HAPH Course of Study
Historical Administration and Public History (HAPH) is a two-year program designed to prepare students to enter careers in fields such as cultural resources management, historic preservation, museums, archives, and information and records management. Career paths can be found in the private sector, NGOs, and government agencies. The information provided on this web page should give you a sense
of the course of study. Please see the Graduate Student Handbook
for the full explanation of requirements.
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| Overview
HAPH attempts to balance the pursuit of individual
interests with an introduction to the many facets of public history.
Towards this goal, HAPH requires students to complete the following:
Public History Theory & Methods and Historical Methods. In addition, all HAPH students
must take at least two courses from the following four applied history courses: Introduction to Archives, Introduction to Historic Preservation, Oral History, and Museum Studies and Practice.
Emphasis Area
All HAPH students must choose an emphasis area to build their program of study around. The emphasis areas offered are: Cultural Resources Management, Historical Records Administration, Southern History & Florida Studies, New Media & Public History, History Education, War and Society and Museum Studies. A minimum of 8 semester hours must be taken in the area of concentration.
Internship
Moving beyond the classroom, HAPH requires students
to complete an internship as part of their educational experience.
This endows students with an unparalleled opportunity to learn
about the execution and planning of public history activities.
In the process, they learn what kinds of problems regularly arise
and the standard procedures for handling them in the particular
institution in which they are situated. In addition, students
obtain contacts and recommendations for future employment.
Thesis or Capstone Research Project
Each student is required to produce an original piece of research either in the form of a written thesis or in a form determined in consultation with the HAPH director (examples: documentaries, cd-roms, web sites, etc). The thesis or capstone research project must demonstrate independent investigation and knowledge of the methods of historical research. It is the responsibility of the major professor to work closely with the student in the selection of a topic and to supervise the preparation of the work.
Certificate in Museum Studies
Students interested in specializing in Museum Studies may participate
in an interdepartmental certificate program offered through the
university. For HAPH students, this program serves as an enhancement
to their experience. Please call 644-0819 and see the Museum
Studies Website for further information.
HAPH as a Minor Field
Students pursuing a more traditional M.A. in History or Ph.D.
who wish to augment their degree may use the HAPH program as a
minor field.
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Conservation and Collections Supervisor David Dickel, Florida
Bureau of Archaeological Research, speaks with students 2005.
Learning about conservation at the
Ringling Museum, Sarasota, FL., 2005
A Behind the Scenes Tour of the
Claude Pepper Museum & Library, FSU Campus, 2006
Althemese Barnes, Executive Director of
John G. Riley Center & Museum of African American History and Culture, guides students on a tour of Landmarks and Legacies related to African American history. Tallahassee, FL., 2006
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