PGCert in History

This graduate certificate builds professional skills in museums, oral history, digital history, preservation of historic sites, and archives. It combines the university's history faculty with professionals at nearby historical institutions. The certificate is open to master's and doctoral students on the Amherst campus. It requires a public history foundation seminar, two courses in a chosen area of practice, ideally including one in another discipline, and internships totaling hands-on hours. These courses count toward the requirements of the MA or PhD in history, so students fold the training into their degree work. Prospective students can use the official program page to review requirements, connect with advisors, and find guidance on applying. The page also lists related offerings at UMass Amherst, which makes it easy to compare neighboring options before deciding. Contact details for the sponsoring department are provided there as well, for questions that the page itself does not answer.