Public History Minor
Public
History Minor
Coordinator: Dr. Kathryn MacKay
Location: Social Science, Room 244
Telephone: 801 – 626-6782 email: kmackay@weber.edu
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Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in courses used toward
this minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable) in addition to an
overall GPA for these courses of 2.50 or higher.
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Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 24 credit hours is required.
This minor may be
taken by all majors including History majors.
Course
Requirements for Minor
Required
Courses (15 credit hours)
HIST
3400 Principles of Public History (3)
HIST
3500 Historical Preservation (3) Or ART 4010 Museum Methods (3)
HIST
4860 Internship in Historical Studies (6)
And
One
additional upper division course in History (3)
Required
Interdisciplinary Courses (9 credits – only 6 credit hours under one prefix)
ART
3420 A-D Introduction to Digital Media (1 credit each)
ART
3430 Typography and Publication Design (3)
ART
3440 Visual Communication (3)
COMM
3400 Public Relations (3)
COMM
3440 Public Relations Writing (3)
COMM
3730 Media Programming and Audiences (3)
COMM
3740 Writing for Audio and Video (3)
ENGL
3100 Professional and Technical Writing (3)
ENGL
3210 Advanced College Writing (3)
ENGL
3270 Magazine Article Writing (3)
ENGL 3280 Biographical Writing (3)
ANTH
3100 Prehistory of North America (3)
ANTH
3300 Archaeological Field Techniques (3)
ANTH
SI 3400 Archaeological Lab Techniques (3)
ANTH
DV 3600 Culture Area Studies (3)
ANTH
4100 Archaeological Method, Theory, & Cultural Resource Management (3)
GEOG
3300 Historical Geography of the United States (3)
GEOG
3450 Cartography ( 3)
GEOG
4410 Land Use Planning (3)
GEOG
4420 Advanced Planning Techniques (3)
POLS
3700 Introduction to Public Administration (3)
POLS
3750 Urban Government and Politics (3)
POLS
3900 Practical Politics (3)
POLS 4700 Politics of Administration
(3)
OTHER IMPORTANT
INFORMATION:
1. ALL COURSES
REQUIRE “C” OR BETTER GRADE
2. ALL POSSIBLE CARE IS TAKEN IN CHECKING STUDENT RECORDS
FOR GRADUATION; HOWEVER, IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT TO VERIFY
ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR A DEGREE. GENERAL
EDUCATION OR MAJOR CLEARANCE SHOULD BE DONE WITH THOSE SPECIFIC
DEPARTMENTS.