HIST 311 - Introduction to Public History

(3 units)

Issues and practice of researching and presenting history to general, educational, and professional audiences via writing for multiple audiences; mass and digital media; museums, memorials, historical sites, and markers; heritage tourism; new technologies; and other means.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. describe key aspects of public history and explain current issues in the field.
2. employ iterative historical research and design processes in the execution of a collaborative public history project.
3. critically reflect on public historical and museological issues they encountered during the course of their collaborative public history project.

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