STUDENT
Spotlight
PUBLIC HISTORY
Bachelor of Science
Minors available in History and Public History.
FACULTY
GLENN T. JOHNSTON, Chair, Humanities and Public History and Assistant Professor, History and Archivist; B. A., St. Lawrence University; M. A., State Universiy of New York, Buffalo; M. Ed., Niagara University; Ph. D., University of North Texas
ALEXANDER O. BOULTON, Professor, History; B. F. A., Maryland Institute College of Art; M. A., Ph. D., College of William and Mary
JAMIE GOODALL, Assistant Professor, History; B. A., M. A., Appalachian State University; Ph. D., Ohio State University
JOSEPH MCGRAW, ESQ., Assistant Professor, History; B. A., M. A., University of Virginia; J. D., University of Baltimore
Stevenson offers one of the nation’ s few four-year undergraduate public history majors. This exciting program provides the breadth of a traditional history major but focuses on American history. It presents the opportunity to study and practice the public presentation of history through specialized coursework and internships. The program is distinctive because of the strong liberal arts context of the degree, which gives graduates a broad perspective about their course of study. The two primary objectives of the public history program are to provide a solid foundation in general historical knowledge and methodology as part of a general, undergraduate, liberal arts education; and to offer the knowledge, skills, and real-world experience through internships and specialized, upper-level public history courses that make a career in public history a reality.
INTERNSHIPS IN PUBLIC HISTORY
Students recently have completed internships at such sites as the Smithsonian Institution, the National Archives, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, the Baltimore Museum of Industry, and the B & O Railroad Museum.
A SAMPLING OF COURSES IN PUBLIC HISTORY African American History American Women’ s History Archival Studies Boom & Bust: U. S., 1920s & 1930s Buildings, Brothels, & Bars Historical Archaeology History of Baltimore History of National Parks History of the Family Independent Studies Making the U. S. Constitution Material Culture Museum Studies Pirates of the Caribbean Research and Writing in History Revolutionary America Robbers, Radicals, & Reformers: U. S., 1877-1920 The Civil War The Great Historians The Sixties
ALEXANDRA JEFFRIES Public History
“ My favorite part of the public history major would have to be the opportunities that my favorite professor gives us. He wants us to get out of
the classroom to apply our skills and learn,” Alexandra says. In fact, she spent part of her fall semester working on projects with The Baltimore Sun and Maryland Public Radio.
Alexandra also interns at Mt. Clare Museum House where she is creating a tour and lecture on a topic about the history of Baltimore.“ Working outside of the classroom allows me to apply the knowledge and skills the history department at Stevenson has taught me.”
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