Certificiate Info
The Graduate Certificate in Public History is being redeveloped, and a new curriculum will be available starting in Fall 2026. If you are interested in graduate-level public history, please contact Dr. Molly Mersmann mersmann@marshall.edu
Certificate Application Essentials
How to apply:
- Prospective certificate-only students should apply for admission to Marshall University as a Certificate/Professional Development student and select the Public History Certificate on the application form.
- Applicants should follow the admissions process described in the Graduate Catalog, or at the Graduate Admissions website at:
http://www.marshall.edu/graduate/admissions/how-to-apply-for-admission/. - The admissions requirements are the same as for the History Master’s degree.
- Students already enrolled in the History master’s program who wish to earn the certificate simultaneously can apply easily by submitting a Secondary Program Request Form
- All materials should be submitted to the Graduate Admissions office.
Curriculum
Standard Time to Completion: 3-4 semesters (18 months to 2 years).
Curriculum: 6 courses | 18 credits
Required Courses
- HST 537 Introduction to Public History
- HST 640 Seminar in Archives and Special Collections
- HST 680 Public History Internship (1-6 credits)
Choose Two
- HST 524 U.S. Science and Technology
- HST 538 Material Culture and History
- HST 635 Oral/Local History Seminar
Choose One
- HST 524 U.S. Science and Technology
- HST 538 Material Culture and History
- HST 635 Oral/Local History Seminar
- ANT 567 Culture through Ethnography
- GEO 506 Population Geography
- JMC 575 Documentary Journalism.
- MKT 511 Marketing and Management
- SOC 615 Applied Demography
- Special Topics in Graduate Humanities
