The Certificate in Public History prepares students for non-teaching careers as historians outside the academy. Emphasis is placed on gaining skills and knowledge necessary for public and private sector employment in the fields of historic preservation, historic site assessment, archival management, and cultural resources management.

Grading Requirement

All courses taken to fulfill program course requirements must be taken for a letter grade except those courses specified by the department as credit/no credit grading only.

An overall GPA of 2.5 is required for the entire program.

Course Requirements for the Certificate

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this certificate.

Course List

Course	Title	Units
ANTH 302	Archaeology	3
ANTH 484	Archaeological Site Surveying	3
GEOG 111	Introduction to Geographic Methods	3
GEOG 439W	American Cultural Landscapes (W)	3
HIST 341W	American Environment (W)	3
HIST 489	Internship in Public History	3
HIST 492	Archival Research Seminar	3
HIST 494	Introduction to Public History	3
Select one of the following:		3
HIST 442	The Westward Movement
HIST 445	History of California
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH/AIST 261	Peoples and Cultures of Native North America
ANTH/AIST 362W	California Indians (W)
HIST/AIST 230	American Indian Histories Past and Present
Total Units		30