{"id":17430,"date":"2017-12-12T10:31:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T15:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/?page_id=17430"},"modified":"2025-11-24T15:03:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:03:44","slug":"ma-in-public-history-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/ma-in-public-history-program\/","title":{"rendered":"MA in Public History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2024\/11\/Kiosk-on-a-road-with-cars-behind-600x377.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        MA in Public History\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The MA in Public History at Carleton University was first offered in 2002 and it has quickly become one of the leading programs in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Students in our MA in Public History enjoy:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a wide range of courses taught by both core faculty and professional public historians including archives, museums, aural and material culture, digital history, photography, history and public policy, performance, memory and commemoration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the chance to collaborate with over thirty national and local institutional partners through course projects, paid internships, fellowships, and research projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the opportunity to make history not just on the page but through films, podcasts, performances, graphic novels, play scripts, digital platforms and more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>synergy with faculty and research in History and related disciplines such as heritage conservation, art history, architecture, communications, law, literature, cultural studies, film, Canadian and Indigenous studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the fact that our two-year degree is designed to prepare them equally well for careers in public history and for doctoral studies in History and related disciplines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the opportunity to enhance their degree with <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/dighum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carleton\u2019s Collaborative MA in Digital Humanities<\/a> and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/cu-programs\/curatorial-studies-diploma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Diploma in Curatorial Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>full membership in the <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ccph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carleton Centre for Public History<\/a> with its local, national, and international research connections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"questions-about-the-program\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions About the Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n        \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component\">\n                                    <div class=\"grid py-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:py-4 first:border-t\">\n    <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n        <div class=\"flex items-center w-full accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-17438-1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n            About co-op and internships\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m8.25 4.5 7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"accordion__content !p-0 md:p-0 mt-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-17438-1\">\n        <!-- wp:cu-block\/page-header {\"title\":\"About co-op and internships\",\"isFirstBlock\":true} \/--><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of the unique features of our program is the paid internship. Students work with a public history institution or on a public history project for a full academic term (Spring-Summer, Fall, or Winter of the second year). Students normally earn around $8,000 as salary as well as course credit (HIST 5703), but wages depend on the length of the internship and the funding model used by the employer. Over the past 20 years students have found work with over forty internship partners. In many cases their experience has led to further contract work after the internship is over and even long-term employment once their MA is completed.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Internships benefit from the \u201cCapital advantage\u201d because many faculty across a wide range of disciplines at Carleton have deep research links in the community. These relationships bring a good deal of synergy between the university and the wider community and our negotiations for paid internships draws from the trust established through such research collaborations. This also means that our paid internships often involve higher level work than is commonly experienced by interns, work study, and practicum students. It is the responsibility of the coordinator of the program to identify and explore internship possibilities and to link internship partners with students, but connections that students themselves have are often useful starting points for such negotiations.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our students have worked in the national museums here in Ottawa, in many local and regional museums, in Library and Archives Canada as well as local city and corporate archives, for a great number of government departments, for Parks Canada and the National Capital Commission, for private corporations and non-profit organizations, for private historical research firms and so on. They have designed and curated exhibits, produced digital projects, conducted research and written scripts for living history programs, been the first to open, identify and create finding lists for archival collections, reviewed and developed outreach programs and so on. Occasionally we have place students outside of Ottawa and the National Capital Region.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"grid py-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:py-4 first:border-t\">\n    <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n        <div class=\"flex items-center w-full accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-17467-2\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n            Community Partners\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m8.25 4.5 7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"accordion__content !p-0 md:p-0 mt-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-17467-2\">\n        <!-- wp:cu-block\/page-header {\"title\":\"Community Partners\",\"isFirstBlock\":true} \/--><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the past three years, Carleton University M.A. in Public History Students as well as undergraduate History practicum students have been employed by the following partners:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Aga Khan Foundation<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Archives and Research Collections, Carleton University<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Canadian Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Canadian Medical Association<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Canadian Museum of History<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Canadian War Museum<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Canada\u2019s Science and Technology Museum<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Carleton Immersive Media Studio<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Carleton University Corporate Archives<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>City of Ottawa<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Council of Heritage Organizations of Ottawa<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Diefenbunker Museum<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Arts and Cultures<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Know History<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Library and Archives Canada<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>National Capital Commission<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Parks Canada<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Partnership Africa Canada<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Skate Canada<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Worker\u2019s History Museum<strong><br><br><\/strong><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We would also like to acknowledge the following partners who have also supported internships and practicum students in the past:<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Abiwin Coop Project<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Alberta Heritage (Ukrainian Village)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Archives of Martinique<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Canada\u2019s Truth and Reconciliation Commission<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Canada Agricultural Museum<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Canadian Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Genecology<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Canada Aviation and Space Museum<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Canadian Family History Project<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Canadian Policy Research Network<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Canadian Heritage<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Canadian Postal Museum<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Department of National Defence<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Eigg Road Consulting<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Federal Heritage Building Review Office<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Friends of Fairfields (Pinhey\u2019s Point)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Health Canada &#8211;\u00a0Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Research<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>History to Knowledge<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire, Ottawa Branch<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>International Research Development Centre<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Lowertown Heritage<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>National Research Council<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Nepean Museum<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Niagara Parks Commission<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Office of the Curator of the House of Commons<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Ottawa Jewish Archives<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Ottawa South research project<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Parliamentary Library<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Rideau Valley Conservation Authority<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>University of Alberta Archives<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To all we are grateful for the support. The experiences and mentorship extended towards our students is fundamental to their education and their professional careers. Indeed, all of us partners should take pride in the incredible work and successes of our students.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"grid py-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:py-4 first:border-t\">\n    <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n        <div class=\"flex items-center w-full accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-22237-3\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n            Do you admit International Students into your program?\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m8.25 4.5 7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"accordion__content !p-0 md:p-0 mt-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-22237-3\">\n        <!-- wp:cu-block\/page-header {\"title\":\"Do you admit International Students into your program?\",\"isFirstBlock\":true} \/--><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Please note that we are rarely able to offer institutional funding to International applicants at the MA level. If there is the possibility of obtaining financial support from a funding agency in your home country, or you have access to other sources of funding, please contact the Graduate Supervisor to discuss your application. We are sometimes able to offer funding to International applicants to the PhD program \u2013 again, please contact the Graduate Supervisor.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"grid py-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:py-4 first:border-t\">\n    <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n        <div class=\"flex items-center w-full accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-17462-4\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n            Fellowships\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m8.25 4.5 7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"accordion__content !p-0 md:p-0 mt-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-17462-4\">\n        <!-- wp:cu-block\/page-header {\"title\":\"Fellowships\",\"isFirstBlock\":true} \/--><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Garth Wilson Fellowship <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ingenium &#8211; Canada&#8217;s Museums of Science and Innovation &amp; Carleton&#8217;s MA in Public History<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Garth Wilson Fellowship in Public History is a 2-year fellowship offered by Ingenium and Carleton University\u2019s Department of History. It celebrates our collaboration with Canada\u2019s Science and Technology Museum and is in the memory of Garth Wilson (1960-2010) who was the Curator of Transportation at the museum from 1989 until 2010. He was a passionate advocate of museology with interest in public history, transportation history, and material culture. He was highly respected for the intelligence, imagination and discipline that he brought to the collecting of artifacts, writing and editing of professional and general interest publications, curating of exhibitions, and teaching of museum studies.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Fellowship provides a graduate student with an excellent opportunity to participate in public history projects at a national museum, gain valuable work experience in this competitive field, and have unique access to materials that contribute to a student\u2019s research interests. The funding supports training, research travel, conference participation, and on-line and print publications.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Garth Wilson Fellows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/2014\/09\/09\/sara-mcgillivray-selected-garth-wilson-memorial-public-history-fellow\/\">Sara McGillivray<\/a> (2014-16)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/2016\/phoebe-mannell-selected-public-history-fellowship\/\">Phoebe Mannell<\/a> (2016-17)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/people\/dany-guay-belanger\/\">Dany Guay-Belanger<\/a> (2017-18)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/people\/cristina-wood\/\">Cristina Wood<\/a> (2018-19)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ingeniumcanada.org\/profile\/camas-clowater-eriksson\">Camas Clowater-Eriksson<\/a> (2019-2020)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/people\/victoria-hawco\/\">Victoria Hawco<\/a> (2020\/2021)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ccph\/people\/jaime-simons\/\">Jaime Simons<\/a> (2021\/2022)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"grid py-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:py-4 first:border-t\">\n    <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n        <div class=\"flex items-center w-full accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-17439-5\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n            How to apply\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m8.25 4.5 7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"accordion__content !p-0 md:p-0 mt-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-17439-5\">\n        <!-- wp:cu-block\/page-header {\"title\":\"How to apply\",\"isFirstBlock\":true} \/--><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We normally admit eight to ten new students every year. Your chances of success are increased if you can demonstrate a strong interest in public history, show that you have had some experience (paid and \/ or volunteer) working in public history sites (museums, heritage houses, archives etc.) and\/or creative ways of engaging with history (creating exhibits or digital sites, participating in performances or film-making etc.). While most of our students have an undergraduate degree in History, some come to us with cu_people_degree in other disciplines.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When applying be sure to connect with your referees well ahead of time so they can write you an informed letter of recommendation. Be careful in choosing your writing sample \u2013 we do read all of them \u2013 and of course take care in writing your statement of interest. The writing sample should demonstrate your ability to conduct research and communicate analytical thinking. It should therefore come from a recent, senior undergraduate-level course and while essays are the normal type of writing sample, please contact the Program Co-ordinator, <a href=\"mailto: james.opp@carleton.ca\">James Opp<\/a>, if you wish to submit an alternative example of your work. Both the writing sample and the statement of interest play very important roles in the application process as it is where we really get to know who you are and what you would like to do. Besides speaking about yourself, your interests and your background, it is important to tell us in the statement of interest what you would like to do for your major research project with some precision. For example, telling us that you want to look into issues of historical accuracy in opera, perhaps using the Canadian Opera Company\u2019s recent Louis Riel production as an example, will help us more than telling us you\u2019ve always loved history and music and want to work on a topic that brings the two together. Of course, you\u2019ll not be tied down to what you propose in your statement; many topics change once students begin to take courses and get to know faculty.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you have any questions about applying please contact the Program Co-ordinator, Professor <a href=\"mailto: james.opp@carleton.ca\">James Opp<\/a>. For technical requirements related to admissions please contact the graduate administrator, <a href=\"mailto: joan.white@carleton.ca\">Ms. Joan White<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"grid py-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:py-4 first:border-t\">\n    <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n        <div class=\"flex items-center w-full accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-17466-6\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n            Our National and International Profile\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m8.25 4.5 7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"accordion__content !p-0 md:p-0 mt-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-17466-6\">\n        <!-- wp:cu-block\/page-header {\"title\":\"Our National and International Profile\",\"isFirstBlock\":true} \/--><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Carleton\u2019s Public History Program actively promotes public history in Canada and across the globe. Our faculty have been involved in the Canadian Historical Association\u2019s Public History Network and the Carleton Centre for Public History offers logistical support to the committee responsible for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cha-shc.ca\/english\/what-we-do\/cha-prizes\/public-history-prize.html#sthash.cwcsnG2N.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHA<\/a>\u2019s annual <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ccph\/related-activities\/public-history-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public History prize<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Carleton History is an official partner of both the <a href=\"http:\/\/ncph.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council on Public History<\/a> (NCPH), the world\u2019s oldest international association of public historians based in the United States founded in 1980, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/ifph.hypotheses.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Federation for Public History<\/a> (IFPH),&nbsp; founded in 2009. Adjunct Research Professor Jean-Pierre Morin is the chair of NCPH\u2019s Long Range Planning Committee. Professor David Dean is a member of the IFPH\u2019s steering committee. &nbsp;Each year a Carleton faculty member is on the IFPH\u2019s annual conference organizing committee. Professor John Walsh will be serving that role for the next conference taking place in Sao Paulo, Brazil in August 2018.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>David Dean is also co-editor, with Dr. Andreas Etges of the University of Munich, of IFPH\u2019s new journal <em>International Public History<\/em>. His role has been made possible thanks to financial support of Carleton\u2019s Office of the Vice President Research and International.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Carleton public history faculty and students are regular participants in international conferences and you can read about their contributions on their individual profiles (see the links provided on the Our Faculty and Our Students pages).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/dl>\n\n    \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MA in Public History at Carleton University was first offered in 2002 and it has quickly become one of the leading programs in Canada. 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