With concentrated full-time study, the 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 details about public history work. Research Activity Recent faculty research includes the subjects described below. Social and Cultural History. Western United States. Political and Legal History.