Overview
Program structure
Articulation and progression

Overview

Public history can be defined as the practice of history by academically-trained historians working for public agencies or as freelancers outside universities. Public historians may work in areas such as heritage conservation, commissioned history, museums, the media, education, radio, film and multimedia. Public history is also practised by a broad range of community groups. The Graduate Program in Public History combines theory, practice and professional and community networking. It is designed to prepare students to work professionally in the diverse field of public history. It also seeks to provide both professional development for history educators and skills development for local and community historians.

Program structure

The program consists of a Graduate Certificate (24 credit points), Graduate Diploma (48 credit points) and Master of Arts (72 credit points). Students select from a range of coursework, supervised and elective subjects.

Public History coursework subjects (core)

57063 Public History: Theory and Practice 8cp
57064 Local and Community History 8cp
57065 Cultural Heritage 8cp
57066 Communicating the Past 8cp

Public History electives

Students in the Graduate Diploma in Public History and Master of Arts in Public History select electives from the following list:

50141 Australian History and Politics 8cp
57031 Non-fiction Writing 8cp
50181 Neighbourhood 8cp
85211 Reconciliation Studies 8cp
57062 Social Movements and Collective Action 8cp
57023 Communicating with Publics 8cp
57024 Managing Public Communication Strategies 8cp
57011 Research and Reporting for Journalism 8cp
50169 Writing and New Media 8cp

Public History supervised subjects (MA only)

57067 Public History Project 24cp
57077 Public History Project Part A 12cp
57078 Public History Project Part B 12cp

Articulation and progression

Students who successfully complete a course in the program and are admitted to a more advanced level receive credit for all subjects at the previous level.