芝加哥洛約拉大學

The joining of two applied degree programs, public history and library science, provides interested students with the opportunity to combine historical training with a more focused educational background in archives and library science. Students receive two separate degrees: an M.A. in public history from Loyola University Chicago and an M.A. in Library and Information Science from Dominican University in River Forest, Ill. The joint program allows students to complete work on the two degrees in a shorter time than if each degree were pursued separately. In addition, it provides a more focused and structured education in archives than either degree program does individually.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of the MA in Public History and MLIS in Library and Information Science at Dominican University, graduates will be able to:

• Use public history methods and theories to share historical interpretation with a broad range of public audiences;
• Apply new media digital tools to the preservation and presentation of archival material;
• Utilize the best professional practices to preserve, catalog, and present historical artifacts and records;
• Understand and employ local, state, and federal preservation rules to establish the significance of historic properties;
• Demonstrate the ability to work with public history institutions to make the past relevant to diverse communities;
• Perform historical research in archives and libraries and evaluate the provenance, context, validity, and biases of these sources from the past;
• Apply the necessary research skills to produce original scholarship on a chosen historical topic using primary sources while evaluating the validity, context, and biases of secondary source literature produced by other scholars;
• Demonstrate the ability to deploy multiple forms of communication (written, oral, and new media) to discuss their own historical scholarship and graduate-level knowledge of their chosen fields;
• Demonstrate expertise in archival management;
• Employ strategies and best practices for preservation planning and management of preservation programs and resources;
• Assume professional responsibilities in the library and information field.