With concentrated full-time study, the master's public history component may be completed in four semesters, depending on the public history area selected for emphasis. In some instances, the mandatory internship or other program requirements must be completed during the summer months. Each student in the program completes a core of courses appropriate to an area of emphasis. Basic to each core is the completion of HIS 502 Public History Methodology during the first semester of study. At the satisfactory completion of the training work and upon the recommendation of the appropriate director and the department, a certificate of completion is issued by the Department of History.
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Students interested in this curriculum should consult the department's graduate handbook, which provides detail about public history work. Courses at the 400 level apply to graduate degree requirements when appearing on an approved program of study. However, 400-level courses are not graduate courses by definition and cannot be certified as such for purposes of employment or transferring to other institutions.