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PROGRAM MODIFICATION PROPOSAL FORM
Name of Institution: College of Charleston and the Citadel
Briefly state the nature of the proposed modification (e.g., adding a new concentration, extending the program to a new site, curriculum change, etc.):
The College of Charleston and the Citadel are seeking to add an optional Concentration in Public History to the Joint College of Charleston/Citadel Master of Arts in History.
Current Name of Program (include degree designation and all concentrations, options, and tracks):
Joint Master of Arts in History (with existing optional concentrations in U.S., European, Global, and African American History)
Proposed Name of Program (include degree designation and all concentrations, options, and tracks): Joint Master of Arts in History with a Concentration in Public History
Program Designation: Associate’s Degree X Master’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree: 4 Year Specialist Bachelor’s Degree: 5 Year Doctoral Degree: Research/Scholarship (e.g., Ph.D. and DMA) Doctoral Degree: Professional Practice (e.g., Ed.D., D.N.P., J.D., Pharm.D., and M.D.)
Does the program currently qualify for supplemental Palmetto Fellows and LIFE Scholarship awards? Yes X No
If No, should the program be considered for supplemental Palmetto Fellows and LIFE Scholarship awards? Yes X No
Proposed Date of Implementation: Fall, 2019
CIP Code: 540101
Current delivery site(s) and modes: 50201 College of Charleston, Main Campus; 50701 The Citadel, Main Campus
Proposed delivery site(s) and modes: Same
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Program Contact Information (name, title, telephone number, and email address):
Dr. Jason Coy, Director of Graduate Studies Department of History College of Charleston 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424 Email: [email protected]
Dr. Keith Knapp, Director of Graduate Studies The Citadel Department of History 430 Capers Hall 171 Moultrie Street Charleston, SC 29409 Email: [email protected]
Institutional Approvals and Dates of Approval:
The Joint Master of Arts in History Committee worked closely in guiding the Public History Concentration proposal successfully through the parallel institutional approval processes at the College of Charleston and the Citadel.
College of Charleston Citadel Department of History: February 22, 2018 Department of History: September 21, 2017 Committee on Graduate Education: April 2, N/A 2018 Graduate Council: April 20, 2018 Graduate College Committee: February 27, 2018 Faculty Senate: September 5, 2018 Faculty Senate: April 17, 2018
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Background Information
Provide a detailed description of the proposed modification, including target audience, centrality to institutional mission, and relation to strategic plan.
The proposed Concentration in Public History will serve the needs of the Charleston region’s burgeoning historical tourism market and is aligned with the institutional missions and strategic plans of the College of Charleston and the Citadel. Public history, particularly in the form of historical and heritage tourism, is a driving feature of the Charleston economy. Currently, public historians in Charleston and the surrounding area are reevaluating the historical interpretations provided at public sites in addition to developing new sites that supply a more inclusive narrative of the city’s past and present; and former graduate and undergraduate students at the College of Charleston and the Citadel are helping to lead the way. With this effort already underway, the time is right for a concentration within our existing joint graduate program that provides graduate students with a strong foundation of historical knowledge, educates them about the theories and methodologies that undergird public history, and provides skills-based training that will prepare them to become public historians at local, regional, and national institutions.
Charleston is a city rich in public history, and many prospective graduate students have stated in their applications an interest in pursuing public history while pursuing their MA in history. In fact, 7 of the 21 applicants for the current recruiting cycle (Fall 2019) have specifically mentioned an interest in public history. This demand is not new, and a number of students who graduated in the spring of 2017 also wrote testimonials expressing support for developing a program in public history (please see supplemental materials). Furthermore, the 2012-13 outside reviewers for the history graduate program stipulated that developing a track in public history would significantly benefit the program as a whole. In the series of suggestions that the reviewers made to improve the program, they wrote:
Given the strong historic resources in the Charleston and Low Country regions, and the strong support expressed in the CoC Strategic Plan for developing or enhancing ‘nationally recognized...graduate and professional programs in areas that take advantage of our history, culture, and location in Charleston’ (p. 11), the reviewers were rather amazed that the CoC does not offer a graduate concentration in Public History.
The reviewers’ ultimate recommendation was for the history department to create a “Public History graduate track in which students would receive an M.A. in History with a concentration (or certificate) in Public History,” which is exactly what this proposed concentration aims to do. Doing so, the reviewers note, would elevate the profile of the history graduate program, connect the history departments to other programs and schools within the College of Charleston and the Citadel, and foster stronger connections between the colleges and the wider community of Charleston. We have already begun to build these connections through special topics courses offered in conjunction with community partners such as the Preservation Society of Charleston and the McLeod Plantation Historic Site, as well as securing internships for graduate students at an array of public history institutions throughout the area. We have therefore established a strong foundation upon which to build this concentration.
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Establishing a Concentration in Public History would only require adding two additional courses (an Introduction to Public History and an Internship Experience course), while existing courses could be adapted to include a public history component. Already, faculty members have been offering public history-oriented classes on both the Citadel and College of Charleston campuses. We also have ample resources in both schools, including the Lowcountry Digital History Initiative (College of Charleston), the Citadel Oral History Program, and the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture (College of Charleston), which provide opportunities for Graduate Assistant positions in public history, which would augment the opportunities that we are developing for internships with community organizations.
The proposed Concentration in Public History is the result of careful planning and study of best practices in the field. In the spring of 2016, Joint MA program faculty consulted extensively with program directors in comparable institutions in the region with successful concentrations in public history. Additionally, Daniel Vivian, Chair of Historic Preservation at the University of Kentucky, visited Charleston during the fall of 2017 to assess the viability of establishing such a program. The positive feedback we received from these sources led the faculty in the Departments of History at the College of Charleston and the Citadel to unanimously agree to move forward with the proposed concentration.
The proposed Concentration in Public History is central to the institutional missions and strategic plans of the College of Charleston and the Citadel. The program is designed to enhance graduate education by working with local institutions of public history through courses and internships. In this way, we will be rooting the graduate program more fully in the College of Charleston’s mission of striving “to meet the growing educational demands primarily of the Lowcountry and the state.” Out target audience are students who are interested in learning the skills, methods, and theories of public history through engagement with local communities in and around Charleston. As such, the proposed Concentration in Public History also is designed with the core values of the College of Charleston’s Strategic Plan in mind, namely the “history, traditions, culture and environment of Charleston and the Lowcountry that foster distinctive opportunities for innovative academic programs and relationships that advance our public mission in the city of Charleston, the state of South Carolina and the world.” Additionally, such a concentration is aligned with the Strategic Plan’s emphasis on developing a “vibrant graduate school” that is predicated on “a number of new programs, selected to highlight the strength and desirability of specific disciplines or interdisciplinary areas.” Likewise, the proposed Concentration in Public History will help further the Citadel Graduate College’s mission to “provide innovative and quality higher educational opportunities” for its students. As a program that will update and enhance the enhance the longstanding Joint Master of Arts in History program and that will work in collaboration with other disciplines, namely the Clemson/College of Charleston MS in Historic Preservation, this concentration will profoundly benefit not only the College of Charleston and the Citadel, but also the Graduate School, the Charleston region, and the state of South Carolina.
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Assessment of Need
Provide an assessment of the need for the program modification for the institution, the state, the region, and beyond, if applicable.
The proposed Concentration in Public History will fill a crucial need for the College of Charleston and the Citadel, as well the Charleston region and the state of South Carolina. Since it relies on hands-on practical training at historic sites and archives, the study of public history is largely rooted in local environments. Coursework and internships are often collaborations between academic institutions and local sites of public history. As such, most states have multiple public history programs housed in state and private colleges and universities. Currently, according to the National Council on Public History, Georgia has six programs in graduate public history and North Carolina has seven. South Carolina, however, only has one graduate program in the field, and it is a stand-alone program in public history (not a concentration within a graduate program of study leading to an MA in History).
The University of South Carolina currently offers a MA in Public History, a separate track that is housed in the Department of History. With this as the only option in graduate education in the growing field of public history, there is a desperate need for a graduate programs in the Charleston region, to provide job training for the employees needed to staff the region’s growing concentration of historic sites, archives, and historical societies (see appendix for letters of support from area employers). While the proposed Concentration in Public History is intended to serve the needs of graduate students and employers in the Charleston area, it is designed to complement rather than compete with USC’s MA in Public History. For instance, students in our proposed concentration will earn an MA in History with a concentration in Public History; students at USC earn an MA in Public History, which is a different degree from the History MA. Furthermore, students in the program at USC conduct internships at historic sites throughout the United States and internationally, with almost none working in the Charleston area (see USC MA in Public History list of internships), while the proposed Concentration in Public History is designed to serve the specific needs of our region.
This is precisely the gap that we will fill with the proposed Concentration in Public History. Currently, the staff of local historic sites, preservation organizations, archives, museums, tours, and monuments are reevaluating the historical interpretations provided at these sites, in addition to developing new sites that supply a more inclusive narrative of the city’s past and present. With archival institutions documenting regional African American history like the Avery Research Center in African American History and Culture, regional and national NPS initiatives interpreting race in the area such as the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor and the Reconstruction Theme Study, and an increasing number of historical markers and monuments highlighting sites of racial history in the Charleston built environment, public history in the city is undergoing a sea change, and our students can help shape the new and emerging narratives in public history. By establishing a graduate program that introduces students to the issues of historical tourism and public history and provides opportunities for their involvement in this work, we at the College of Charleston and the Citadel will have a particular ability to attract students and train them to become leaders in the field.
Student demand for graduate training in the field of public field in Charleston has been robust, as indicated by recent enrollment data and the results of the current 2019 recruiting cycle. In
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Spring 2016 and Spring 2017, the Joint Master of Arts in History Program offered special topics courses in public history. The enrollment for those public history courses was 15 and 12 respectively, exceeded the average enrollment for graduate History courses. Likewise, the program’s current recruiting efforts show a high level of demand for graduate training in public history in the Charleston area: of the 23 applications that the Joint Master of Arts in History Program has received for the Fall 2019 term, 11 applicants stated an intention to pursue a career in public history and a desire to take courses and complete internships in the field of public history in their statement of purpose documents. In addition, a number of recent graduates from the Joint Master of Arts in History Program and community partners from public history sites in the region have submitted letters of support, indicating the need for graduate training in public history in the Charleston area (see supporting documents).
Transfer and Articulation
Identify any special articulation agreements for the modified proposed program. Provide the articulation agreement or Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding.
Not applicable.
Description of the Program
Projected Enrollment
Year Fall Headcount Spring Headcount Summer Headcount New Total New Total New Total 2019-20 5 5 0 5 0 5 2020-21 7 12 0 12 0 12 2021-22 9 16 0 16 0 16 2022-23 11 20 0 20 0 20
Explain how the enrollment projections were calculated.
The enrollment projections above are based upon data collected during the current 2018-19 recruiting cycle. To date a total of 23 students have applied for admission to the Joint MA in History Program for Fall 2019, and 11 of these applicants have indicated in their application materials that they are interested in taking coursework and pursuing internship opportunities in public history. Once the proposed concentration is approved and appears in the Graduate Catalog, we can begin advertising it to prospective applicants. With even modest marketing efforts, we are confident that once the proposed concentration is in place we can match and gradually exceed the number of applicants interested in public history that we are currently attracting.
Curriculum
Attach a curriculum sheet identifying the courses required for the program.
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Curriculum Changes Courses Eliminated from Courses Added to Program Core Courses Modified Program N/A HIST 525 Introduction to Public N/A History HIST 750 Internship Experience
New Courses
List and provide course descriptions for new courses.
HIST 525 Introduction to Public History
This course will explore past and present public history practice in the United States by introducing the different forms of public history and examining the theoretical underpinnings and methodologies that have shaped each one. Close attention will be paid to the social and ethical issues particular to this field.
HIST 750 Internship Experience
This course is designed to give graduate students applied experience in public history venues. It will consist of a supervised field experience in which the student observes and participates in the functioning of a public history host organization for at least 15 weeks. The scope of work for the duration of the internship must be established prior to the start of the course and approved by the Public History concentration coordinator.
Students pursuing the proposed Concentration in Public History would be required to complete all of the coursework required to earn a Master of Arts in History (33 hours). However, 18 of these 33 hours must be in public history coursework. The 18 hours in public history coursework would be comprised of the two required Public History courses listed above, HIST 525 and HIST 750 (6 hours), two special topic courses in the field of public history (6 hours), and a public history-focused MA thesis (6 hours).
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ACAP 03/28/2019 Agenda Item 3j Similar Programs in South Carolina offered by Public and Independent Institutions Identify the similar programs offered and describe the similarities and differences for each program.
Program Name and Total Credit Institution Similarities Differences Designation Hours MA in Public History 30 hours University of Both programs have a Because the USC coursework; South Carolina required internship. program is an 145 hours Both programs offer independent MA in internship coursework in Historic Public History, the Preservation. coursework requirements differ. The USC program offers graduate certificates in Museum Management and Historical Archaeology & Cultural Resources Management, but currently does not offer a concentration in Public History as a part of its History MA.
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Faculty
State whether new faculty, staff or administrative personnel are needed to implement the program modification; if so, discuss the plan and timeline for hiring the personnel. Provide a brief explanation of any personnel reassignment as a result of the proposed program modification.
No additional faculty will be required to initiate the concentration, but .25 FTE will be reallocated to the Master of Arts in History Program in order to offer the required courses in support of the Public History Concentration (see Financial Support Table below). For the first five years that the Public History Concentration is offered, the College of Charleston will provide these FTEs in support of the new courses required to support it.
Resources
Identify new library, instructional equipment and facilities needed to support the modified program. Library Resources: None Equipment: None Facilities: None
Impact on Existing Programs Will the proposed program impact existing degree programs or services at the institution (e.g., course offerings or enrollment)? If yes, explain. Yes X No
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Estimated Sources of Financing for the New Costs
Category 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Tuition Funding $17,0701 $40,968 $54,624 $68,280 $81,936 $262,878 Program-Specific Fees N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Special State N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Appropriation Reallocation of Existing $14,9712 $14,971 $14,971 $14,971 $14,971 $14,971 Funds Federal, Grant, or Other N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Funding Total $32,041 $55,939 $69,595 $83,251 $96,907 $277,849 Estimated New Costs by Year Category 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Program Administration and Faculty and Staff $20,5713 $20,7374 $20,696 $20,671 $20,654 $103,329 Salaries Facilities, Equipment, N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Supplies, and Materials Library Resources N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Other (specify) Total $20,571 $20,737 $20,696 $20,671 $20,654 $103,329 Net Total (i.e., Sources of Financing Minus $11,470 $35,202 $48,899 $62,580 $76,253 $174,520 Estimated New Costs)
1 Tuition funding is calculated by multiplying projected number of Joint History MA Program students pursuing the Public History Concentration (see Projected Enrollment Table) enrolled full-time (6 hours) at tuition rate of $569 per credit hour. 2 Reallocation of Existing Funds is calculated as .25 FTE of public historian currently on staff to teach courses in Public History Concentration (1 course per semester). According to South Carolina State Salary Database, public historian’s current salary is $59, 885. 3 The Program Administration and Faculty Staff Salaries figure is calculated by adding the adjunct instructor costs to teach 2 classes per year (replacing faculty needed to teach Public History Concentration courses instead), plus the reallocated salary of the faculty teaching public history courses. Current adjunct costs are $2,800 per course. 4 The Public History Concentration proposal calls for the public history coordinator to receive a stipend of $2000 per year once the concentration has enrolled a minimum of 8 students. This stipend would be provided as compensation for the coordinator’s administrative duties, including recruiting and outreach, student advising, and internship direction. This figure has been added here based upon projected enrollment figures, divided by the number of students in the concentration. College of Charleston & The Citadel, MA, History, Program Modification, ACAP, 03/28/2019 – Page 10
ACAP 03/28/2019 Agenda Item 3j Budget Justification Provide a brief explanation for all new costs and sources of financing identified in the Financial Support table.
Please see footnotes provided with Financial Support table above.
Evaluation and Assessment
Program Objectives Student Learning Outcomes Methods of Assessment Aligned to Program Objectives 1. Demonstrate an understanding Students will gain this knowledge Outcome 1 will be assessed of the current best practices in the from coursework (especially the through the department’s graduate various fields of public Introduction to Public History committee assessment of capstone history (e.g. historic preservation, course) as well as through on-the- research projects to measure how museum studies, oral history, and job training in their internship well students demonstrate their material culture studies). course. The coursework will comprehension of the field’s best introduce students to the theories practices and how effectively they and methodologies of public apply these practices to their own history, and the internship will public history theses. enable them to put these into practice under the guidance of an The History department’s graduate intern mentor. committee will use a modified rubric to measure how well the student capstone projects demonstrated the learning outcomes. The graduate committee’s performance expectation is that 80% of our Public History concentration graduates’ capstone projects will demonstrate (1) the students’ understanding of the current practices in the field of public history and (2) the extent to which students apply these practices to their own work. 2. Develop skills in a particular field Through the required internship Outcome 2 will be assessed such as historic preservation, experience, students will hone through an Assessment Rubric for archival management, or museum their skills in a particular field while the Internship Experience to be curating that will enable students developing their resume of public completed by the intern mentor at to build their resumes and prepare history work. Students will also the end of the internship period. them for careers in public history. develop skills in the field through public history courses that would operate in collaboration with community partners. For instance, students in the HIST 590 Placing History: Historical Memory and the Built Environment learned how to do property research, which is necessary for careers in historic preservation; students in the HIST 590 McLeod Plantation Cemetery Project course will learn how to conduct genealogical research. College of Charleston & The Citadel, MA, History, Program Modification, ACAP, 03/28/2019 – Page 11
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3. Develop skills in historical The benefits of a public history Outcome 3 will be assessed research and writing. concentration within a traditional through the department’s graduate history MA is that students will be committee assessment of capstone exposed to the learning outcomes research projects to measure how of a Masters in History as well as well students demonstrate their those of public history. Public abilities to gather and use historians need to receive training information and to communicate as historians. They must be able to research findings effectively. understand historical complexities, The History department’s graduate analyze historical content, and committee will use a modified communicate this information rubric to measure how well the effectively to various audiences. In student capstone projects addition to the skills that students demonstrated the learning will develop in the public history outcomes. The graduate classes, they will benefit from the committee’s performance historical training and writing expectation is that 80% of our development that they will gain graduates’ capstone projects will from existing history courses as demonstrate advanced abilities in well as the thesis course. research and communication, and Public History concentration students will be included in that percentage.
Will any the proposed modification impact the way the program is evaluated and assessed? If yes, explain. Yes X No
Will the proposed modification affect or result in program-specific accreditation? If yes, explain; and, if the modification will result in the program seeking program-specific accreditation, provide the institution’s plans to seek accreditation, including the expected timeline. Yes X No
Will the proposed modification affect or lead to licensure or certification? If yes, identify the licensure or certification. Yes X No
Explain how the program will prepare students for this licensure or certification.
N/A
If the program is an Educator Preparation Program, does the proposed certification area require national recognition from a Specialized Professional Association (SPA)? If yes, describe the institution’s plans to seek national recognition, including the expected timeline. Yes X No College of Charleston & The Citadel, MA, History, Program Modification, ACAP, 03/28/2019 – Page 12