Interested in greater professional qualifications?

Our graduate certificates in Historic Preservation and Heritage Education offer preparation similar to the Master of Arts in Public History, but each require only
18 hours to complete -- providing you with advanced study and competitive qualifications in a shorter period of time. 

Historic Preservation Certificate
(18 hours)

Heritage Education Certificate
(18 hours)

• GH600 Introduction to Public History (3)
• GH610 Methods of Research in History (3)
• US/WH600 Readings in History (3) OR US/WH620 Seminar in History(3)
• HP585 History of American Architecture (3)
• HP588 Legal and Economic Principles of Historic Preservation (3)
• Elective (3)
• HP589 Historic Preservation Based Economic Revitalization
• HP580 History of American Building Materials and Techniques
• US635 American Material Culture (3)

• GH600 Introduction to Public History (3)
• GH610 Methods of Research in History (3)
• US/WH600 Readings in History (3) OR US/WH620Seminar in History(3)
• GH653 Problems in Social Studies (3) OR SS678 Issues in Social Studies (3)
• HP615 Heritage Education (3) OR US635 American Material Culture (3)
• US/WH600 Readings in History (3) OR US/WH620 Seminar in History (3) OR Up to three elective hours of pre-approved workshops (e.g. AP Institutes), or Secondary Education (SE) courses.

Gainful Employment Disclosure for
the Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation (18 hr) and
for the Graduate Certificate in Heritage Education (18 hr)

CIP CODE: 30.1201 (Historic Preservation); 54.0105 (Heritage Education)
SOC CODE: 25-4011 (Historic Preservation); 11-9199 / 19-3093 / 25-1125 / 25-4011 / 25-4012 / 25-4013 (Heritage Education)
SOC Titles: Historians / Archivists (25-4011); Managers, All Other (11-9199); Historians (19-3093); History Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1125); Archivists (25-4011); Curators (25-4012); Museum Technicians and Conservators (25-4013)
Normal Time Graduate Rate:  1 year 
On-time Completion Rate: NR 
Tuition & Fees: $5,049 
Job Placement: NA 
Median Title IV loan Debt: NR 
Median Private Loan Debt: NR 
Median Institutional Financing Debt: NR   

Notes: NR: Data unable to be disclosed due to number of students. NA: Data not available. Tuition & fees are based on 2012-2013 standard tuition and fee costs for in-state residents. Job placement rate is based on 2012-2013 placement statistics for certificate completers.

Comprehensive Fee Schedule for 18-hour Graduate Study