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The Public History Program at Duquesne University is set up so that you can complete your degree in four semesters, should you take the full course load of three courses per semester. All courses are 3 credits. No more than 6 transfer credits may be applied to the graduate Public History degree.

Curriculum: 36 credits total

• Methodological Course - REQUIRED
• PHST 601 Introduction to Public History - REQUIRED

Theoretical Courses - 1 REQUIRED

• PHST 511 Studies in Material and Visual Culture
• PHST 512 Museums and Society
• PHST 513 Cultural Resources Management
• PHST 514 Commemoration and Preservation
• PHST 515 Special Topics (All-offered in lieu of 511, 512, 513 or 514)
• PHST 516 Building Narratives in Public History

Professional Courses - 3 REQUIRED

• PHST 516 Building Narratives in Public History
• PHST 521 Introduction to Archives
• PHST 522 Museum Exhibits & Management
• PHST 523 Education and Public Programming
• PHST 524 Historical Editing
• PHST 525 Introduction to Historic Preservation
• PHST 527 Speaking to the Past: Oral History Methods

Internships - 2 REQUIRED

• PHST 654 Oral History Internship
• PHST 655 Digital History/Humanities Internship
• PHST 656 Historic Preservation Internship
• PHST 657 Historical Editing Internship
• PHST 658 Archival Internship
• PHST 659 Museum Internship

Careers

There are any number of potential career paths open to you with a Master's degree in Public History. Archives, museums, and national parks, are all traditional avenues of employment for public history professionals, but your degree can also take you in many other directions. For instance, Public Historians are employed in a wide variety of places, including small-town historical societies, local and state governments, the Supreme Court, and even Fortune 500 companies. In your classes and internships you will get a chance to sample different skills and work environments to get a taste for how varied the field is.