The Graduate Certificate in Public History trains graduate students to work in the field of public history. Our program is open to M.A. and Ph.D. students in History as well as all other graduate students enrolled at the University of Montana. It includes instruction in planning and administering public history projects and applying historical methods to public organizations, government agencies, cultural organizations, and other settings. Students complete internships in a variety of public history settings, gaining knowledge, hands-on experience, and professional contacts that further prepare them for a dynamic career in the twenty-first-century workforce. 

Course of Study

The graduate certificate in public history consists of a minimum of 12 credits. These credits must include:

• 3 credits of core courses selected from HSTA 575: Introduction to Public History -or- HSTA 595: Oral History/Local History
• 3 credits of Internship (or Independent Study), approved by the Director of the Public History Program, selected from:
  • HSTA 598: Internship
  • HSTR 598: Internship
  • HSTA 596: Independent Study
  • HSTA 597: Independent Study
  • HSTR 596: Independent Study
  • HSTR 597: Research in History
  • HSTR 696: Independent Study
• 3 credits of graduate readings in History. Examples of such courses include, but are not limited to:
  • HSTA 501: Readings in Early American History
  • HSTA 502: Readings in Modern American History
  • HSTA 553: Modern America
  • HSTA 566: The American West
  • HSTA 570: U.S. Women's History
  • HSTA 577: Law, Capitalism, and Democracy in U.S. History
  • HSTR 501: Readings in Early Modern History
  • HSTR 502: Readings in Modern European History
  • HSTR 516: Modern Europe
  • HSTR 540: European Cultural and Intellectual History
  • HSTR 585: Latin America
• 3 credits of additional coursework, including seminar (594) or special offerings (595) in public history, approved by the Director of the Public History Program