Public History and Museum Studies Minor

Program Description

Students who complete the Public History and Museum Studies Minor will develop skills and content knowledge required for employment and/or advanced study in a range of fields including (but not limited to) museums, heritage tourism, historic preservation, libraries and archives, as well as private-sector, government, and non-profit jobs requiring research and oral history experience. Students will be actively engaged in both academic and community projects, which they will incorporate into a portfolio to share with prospective employers.

Program Highlights

Degree: N/A

Required Credits: 16-18

School: School of Arts and Sciences

Department: Humanities and Social Sciences

Modality: On-Ground

Locations: Main Campus (Springfield)

Additional Information: Available on the Springfield College external website (www.springfield.edu)

Undergraduate Curriculum Overview

The Academic Advising Center provides the following repositories of sequencing and curriculum guides for all undergraduate majors and minors to assist with course planning:

Additional Notes:

There may be circumstances where credit totals do not reflect coursework that is eligible to count towards Core Curriculum and Major Requirement sections of a major simultaneously.
Degree requirements are subject to change.

I. Minor Requirements (16-18 credits)

A. Required Courses (7-9 credits)

HIST 201 - Making History Public Credits: 3
HIST 260 - The Civil War Era in History and Memory Credits: 3
HIST 441 - Supervised Experience in History Credits: 1-3

B. Selectives (6-8 credits)

Option 1: Students majoring in subjects other than History: (If you are not a History major, you must choose any two courses with a HIST prefix and one course from the menus below:)

Option 2: Students majoring in History: (If you are a History major, you must choose one course with a HIST prefix and two courses from the menus below:)

Academic Catalog