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Sep 07, 2024
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2024-2025 University of Wyoming Catalog
History, Public History Concentration, B.A.
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Want work in a museum, historical site, park, archive, historical consulting firm, establishing and operating archives and records management systems for private businesses, state agencies, or universities, and more? Then public history is for you.
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University Studies Program
This degree requires that The University Studies Program 2015 requirements are met before graduation. Some of the courses required for this major fulfill USP requirements, but not all. Students should check their degree evaluations and consult with their assigned academic advisor to discuss their specific course plan.
College of Arts and Sciences Core
Public History Concentration
Combined with the History B.A. requirements (below,) students can declare a Public History Concentration. The History B.A. requires a minimum of 36 credit hours in History courses, and 18 of those can qualify to meet the Public History Concentration requirements. The Public History Concentration requires a minimum of 18 hours of History coursework that may be tailored for individual student career goals.
Specific course requirements for the Public History Concentration are as follows:
Elective courses for Public History Concentration
2 of the following courses:
HIST 4055 - Archival Research Methods
HIST 4077 - Book History: Topics
HIST 4315 - History, Politics and Memory of the Holocaust in Europe
HIST 4320 - Memory and National Identity in Twentieth Century Europe
HIST 4400 - Internship (Students are allowed 2 Internship courses if approved by an advisor)
History BA Requirements
The History major requires a minimum of 36 credit hours in History courses or approved substitutions and an additional 12 hours of a single foreign language or equivalent credit by examination as determined by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. All courses used to satisfy major requirements - including the language requirement - must be completed with a grade of C or better. To complete the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in History, all University Studies Program (USP) and college requirements must also be satisfied.
Two Required Courses: 6 Hours
Elective: Any Level: 3 Hours
One additional History course at any level.
Lower-Division Electives: 12 Hours
Lower-Division courses are 1000 and 2000 level courses.
Upper-Division Electives: 15 Hours
Upper-Division courses are 3000 and 4000 level courses.
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