Arizona State University Public History and Scholarly Publishing Program

School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85283 USA https://shprs.clas.asu.edu/public-history

Director(s): Mark Tebeau [email protected] 480-965-5778

Program Description: The Public History Program at Arizona State University is one of the oldest, largest and most diversified in the world. Since 1980, the program has enabled students to earn M.A. and Ph.D. degrees with specializations in local and community history, historical preservation and cultural resource management, historical administration, museum studies, public policy history and scholarly publishing.

Degrees Offered: Credit Hour Requirement: 39-44 for M.A., • M.A. in History with a Certificate or depending on area concentration; 84 for Ph.D. Concentration in Public History • Ph.D. in History with a Certificate or Internship Requirement: Required. Students Concentration in Public History arrange internships with guidance from Coordinator of Internships. Program Strengths: • Archival Practices Places Where Students Have Interned During • Editing the Past Three Years: • Historical Administration • National Museum of American History • Historic Preservation • Smithsonian Institution • Local/Community History • National Portrait Gallery • Material History • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed • Museum Studies Forces (Washington, D.C.) • Oral History • Arizona State Archives • Public Policy • City of Phoenix Historic Preservation • Publishing Office • Tempe History Museum How Many Students are Admitted Annually: BA: N/A MA: 7 PhD: 5 Job Placement Assistance Offered: Faculty work to find jobs for students but internships Financial Aid Available: Loans frequently produce them. Assistantships Stipends

Deadline to Apply:

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Employers Who Have Hired Graduates from this Program within the Past Five Years: • West Virginia University • West Texas A&M University • Arizona State Archives • Arizona State Library • The Musical Instrument, Phoenix • History Associates, Inc. (Maryland) • Cultural Resource Management Consulting Firms in the Southwest

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