As an undergraduate, you will want to balance depth in a field, era, or topic in which you are particularly interested with a broader knowledge base. Consider taking courses that will give you an introduction to parts of the public history jobs you might want. For example, work in a museum includes finances, grant writing, and speech-giving, as well as an understanding of material culture, mounting exhibitions, and various periods in history. All History and Art History courses will help because they will all provide the historical context necessary for the work of public historians. Those listed here specifically consider material culture.
Note: Not all courses listed here are offered every semester.
HIST 284: Wonders of the World, Global History of Innovation
HIST 304: Cultural Heritage of the Ancient World
HIST 307: American Popular Culture
HIST 320: History of Modern Europe
HIST 449: U.S. Gilded Age, 1877-1901
HIST 455: U.S. Civil War & Reconstruction Era
HIST 461: The Rural South
HIST 468: History of Rural America
HIST 488: American Stuff, Colonial Times to the Present
AMD 165: Dress & Diversity in Society
AMD 257: Museum Studies
AMD 354: History of European & North American Dress
AMD 356: History of 20th Century Fashion
AMD 204: Textile Science
AMD 362: Cultural Perspectives of Dress
ANTHR 308: Archaeology
ARCH 321: History of the American City
ARTID 250: Fundamentals of Interior Design
COM S 113: Introduction to Spreadsheets & Databases
CRP 475: Grant Writing
ENGL 309: Proposal & Report Writing
MGMT 410: Social Entrepreneurship
PR 220: Principles of Public Relations
PR 305: Publicity Methods
RELIG 205: Introduction to World Religions
RELIG 242: History of Christianity: Beginnings to the Reformation
RELIG 243: History of Christianity: The Reformation to the Present
RELIG 328: Native American Religions
RELIG 334: Africana Religions
RELIG 339: Goddess Religions
RELIG 352: Religions of India
THTRE 255: Introduction to Theatrical Production
THTRE 360: Stagecraft
ART H 280: History of Art I
ART H 281: History of Art II
ART H 292: Introduction to Visual Culture Studies
ART H 293: Origins & Evolution of Modern Design
ART H 382: Art & Architecture of Asia
ART H 481: Art & Architecture of India
ART H 486: Art History Field Study
ART H 487: Nineteenth-Century Art
ART H 494: Women/Gender in Art
ART H 497: Museum/Gallery Internship
CLST 275: The Ancient City
CLST 304: Cultural Heritage of the Ancient World
CLST 376: Classical Archaeology
CLST 376A: Classical Archeology: Bronze Age & Early Iron Age Greece
CLST 376B: Classical Archeology: Archaic through Hellenistic Greece
CLST 376C: Classical Archaeology: Roman Archaeology
CLST 383: Greek & Roman Art
CLST 394: The Archaeology of Greece: An Introduction