Over the past two decades an explosion in the number of museums, historical societies and historic sites has led to increased demand for public historians. These historians work as consultants, archivists, historic preservationists, curators, educators, oral historians, media and public relations professionals and public policy analysts. Students interested in history or education would benefit from this minor by having the opportunity to apply their historical knowledge to the public sphere. This minor develops skills in historical research and methods, complementing IAS concentrations (e.g., Arts, Media, and Culture; American Studies). An internship component allows students to gain hands-on experience working for a local or regional organization in the field of public history.
Requirements
All courses in the minor must be completed with a cumulative 2.0 GPA.
- U.S. History Core: 10 credits
- History Elective List A: 5 credits
- TARTS 311 History of Rock and Roll
- TARTS 411 History of Jazz
- TEGL 419 African-Amercian Culture and Consciousness (formerly THIST 419)
- TEGL 464 Indigenous Health, Political Ethnoecology and Governance (formerly TANTH 464)
- TEST 221 Environmental History: Water
- TEST 332 A Natural History of Garbage
- TGEOS 247 Maritime History and Science in the Pacific Northwest (formerly TESC 247)
- TGH 301* Global Interactions
- THIST 212 American Military History I
- THIST 220 African American History 1619-1865
- THIST 221 African American History 1865-1945
- THIST 222 African American History 1945-Present
- THIST 320 Asian American History
- THIST 322 American Labor Since the Civil War
- THIST 333 Early American Music, Art, Literature, and Theater
- THIST 336 Black, Labor, and Protest Music in Historical Perspective
- THIST 340 History of United States-American Indian Relations
- THIST 341 African American History
- THIST 378 American Architecture (formerly THIST 226)
- THIST 410 Early American Politics, Constitution, and Law
- THIST 411 History of Religion in America
- THIST 413 Civil Rights, Civil Liberties
- THIST 416 Life and Thought: Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Angela Davis
- THIST 417 United States History 1945-Present
- THIST 420 African-American Religious History
- THIST 437 Doing Community History
- THIST 440 Black Labor in America
- THIST 441 Black Freedom Movement in Perspective
- THIST 444 The Pacific Northwest
- THIST 445 History of Tacoma
- THIST 456 North American Regions
- THIST 487 Technology in the Modern World
- THIST 488 History of Urbanization and the Environment
- TLAX 238 Latinos in the United States (formerly THISP 238)
- TLIT 438 American Folklore
- Public History and Research Core List B: 15 credits
- Architectural, Art or Local History Elective List C: 5 credits