HIST 3802 - Public History Field Experience

Credit(s): 3
Other Hour(s): 3
Other Hours Schedule Type Field Work

This course is an opportunity for history majors to have a supervised, hands-on learning experience in the field of history. Students will perform meaningful work at a historical agency, museum, archive, or other institution dedicated to the study and interpretation of history, historic preservation, and/or heritage resources.

Prerequisite(s): HIST 1100 and HIST 2202 and approval of the Humanities Department
Note: Course availability will vary from term to term and admittance to the course is competitive. History faculty will work with local institutions to arrange placements. To obtain Department approval to enroll in the course students must complete an application form available from the History B.A. Advisor and the student must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 for the last 20 courses completed. Applications are due June 1 for the upcoming Fall term and October 1 for the upcoming Winter and Spring terms.

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