Program: Public History Advanced Certificate - San Diego State University

Apr 02, 2025

2024-2025 University Catalog

(Academic Plan Code: 113302ACTS)

The advanced certificate provides students an opportunity to pursue advanced studies and training in public history. Students develop analytical, interpretive, and practical skills by engaging with the theories and methodologies appropriate to applied historical practice to include digital forms of scholarship and presentation. Students engage in a collaborative environment and, whether in the classroom or in the field, learn to think like public historians and put history to work in the world.

Requirements

The advanced certificate requires a minimum of 12 units to include

HIST 587 - Topics in Public History Units: 3
HIST 610 - Seminar in Public History Units: 3
HIST 793 - Internship in Public History Units: 3 (3 units)

And

Three additional units selected from

HIST 601 - Seminar in Historical Methods Units: 3
HIST 793 - Internship in Public History Units: 3 (may only be applied once toward the certificate)
ANTH 529 - Urban Anthropology Units: 3
ANTH 532 - Anthropology of Development and Conservation Units: 3
ANTH 533 - Race, Ethnicity, and Identity Units: 3
ANTH 560 - Advanced Archaeological Field Techniques Units: 3
ANTH 561 - Archaeological Laboratory Methods Units: 3
ANTH 602 - Seminar in Archaeology Units: 3
ANTH 605 - Seminar in Applied Anthropology Units: 3
ART 547 - The Modern Built Environment Units: 3
GEOG 683 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems Units: 3
MALAS 600A - Interdisciplinary Study in Liberal Arts and Sciences: Cultural Studies Units: 3
MALAS 600B - Interdisciplinary Study in Liberal Arts and Sciences: Science and Society, Environmental Studies Units: 3
MALAS 600C - Interdisciplinary Study in Liberal Arts and Sciences: Globalization, Technology, Future Studies Units: 3
or
MALAS 600D - Interdisciplinary Study in Liberal Arts and Sciences: Media Studies, Fine Arts, Transformative Arts Units: 3
SOC 607 - Advanced Quantitative Methods: Core Course Units: 3
SOC 608 - Advanced Qualitative Methods: Core Course Units: 3
WMNST 536 - Gender, Race, and Class Units: 3
WMNST 585 - Local Feminist Activism and Organizations Units: 3
WMNST 604 - Seminar: Gender, Culture, and Representation Units: 3
WMNST 606 - Seminar: Narrating Women’s Lives Units: 3

Note

History courses applied to the certificate may also be applied to the master’s degree in history with approval of the adviser. A minimum of six units required at the 600- and 700-level. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 in advanced certificate coursework, with no less than the grade of C (2.0) in any course.