HIST 408 - NIAHD Field School in Public History

Fall and Spring (3) Richter

This course fulfills the NIAHD internship requirement and is designed to give students practical experience in a museum setting with a background of readings in public history and classroom discussion sessions designed to promote both critical and scholarly engagement with an individually chosen topic. The instructor will work with students before the start of the semester to arrange for a museum professional to host the student in a professional working environment for about ten hours a week in addition to the class meetings. This course is sponsored by NIAHD.