The Graduate Certificate in Public History is an interdisciplinary program open to students enrolled in any M.A. or Ph.D. program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Public history is an inherently multidisciplinary field that requires students to develop broad training across a range of university departments. The certificate enables students to develop and demonstrate depth of study in the many ways history and heritage shape contemporary life. Certificate students from across campus come together in seminars and field service projects that harness the strength of collaboration across disciplines as they undertake substantive study of public history theory and principles. The program prepares students to engage in the methods and concerns associated with their chosen area of practice and to cultivate professional skills and networks.

Admission to the certificate program is contingent upon prior acceptance to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst into a graduate degree-granting program.