The Public History Program is housed in the Department of History. Public historians use historical skills and methods outside of academic walls to meet the needs of the community - the public - whether that community is defined as a city, a neighborhood, a business, or a historical society.

The primary objective of the Public History Program is to train graduate students for history-related positions in the community through rigorous, professional training leading to a 30-hour M.A. in Public History or a minor for both the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Every attempt is made to design an individually tailored curriculum for each student. Instruction is meant to prepare students for positions in various historical agencies, government, business and educational institutions.

The Public History class routinely includes approximately 20 majors and minors annually. Graduates of the program are employed in a variety of venues, including the Smithsonian, the Bush Presidential Library, Historical Research Associates, the UH Hilton Archives, the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, and at academic institutions such as California State University, Sacramento.

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