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Public Humanities
Academic Bulletin
Area of Study: Interdisciplinary Studies
Programs: Major and Minor
Now housed in History & Philosophy
Coordinator: Profs. Brian Miller & Paula Burleigh
New program 2023-2024 Academic Bulletin
When advising a student interested in Public Humanities, please note:
- Foundation Course: HIST 170, Introduction to Public History (offered in fall semesters)
- Major Advisor: PHUM advisors are members of the steering committee. If a student has cultivated a relationship with a steering committee faculty, they may express an advisor preference, and every effort will be made to accommodate requests. Final advising decisions are made by the PHUM program directors in order to ensure equitable distribution of advising labor.
- Junior Seminar: ART 584, Junior Seminar is a spring offering ONLY.
- Majors should plan to take it the junior year spring semester.
- Minors may take it in the spring of their junior or senior year.
- The junior seminar is a Signature course, students should notify program coordinators of their intent to enroll for permission.
- Senior Project: 2 semester comp (2 credits fall, 4 credits spring). Students should plan to take in in the senior year.
Requirements for the Public Humanities Major
The Public Humanities Major requires a minimum of 44 credits. The Major consists of an 12-credit core; 4 credits of methods course work; 16 credits of course work in one of the following tracks: Space & Place, Museums & Collections, Advocacy & Social Justice, Memory Studies, and Public Writing; 2 credits of experiential learning (EXL, internship, or GL Study Away); Junior Seminar; and a 6 credit Senior Project.
Suggested Course Sequence for a Major in Public Humanities:
** Have conversation with major advisor as soon as possible about potential track course selections to ensure a timely passage through the major desired track.
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1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
Either Semester |
| First Year |
HIST 170, Introduction to Public History |
CORE course |
One additional CORE course |
| Sophomore |
METHODS course
TRACK course (can be 200-level) |
TRACK course (can be 200-level) |
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| Junior |
TRACK course (300-level or above) |
TRACK course (300-level or above)
ART 584 (Junior Seminar |
2-credit EXL (can also be done sophomore year, and select
EXL opportunities are available in the summer) |
| Senior |
PHUM 600 (2 cr. senior project |
PHUM 610 (4 cr. senior project) |
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Requirements for the Minor in Public Humanities:
The Public Humanities Minor requires a minimum of 24 credits. The Minor consists of a 4 credit core; 4 credits of methods course work; 12 credits of course work in one of the following tracks: Space & Place, Museums & Collections, Advocacy & Social Justice, Memory Studies, and the Junior Seminar.
Suggested course sequence for a Minor in Public Humanities:
** Have conversation with the program coordinator(s) as soon as possible about potential track course selections to ensure a timely passage through the minor desired track.
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1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
Either Semester |
| Sophomore |
HIST 170, Introduction to Public History |
CORE course |
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| Junior |
METHODS course
TRACK course (can be 200-level) |
TRACK course (can be 200-level)
ART 584 (Junior Seminar) |
Junior seminars are only taught in the spring semester. |
| Senior |
TRACK course (can be 200-level) |
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For minors, the junior seminar can be taken in the second
semester of the senior year. Junior seminars are only taught
in the spring semester. |
Information for Transfer Students
Suggested pathway for a Public Humanities Major planning to finish in 3 years:
Note: Students are expected to be transferring xxxxx. The most common courses transferred for direct credit are xxxx. [amend as needed]
Advice for transfer courses for Public Humanities major or minor:
A maximum of two transferred courses (8 credits) taken at institutions of higher learning or at secondary institutions through the AP or IB programs may normally be counted toward the major.
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