Public History
If you are interested in interpreting history in non-school settings, such as museums, archives and other public institutions, Â鶹´«Ã½'s public history major is designed for you. The program includes studies in public history, museum studies, archival management, historic preservation and local history research techniques.
Beyond the classroom
As a public history Â鶹´«Ã½ at WMU, you will have the opportunity to join the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society. You will also complete an internship and a series of other courses in history and other humanities and social sciences.
After you graduate
Recent WMU graduates with degrees in public history are working as:
- Archivists
- Historic preservationists
- Biographers
- Museum curators
- Research assistants
- Writers
Among the organizations they work for are:
- Studebaker National Museum, South Bend, Ind.
- Star Spangled Banner Flag House, Baltimore
- Northern Indiana Center for History, South Bend, Ind.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum, Baltimore
- National Park Service, Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
- Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Monroe County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ind.
Where is the program offered?
- Kalamazoo
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