Public History Minor

Coordinator: Dr. Kathryn L. 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.
Program Code: 7009
CIPC: 540101

This minor may be taken by all majors, including those majoring in History. Courses may not be counted for both the History major and this minor. This minor may be taken as a component of the Bachelor of Integrated Studies.

Course Requirements for Minor

Required Core Courses (15 credit hours)

HIST 3400 - Principles of Public History Credits: (3)
One additional upper division course in History (3 credits) taken in consultation with coordinator.
HIST 4860 - Internships in Historical Studies Credits: (1-6) (6 credit hours required)

One of the following (3 credit hours)

HIST 3500 - Historical Preservation Credits: (3)
ART 4010 - Museum Methods Credits: (3)

Required Interdisciplinary Courses (9 credit hours)

Only 6 credit hours may be taken under one course prefix

ANTH 3100 - Prehistory of North America Credits: (3)
ANTH 3300 - Archaeological Field Techniques Credits: (3-6) (3 credit hours required)
ANTH 3400 - Archaeological Laboratory Techniques Credits: (3)
ANTH 3600 - Culture Area Studies Credits: (1-3) (3 credit hours required)
ANTH 4100 - Archaeological Method, Theory, and Cultural Resource Management Credits: (3)
ART 3420 A-D Introduction to Digital Media (1 credit each)
ART 3430 - Typography and Publication Design Credits: (3)
ART 3440 - Graphic Design Credits: (3)
COMM 3400 - Public Relations Credits: (3)
COMM 3440 - Public Relations Writing Credits: (3)
COMM 3730 - Media Programming and Audiences Credits: (3)
COMM 3740 - Copy Writing for Audio and Video Credits: (3)
ENGL 3100 - Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3210 - Advanced College Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3270 - Magazine Article Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3280 - Biographical Writing Credits: (3)
GEOG 3300 - Historical Geography of the United States Credits: (3)
GEOG 3450 - Introduction to Cartography and GIS Credits: (3)
GEOG 4410 - Sustainable Land Use Planning Credits: (3)
GEOG 4420 - Advanced Urban and Regional Planning Credits: (3)
POLS 3700 - Introduction to Public Administration Credits: (3)
POLS 3750 - Urban Government and Politics Credits: (3)
POLS 4700 - Politics of Administration Credits: (3)