Heritage Preservation, M.H.P., Public History Concentration

Area 1: Historical Foundations (5 Courses)

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To gain an overview of the field of public history, students must take five out of the courses listed.

• HIST 6920 - Oral History 4 Credit Hours
• HIST 7000 - Introduction to Historical Methods and Theory 4 Credit Hours
• HIST 7010 - Issues and Interpretations in American History 4 Credit Hours
• HIST 7040 - Issues and Interpretation in Public History 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8060 - Seminar in the History of the South 4 Credit Hours
• HIST 8065 - History of Georgia 4 Credit Hours
• HIST 8635 - US Cities 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8020 - Seminar in United States History in the Nineteenth Century 4 Credit Hours
• HIST 8030 - Seminar in United States History in the Twentieth Century 4 Credit Hours
• HIST 8070 - Seminar in African-American History 4 Credit Hours

Area 2: Professional Concentrations (5 Courses)

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In order to understand the diverse options in the field of public history, students will take courses in folk studies, archives, preservation, and museum operations. Students should select five out of the courses listed below.

• HIST 6940 - Administration and Use of Historical Archives 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8600 - Introduction to Historic Preservation 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8640 - Preservation Planning 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8675 - Master of Heritage Preservation Field Study 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8720 - Museum Studies 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8730 - Exhibit Planning and Production 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8740 - Material Culture 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8750 - Public History Education Planning and Practice 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8760 - Heritage Tourism 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8770 - Introduction to Digital History 3 to 4 Credit Hours

Area 3: Electives (2 Courses)

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In order to tailor their programs to such career interests, students will select appropriate courses from preservation and public history disciplines represented in the program. Other graduate courses in history may be substituted at the discretion of the program director. Other courses in documentary film, etc., can be substituted at the discretion of program director and with permission of other program directors. Below is a list of possible options:

• ANTH 6480 - Ethnography in the 21st Century 4 Credit Hours
• ANTH 8240 - Public Archaeology 3 Credit Hours
• FOLK 6020 - America’s Folk Crafts 3 Credit Hours

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• FOLK 8200 - Folklore 3 Credit Hours
• GEOS 6644 - Environmental Conservation 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 6320 - Metropolitan Atlanta 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8020 - Seminar in United States History in the Nineteenth Century 4 Credit Hours
• HIST 8030 - Seminar in United States History in the Twentieth Century 4 Credit Hours
• HIST 8070 - Seminar in African-American History 4 Credit Hours
• HIST 8060 - Seminar in the History of the South 4 Credit Hours
• HIST 8600 - Introduction to Historic Preservation 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8610 - Preservation Law 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8620 - Conservation of Historic Building Materials 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8630 - The American Built Environment 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8640 - Preservation Planning 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8645 - Historic Resource Evaluation 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8650 - Historic American Landscapes and Gardens 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8660 - Case Study in International Preservation 4 Credit Hours
• HIST 8670 - Investigating and Documenting Historic Structures 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8690 - American Architectural History 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8700 - Case Studies in Historic Preservation 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8675 - MHP Field Study 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8725 - History and Theory of Musems 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8780 - Digital Heritage Preservation 3 Credit Hours
• HIST 8900 - Directed Readings 1 to 4 Credit Hours
• ID 8650 - History of Interior Design I: Antiquities to the Nineteenth Century 3 Credit Hours
• PMAP 8021 - Scope and Theory of Planning 3 Credit Hours

Area 4: Capstone Courses (2 Courses)

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In order to gain experience in the practical work of public history, students will take courses that require research projects and that offer the opportunity to see the operations of public history organizations. For these purposes, there are internships, directed studies, and thesis options available to students where classroom and seminar knowledge may be applied to actual preservation needs. Students will take the following courses, or appropriate substitutes, approved by the program director:

• HIST 8680 - Internship 1 to 15 Credit Hours
• HIST 8800 - Directed Study in Public History 3 Credit Hours

Graduate Assistants

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Graduate assistants are required to enroll for a minimum of 12 credit hours each for the fall/spring semesters and 9 credit hours for the summer semester. These credit hours will consist of courses required for the prescribed program of study, as well as additional hours of HIST 8680 .