320 College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Public History Minor Coordinator: Dr. Kathryn L. MacKay Location: Social Science, Room 244 Telephone: 801-626-6782 email: kmackay@weber.edu Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in courses used toward this minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable) in addition to an overall GPA for these courses of 2.50 or higher. Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 24 credit hours is required. This minor may be taken by all majors, including those majoring in History. Courses may not be counted for both the History major and this minor. This minor may be taken as a component of the Bachelor of Integrated Studies. Course Requirements for Minor Required Core Courses (15 credit hours) • HIST 3400 - Principles of Public History (3) • One additional upper division course in History (3 credits) taken in consultation with coordinator. • HIST 4860 - Internships in Historical Studies (1-6) (6 credit hours required) One of the following (3 credit hours) • HIST 3500 - Historical Preservation (3) • ART 4010 - Museum Methods (3) Required Interdisciplinary Courses (9 credit hours) Only 6 credit hours may be taken under one course prefix ANTH 3100 - Prehistory of North America (3) ANTH 3300 - Archaeological Field Techniques (3-6) (3 credit hours required) ANTH 3400 - Archaeological Laboratory Techniques (3) ANTH 3600 DV - Culture Area Studies (1-3) (3 credit hours required) ANTH 4100 - Archaeological Method, Theory, and Cultural Resource Management (3) ART 3420 A-D Introduction to Digital Media (l credit each) ART 3430 - Typography and Publication Design (3) ART 3440 - Visual Communication (3) COMM 3400 - Public Relations (3) COMM 3440 - Public Relations Writing (3) COMM 3730 - Media Programming and Audiences (3) COMM 3740 - Copy Writing for Audio and Video (3) ENGL 3100 - Professional and Technical Writing (3) ENGL 3210 - Advanced College Writing (3) ENGL 3270 - Magazine Article Writing (3) ENGL 3280 - Biographical Writing (3) GEOG 3300 - Historical Geography of the United States (3) GEOG 3450 - Cartography (3) GEOG 4410 - Land Use Planning Techniques and Practices (3) GEOG 4420 - Advanced Planning Techniques (3) POLS 3700 - Introduction to Public Administration (3) POLS 3750 - Urban Government and Politics (3) POLS 4700 - Politics of Administration (3) History Teaching Minor History Teaching minors must meet the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department). You cannot declare a teaching minor without also having a Teaching major. Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in courses applied toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable) in addition to an overall GPA for these courses of 2.50 or higher. Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 24 credit hours in History courses. Course Requirements for Teaching Minor History Courses Required (12 credit hours) • HIST 1500 SS - World History to 1500 CE. (3) • HIST 1510 SS/DV - World History from 1500 CE. to the Present (3) • HIST 2700 - History of the United States to 1877 (3) • HIST 2710 - History of the United States since 1877 (3) In addition., please note that HIST 4500 is required for completion of the Secondary Education Licensure program. Upper-Division Electives (12 credit hours) Select at least 12 credit hours from the upper-division History courses, including one course from each of the upper division areas. These courses are listed under the History Program. Teaching minors must select either HIST4110, HIST 4120 or HIST 4130 as part of their 12 credit hours. History Departmental Honors Please contact the History Department for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses. To earn Departmental Honors in History, a student must: 1. Be a History or History Teaching; 2. Have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and a departmental GPA of 3. V, 3. Be a member of Phi Alpha Theta history honor society; 4. Disseminate their research publically a. by presenting a paper at a national or at local academic conferences (e.g., Phi Alpha Theta Utah Regional History Conference; Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research; Annual Conference of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters; Weber State Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium) OR b. by submitting an article manuscript to be considered for publication by a scholarly journal, OR Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog