The goal of the doctoral program in Public History is to train leaders in the public interpretation and application of history. We expect students to produce work that significantly advances the frontiers of Public History, both as a practical discipline and as an intellectual enterprise. Public History is unlike traditional historical studies in that students do not necessarily specialize in geo-temporal or historically thematic fields. Rather, students attend to how and why history is publicly employedpublic interpretation, memorialization and commemoration, political appropriation, media uses, community activism and uplift, educational uses, digital dissemination, and so on. Still, during their careers at NC State, students are expected to read critically, analyze primary and secondary sources skillfully, and write rigorously. The doctoral curriculum is fairly flexible, to be tailored to the students professional aspirations. Although we do not have designated tracks of study, we recommend that students, in consultation with their primary adviser, conceptualize a curriculum structured in one of the following ways: Early American public history: 7 public history courses, 7 history courses primarily in US, 2 interdisciplinary courses, dissertation focus on the public history of early America (pre-1877). Modern American public history: 7 public history courses, 7 history courses primarily in US, 2 interdisciplinary courses, dissertation focus on the public history of modern America (post-1877). World Heritage: 7 public history courses (with 587, 594, and 789 highly recommended), 7 history courses (5-6 in non-US history), 2 interdisciplinary courses, dissertation focus on public history in a geo-temporal or thematic topic outside US history.