MA Public History at West Virginia University

Programme overview

The MA in Public History requires a minimum of 33 graduate credit hours in History. Graduates are expected to work as expert researchers, writers and interpreters of history, with attention to ethical practice, shared authority and community collaboration in public-sector history.

Faculty: Eberly College of Arts and Sciences | Department: History | Study mode: full-time | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

Core courses (12 hours) include HIST 613 Local History Research Methodology, HIST 750 Public History Methods and a paired history sequence. Students also complete 6 hours of professional experience (internship HIST 614), a 700-level reading course and 12 hours of electives.

Career pathways

Develops professional skills for museums, historic preservation, archives, administrative leadership, cultural resources management, grant writing, oral history, digital history and contract work.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum overall GPA of 2.75 and minimum GPA of 3.00 in coursework applied to the graduate programme.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are made through the WVU online graduate application with a $75 application fee (waivers for WVU and WVU Medicine employees, active military and veterans, AmeriCorps and Peace Corps members); minimum cumulative GPA 2.75 on a 4.0 scale for regular admission, and some programmes require higher. International graduate applicants also pay the non-refundable $75 fee.

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