PUBLIC HISTORY

at the University of West Georgia

COURSE OFFERINGS Museum Administration Exhibits Museum Education and Interpretation Collections Management Oral History Historic Architecture Folk Life Material Culture Archives Digital History Special Topics

INTERNSHIPS Opportunities for hands-on projects,

networking, resume building, and course credits

Internships at the National Park Service and the Atlanta History Center

PARTNERSHIPS Georgia Humanities Council

Provides networking opportunities Professionals from around the nation come

in and speak with students in class National Parks Service

CAREER OPTIONS Don’t think that teaching is your thing?

With Public History, you can work with reserves, archives, work in a museum, the state or federal governments, and many more places

PROJECTS…

…are REAL life experiences

They are not just for grades but are used throughout the community

PROJECT EXAMPLES West Georgia Textile Heritage Trail

New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music

Organizing the archives at the Southeastern Region National Parks Service

CENTER FOR PUBLIC HISTORY A place to apply what you learn in the classroom to

REAL projects Collaborative work with professors and community

members Graduate Research Assistant positions REAL WORK EXPERIENCE

FOR MORE INFORMATION Dr. Ann McCleary, Co-Director, Coordinator

amcclear@westga.edu 678.839.6041

Dr. Keith Hebert, Co-Director khebert@westga.edu 678.839.6047

Dusty Dye, the Center’s Assistant Director ddye@westga.edu 678.839.4965

Center for Public History 678.839.6141