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Master of History Public History

University of Colorado Denver

  • Denver, United States
  • 2 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Master

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University of Colorado Denver campus

About the program

The master's offers individual study across fields such as environmental, African American and Russian and Soviet history with research training.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Learners studying History Public History can develop the ability to develop creative concepts
  • Use relevant production tools and critique work using professional
  • Audience and ethical considerations
  • And apply advanced analytical or reflective approaches to complex work. These are indicative learning goals
  • Not a confirmed list of the university's assessed course outcomes.

Career outcomes

  • Archaeologist
  • Archivist
  • Librarian
  • Attorney
  • Collections manager
  • College instructor
  • Documentary editor
  • Foreign service officer
  • Genealogy consultant
  • Government worker
  • Historian
  • Historic site administrator

Curriculum

  • Graduate programme in History with a Public History concentration. Courses include Historiography
  • Historical Research Methods
  • Seminar: Public History
  • Oral History: Theory and Methodology
  • Essentials of Museum Management
  • Essentials of Archival Management
  • Essentials of Public Archaeology
  • Public History Internship and Thesis Research.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Recognised bachelor degree with a CU Denver or ECE/WES course-by-course credential evaluation
  • Undergraduate GPA 3.00 or better on a 4.0 scale
  • English proficiency proof
  • Programmes add letters of recommendation
  • Resume
  • Statement of purpose and sometimes GRE/GMAT.

Minimum GPA

3

Accepted academic background

Bachelor's degree equivalent to a US accredited degree, Evaluated by CU Denver or ECE/WES.

Documents you’ll need

  • Bachelor Degree Transcript
  • Bachelor Degree Certificate
  • English Proficiency Results if required.

How to apply

  1. Check the programme entry requirements and available intake. Complete the university application and provide the academic documents and language evidence requested for admission. Pay an application fee if applicable. Review the admission decision
  2. Accept the offer and arrange visa documents where necessary.

Other costs

Tuition per year$20,348 USD
Application fee$75 USD
Deposit$46,933 USD

Program details

CampusDowntown Denver campus
Faculty or schoolCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
DepartmentHistory
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value36
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay1
Scholarship noteScholarship opportunities may be available to eligible students, Availability and award criteria should be confirmed with the university.

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 2 years.