History - Public History (M.A.)

The graduate program in Public History will prepare you for a wide selection of careers in the public or private sector. In addition to developing broad expertise in historical research and interpretation, you will work with professionals in the field to learn an array of techniques to engagingly communicate sophisticated ideas and complex historical events to public audiences. 

Program Requirements Department of History Graduate Assistantships

Program Highlights

• The singular degree-granting graduate program in Public History in Minnesota and surrounding states.
• Designed for both full- and part-time students.
• Graduate assistantships offered each year.
• Opportunity to develop multifaceted exhibits.
• Opportunities to collaborate with the Minnesota Historical Society including paid internships with Minnesota historic sites.
• Faculty and students are conducting an oral history project to document the experiences of new immigrants to Minnesota.
• Opportunities to study abroad.

Program Distinctions

• The Central Minnesota History Center on campus offers an array of political materials, local community history documents, individual family materials and an extensive oral history and photography collection that spans 13 counties.
• The Oral History Research Center initiates and supports projects that document the history of Central Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society.
• Established faculty hold Ph.D.s in the field and are recognized by peers, publishers and experts for their research in their fields of study.
• History faculty have won more than 70 grants and awards including the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Minnesota Book Award, the Fulbright Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the McKnight Foundation. 

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