete this program.