Areas of Specialization   

Community History
Specialization emphasizes community, oral, local, and regional history including cultural and social history of ethnic, agricultural, federal, and military communities. Electives provided by courses offered within the department.

Museology and Museum Studies
Specialization emphasizes Museology including exhibit conception, interpretation, design and construction, museum administration, working with missions, budgets, collections, and boards. Electives provided by courses offered within the department and with the departments of Art History.

Policy History
Specialization emphasizes policy history including question framing, material assessment, applying models, working with contracts and deadlines, and identifying/adapting multi-disciplinary perspectives. Electives provided by courses offered within the department and with the department of Public Administration and Management.

Environmental History
Specialization emphasizes environmental history including preparing evaluating environmental impact studies, conducting property ownership/use searches, addressing regional environmental issues, and working with environmental agencies and organizations. Electives provided by courses offered within the department and with the departments of Environmental Studies and Public Administration.

Film and Media History
Specialization emphasizes media history and interpretation including work and interaction within the film, television, and radio industries. Courses offered in conjunction with the departments of Journalism and Communications as well as with WUWF Campus Radio and Pensacola Junior College PBS Television.