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Public History Minor
Total Hours: 18 semester hours
HIS 4285, and HIS 4985 may only be applied to the Public History Minor. HIS 2500, HIS 3000, HIS 4900, and HIS 4922 may be applied to the History Major or to the Public History Minor but not both.
Required Courses (12 semester hours):
HIS 2500
Historical Research and Writing. (3 credits)
If HIS 2500 is applied toward credit for History B.A., then HIS 4900 (Historical Publishing) must be taken instead.
HIS 3000
Introduction to Public History. (3 credits)
HIS 4285
Public History Internship. (1, 2, or 3 credits)
(Students are required to take 3 credit hours in total.)
HIS 4935
Public History Practicum. (3 credits)
2 Elective Courses taken from among (6 semester hours):
HIS 4900
Historical Publishing. (3 credits)
HIS 4922
Doing Media History. (3 credits)
ENG 2760
Introduction to Professional Writing. (3 credits)
ENG 3008
Digital Writing and Multimodal Texts. (3 credits)
CMN 2500
Television & Video Production I. (3 credits)
DGT 1363
Introduction to Graphics Technology. (3 credits)
DGT 3813
Web Development (3 credits)
DGT 4814
Digital Media Strategy. (3 credits)
GEO 3810
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. (3 credits)
ODL 4700
Leadership in Organizations. (3 credits)
ODL 4765
Grant Writing for Organizations. (3 credits)
PLS 4793
Civic and Nonprofit Leadership. (3 credits)
PLS 4873
Human Resource Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations. (3 credits)
PLS 4893
Budgeting in Government and Nonprofit Organizations. (3 credits)
BUS 2101
Financial Accounting. (3 credits)
Information sourced from the 2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.