The Program in Public History at UNCW offers students a Masters degree in history with a concentration in public history. Our goal is to train students in a broad range of skills associated with Cultural Resources Management while providing them with a solid general background in U.S. history.
Coursework combines traditional history classes, seminars, and public history classes.
In addition a semester-long internship is required. The program has developed strong ties to the local history organizations and museums in the Wilmington area, capitalizing on the fact that UNCW is situated in a region and community steeped in history with many institutions devoted to presenting and preserving that history. For an example, see the Wrightsville Beach Museum Web Page developed by one of our Public History classes. The graduate program was officially established in 1989, and in the past two years the University has committed to expanding the program. We have been fortunate enough to recently acquire two new faculty members in public history.