Archival Studies Graduate Certificate*

General Program Information

Graduate School Contact:
Don Rice; ricedb@etsu.edu; 423-439-6158

The Archival Studies Graduate Certificate is an eighteen (18) credit-hour program designed for individuals who need, or want, archival training, but for whom the full degree program is not a necessity. Employees of a museum, historic site, or business may benefit from the certificate, as may history students who desire to complement their undergraduate or graduate degree. Individuals who must organize church or family records will also benefit from the certificate program. Students who have completed the Archival Studies Graduate Certificate may have up to 18 of the certificate credits applied toward the Master of Arts Liberal Studies, Archival Studies Concentration, as long as the courses fall within matriculation limits. Please note that the certificate may be completed online. Please contact the Archives Education coordinator for details at 423-439-4223.

Program Admission Requirements for Archival Studies Certificate

A student applying to the Certificate in Archival Studies program needs the following:

1. A baccalaureate degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution.
2. An undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
3. Three letters of recommendation.
4. A successful admissions interview.

Required Archival Studies Courses

Students must take the following three (3) courses

• AVST 5310 - Archives History, Theory, and Current Issues (3 credits)
• AVST 5311 - Archives Principles and Practices (3 credits )
• AVST 5312 - Archives Conservation (3 credits)

Guided Electives

Three courses from the courses listed below or two courses from those listed below and one other not on list, with approval of  the MALS director.

• AVST 5320 - Principles and Practices of Records Management (3 credits) **
• AVST 5570 - Archives Practicum (3 credits) ***
• HIST 5427 - Public History: Theory and Practice (3 credits)
• HIST 5950 - Introduction to Historical Research (3 credits)
• MCOM 5030 - Media and the First Amendment (3 credits) **
• MCOM 5037 - Communications Law (3 credits)
• MEDA 5000 - History and Philosophy of Educational Media and Educational Technology (3 credits) **
• MEDA 5720 - Organization of Library Media (3 credits) **
• MEDA 5850 - Organizing and Managing Content on the Internet (3 credits) **
• PMGT 5100 - Introduction to Public Administration (3 credits) *
• PMGT 5140 - Public Organization Theory (3 credits) #
• PMGT 5160 - Public Budgeting and Finance (3 credits) #

• *    Occasionally online

  **   Always online

  *** Online or on-ground

  #    Streaming or on-ground

  No asterisk: on-ground only

Total Hours Required: 18

Note:

With the approval of the Archival Studies Coordinator, students may select ONE elective course not on the list above.

Gainful Employment

*This is a Gainful Employment Program. For information about Gainful Employment programs, please see http://www.etsu.edu/gradstud/pdf/gainfulemployment1.pdf