History - Public History and Museum Studies

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This concentration is designed for history majors interested in careers in museum education, museum administration, collections management, artifact conservation, archival and curatorial positions, as well as the growing field of history-related mass media and technology. Entry level positions in these fields may be attained by students with a bachelor’s degree. Contact Professor David Goss.

Required courses

Note: ECB 245 will only apply once, as either a required course or a concentration elective, but not both.

HIS 390 - Public History and Museum Studies 4 credits
HIS 391 - Museum Careers 4 credits
HIS 425 - Internship 2 or 4 credits
One of:
♦ ECB 245 - Principles of Management 4 credits
♦ ECB 348 - Organizational Behavior 4 credits
♦ Additional internship

Concentration electives

One of the following:

ECB 117 - Principles of Accounting I 4 credits
ECB 118 - Principles of Accounting II 4 credits
ECB 245 - Principles of Management 4 credits
ECB 277 - Principles of Marketing 4 credits
ECB 346 - Human Resource Management 4 credits
ECB 374 - Small Business Management 4 credits
ISE 308 - Foundations of Nonprofit Organizations 4 credits