HIST 4405 - Special Topics in Public History

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Blended, Lecture, Online
This course provides students with an introduction to the practice of history in a variety of venues such as museums and historic sites. The course will expose students to the skills, methods and techniques utilized by public history practitioners. Topics may include archives, electronic media, curatorial authority, controversies, First Nations peoples, tourism, and cultural heritage.

Prerequisite(s): HIST 2202 and one of HIST 1101, HIST 1103, HIST 1111, HIST 1117, HIST 1119, HIST 1131, or HIST 1133.