Public History Program
Degrees offered:
- M.A. in History/Concentration in Public History (36 credits)
- M.A. in History/Concentration in Public History COMBINED with the M.S. in Information Science (minimum 65 credits, including 13-credit overlap*)
- M.A. in History/Certificate in Public History (54 credits)
*The dual program requires separate admission to both graduate programs. Up to 7 credits of history coursework may be applied to the M.S.I.S., and 6 credits of information science coursework applied to the history M.A.
![]() M.A. graduate Andrea Nero at Olana State Historic Site
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For further information:
- The 6-credit internship requirement, click here.
- Public history coursework, click here.
- The M.A.comprehensive exam and what's involved, see the Graduate Handbook (link on this page).
- Pathways through the various M.A. concentrations in history, including public history, click here.
- Applying for graduate study at the University at Albany, https://www.albany.edu/graduate/.
- Information for newly-admitted graduate students, https://www.albany.edu/history/assets/Admitted_Grad-Students_2017-18.pdf.
- To declare the public history concentration: Ms. Jamie Winn, History Department, Social Science 145.
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The Capital Region
Located in Albany, New York and within short travel distance of New York City and Boston, the graduate program is part of a rich regional network of research and internship possibilities. On campus, the University libraries provide access to more than 2.5 million volumes and have remarkably vast and original Special Collections. The University's location in the state capital affords ready access to the New York State Library, containing over three million items, and to the New York State Archives, containing more than twenty-five thousand cubic feet of records. The Albany area is the home of major state agencies such as the State Archives, the State Museum and the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. It also has many public and private museums, historical societies and archives, and fifteen other colleges and universities. The richness and diversity permits a wide choice of internship possibilities, as well as providing a pool of specialized experts to supplement the public history curriculum and internship possibilities.
To learn more about the program, contact:
Professor Carl Bon Tempo Graduate Director, Dept. of History Office SS 109B Phone: 518-442-5368 cbontempo@albany.edu |
Professor Sheila Curran Bernard Director, Public History Program Office SS 060D Phone: 518-442-5300 (main office) sbernard@albany.edu |