Modality
On Campus
Program URL
https://publichumanities.georgetown.edu/
The Master of Arts program in Engaged and Public Humanities offers a strong foundation across the humanities through theoretical study and practical experience. Students seek to understand the history, methods, ethical questions and practices that shape this emergent field and create a portfolio of published, unpublished and multimodal work.
Academic Policies
The academic policies and procedures of the Engaged and Public Humanities program are those specified in Georgetown University’s Bulletin.
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 30 credits which include:
- Four 3-credit core courses
ENPH 5501: Introduction to Public Humanities
ENPH 5502: Public Humanities Communication
ENPH 5503: Humanities in the World
ENPH 5504: Digital Public Humanities
- Four 3-credit elective courses
To earn the degree, you will take four elective courses, which should be tailored to your area of interest. You can choose from graduate courses or upper-level undergraduate courses adjusted for graduate credit. Electives can be taken either within your discipline or an interdisciplinary field, with approval from the department and instructor, and can include independent studies and tutorials.
You can choose from the wide range of courses offered at Georgetown University. From classics to art history topics to philosophy courses covering bioethics, political philosophy and other relevant subjects, you’ll find many opportunities to apply the humanities.
Some of the electives that the Engaged & Public Humanities students have taken include:
- CCTP 6019: Misinformation and Society
- ENGL 7170: Disability, Art and Culture
- GERM 4600: Decolonizing the Museum
- GOVT 432: Politics & Film
- HIST 6002: Thinking About Archives
- INAF 351: Post 1979 Pakistan, Afghan, Iran
- KREN 3041: Korean Narratives: Film & Literature
- LASP 7502: Culture & Power in Latin America
- AMUS 5206: Curatorial Studies
- PPOL 6612: Philanthropy, Power, Politics
