PUBLIC HISTORY WORKSHOP

HISTORY 401

Course Description

Introduction to the practice of public history. Public historians ground their work in rigorous, academic research with the goal of presenting history in a collaborative and publicly focused manner. These projects come in many forms including exhibits, walking tours, podcasts, documentaries, web projects, and place-based interpretation, to name a few. Learn how academic history gets presented to the public, not only by reading about public history, but by doing it.

Prerequisties

HISTORY 201 or 3 credits in HISTORY or HIST SCI

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average

3.77

-0.85% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

2.54% from Historical

A Rate

53.85%

-32.83% from Historical

Class Size

-14.05% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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