[History_students] Applications now being accepted: Chicago History Museum, Advanced Seminar, Fall 2010

[Tyson, Amy]

To: All History Majors & Minors, American Studies Majors

    From: Amy Tyson, Assistant Professor, Department of History

    Re: Course Offering for Fall 2010: online applications only: May 10 deadline

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

Applications for the Fall 2010 Chicago History Museum Advanced Seminar are currently being accepted. A select number of interested DePaul students will be invited to participate in this 4.5 credit advanced seminar--a course that will comprise of students both from Loyola University and from DePaul. The course will meet for fourteen weeks in Fall 2010 with meetings on Thursdays (starting at 3, ending at 5:30) at the Chicago History Museum (1601 N. Clark Street). The first meeting is scheduled for September 2nd. 

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

How to Apply:
Interested students should 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, May 10. Should you be one of the successful applicants, Professor Tyson will contact you about enrollment. (In the meantime, all applicants should sign up for Fall 2010 courses, as usual.)

For more information, please contact Prof. Tyson at prof.tyson at gmail.com or Alter at chicagohistory.org

Course Description for HST 382 (JYEL approved): 
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.

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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