[History_students] Course Offering for Fall 2009: HST 382, Chicago History Museum Advanced Seminar

[Tyson, Amy]

Fall 2009, Chicago History Museum Advanced Seminar

    To: All History Majors & Minors, American Studies Majors

    From: Amy Tyson, Assistant Professor, Department of History

    Re: Course Offering for Fall 2009

HST 382: Chicago History Museum Advanced Seminar
                 (fulfills Junior Year Experiential Learning credit)

Applications for the Fall 2009 Chicago History Museum Advanced Seminar are currently being accepted. A select number of interested DePaul students will be selected to participate in this 4.5 credit seminar. The course will meet for fourteen weeks in Fall 2009 with meetings on Thursdays from 3:30-6, at the Chicago History Museum (1601 N. Clark Street). Course begins on September 10th. History Majors, History Minors, and American Studies Majors with advanced standing (Junior/Senior) as of Fall 2009 are encouraged to apply.

Students interested in the History Major’s new Public History Concentration are especially encouraged to apply.  Write Amy Tyson at prof.tyson at gmail.com for more information about the Concentration.

Course Description:
The Chicago History Museum is one of the premiere public history institutions in the United States and offers an ideal learning environment for future public historians. In this course, students will develop skills and knowledge applicable throughout their public history careers. They will gain a firm conceptual understanding of how the Chicago History Museum does public history, emphasizing its urban context. Students will apply this knowledge to class discussions, assignments, and actual museum projects. Ultimately, students will not only learn what kind of work takes place in a history museum, but also how to work in a history museum. Dr. Peter T. Alter, a museum curator, will be the Instructor. Several Museum staff members and others will also serve as guest presenters. http://chicagohistory.org/

How to Apply:
Interested students should submit apply online through the following link: http://www.itd.depaul.edu/quickdata2/viewwebform.asp?id=3915, and should also submit one copy of their unofficial transcripts (available at Campus Connect) to Prof. Amy Tyson in the History Department (mailbox in SAC 420). Deadline closes Monday, June 1. Should you be one of the successful applicants, you will meet with Professor Tyson to discuss enrollment. In the meantime, all applicants should sign up for Autumn 2009 courses, as usual.

For more information, please contact Prof. Tyson at prof.tyson at gmail.com

Amy M. Tyson, Ph.D.
History Department
DePaul University
2320 N. Kenmore Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: 773-325-4983
Fax: 773/325-4764




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