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The XYZ Doohickey Company was founded in 1971, and has been providing quality doohickeys to the public ever since. Located in Gotham City, XYZ employs over 2,000 people and does all kinds of awesome things for the Gotham community.
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Faculty-Led, Community-Engaged Class Projects
Public History faculty routinely incorporate community-engaged projects into their course syllabi. Students receive training in a range of research methods such as (depending on the class/instructor) oral history, podcasting, digital archiving, exhibit curation, historic preservation, and laser-scanning. A full list of faculty-directed Public History projects, many with class project tie-ins, can be found here.
Professionalization/Training/Career Advising
Undergraduates enrolled in upper-level professionalization courses — HIS 3600 Professionalizing History Majors and HIS 4150 History and Historians — are introduced to Public History as a potential career path, with guest speakers from a range of fields (Historic Preservation, Planning, Law, etc). Other courses — HIS 3090 Introduction to Historic Preservation, ASH 3930 Digital Storytelling, and HIS 3081 History Museums and Digital Spaces– immerse students in more Public History theory and practice.
Internships/Community Partnerships
Partnerships with community organizations, businesses, non-profits, and local governments give UCF students the opportunity to make lasting connections and gain real-world experience. Students can choose from a wide range of internship opportunities, organized around specialized skills training and potential career paths: digital archiving, museum administration, historic preservation and restoration, exhibit curation, museum education, podcasting, journal editing, oral history, etc.
Public History Track – M.A. Degree Program
Students who enroll in the M.A. History degree program have the option of choosing the Public History track with an eye toward specialized training for careers within and beyond the academy. Graduate course offerings in Public History include:
- AMH 6346 – Seminar in the History of American Automobility
- AMH 6429 – Seminar in Community and Local History
- AMH 6592 – Seminar in Oral History
- HIS 5083 – Cultural Heritage Management
- HIS 5095 – Readings in Historic Preservation
- HIS 5925 – History in the Digital Age
- HIS 6068 – Seminar in Documentary Editing and New Media
- HIS 6096 – Seminar in Historic Preservation
- HIS 6165 – Digital Tools for Historians
- HIS 5088 – Readings in Curation and Public History
- HIS 6094 – Seminar in Curation and New Media
- HIS 6167 – Spatial History
- HIS 6942 – Internship