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Minutes, neighbourhood papers, and public memory—not a creative-writing MFA substitute.
Online or on campus
The Twin Cities produce more paper and tape than a marketing skyline. This MA treats minutes, oral-history ethics, and neighbourhood print as the syllabus. You will learn to find, cite, and argue from records, and to write for civic audiences without turning trauma into content. Campus students may book reading-room time; online students are not told they had the same tactile access if they did not. Dual-pathway parity is in assessment of argument and documentation, not in a fake shared field trip. English-medium study; waiver for prior English-medium degrees including U.S. regionally accredited bachelor's. Primary mode declared at application. Crownshire’s HLC and DEAC story stays institutional. Campus reading-room time is scheduled and finite; online students work from digitised and remotely available holdings and are assessed on argument and documentation, not on a fictional shared field trip. You will cite minutes, maps, and neighbourhood print without turning trauma into marketing content. Faculty will fail capstones that invent municipal or archive seals. Partnerships may refuse; refusal is ethics, not a branding failure. The Twin Cities metro and Greater Minnesota links appear as source problems, not as tourism copy. This MA is not a substitute MFA in creative writing. The award is an academic MA. It is not ACA archival certification, not a librarian licence, not an MFA in creative writing. Career copy must not imply a city archivist appointment. MA Civic Humanities and Twin Cities Archives is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Twin Cities Political and Neighbourhood Histories (Academic) through Twin Cities Political and Neighbourhood Histories (Academic); Labour, Migration, and Public Space in the Metro; Greater Minnesota Links without Extractive Tourism; Finding Aids, Metadata, and Citation; Oral History Consent and Refusal; Digitisation, Access, and Dual-Pathway Honesty, and finish on Public Presentation without Overclaim. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result. Reading is a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. The artefact a marker expects is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Produce documented civic-humanities argument from records Practise ethical use of community and institutional archives State dual-pathway access honestly (campus reading rooms vs remote holdings) Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
Thirty-six credits: Twin Cities civic histories, archival methods and ethics, public humanities writing, and a documented capstone. Three-credit courses. Identity-checked assessment of written work.
Complete your MA Civic Humanities and Twin Cities Archives fully online from anywhere in the world with faculty-led modules and flexible scheduling.
Attend seminars and access facilities in person at Crownshire University. Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| MLT1501 | Twin Cities Political and Neighbourhood Histories (Academic) Students name the methods used in this subject and apply one of them to a short case. The module is Twin Cities Political and Neighbourhood Histories (Academic).
| 3 |
| MLT1502 | Labour, Migration, and Public Space in the Metro Students compare two cases and explain why the outcomes differed. The module is Labour, Migration, and Public Space in the Metro.
| 3 |
| MLT1503 | Greater Minnesota Links without Extractive Tourism Students produce a professional artefact, with sources and a review of its weaknesses. The module is Greater Minnesota Links without Extractive Tourism.
| 3 |
| MLT1504 | Reading Minutes, Maps, and Directories Students complete a supervised project and defend the method and the result. The module is Reading Minutes, Maps, and Directories.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| MLT1505 | Finding Aids, Metadata, and Citation Students name the methods used in this subject and apply one of them to a short case. The module is Finding Aids, Metadata, and Citation.
| 3 |
| MLT1506 | Oral History Consent and Refusal Students compare two cases and explain why the outcomes differed. The module is Oral History Consent and Refusal.
| 3 |
| MLT1507 | Digitisation, Access, and Dual-Pathway Honesty Students produce a professional artefact, with sources and a review of its weaknesses. The module is Digitisation, Access, and Dual-Pathway Honesty.
| 3 |
| MLT1508 | Copyright and Privacy Literacy (Not Legal Practice) Students complete a supervised project and defend the method and the result. The module is Copyright and Privacy Literacy (Not Legal Practice).
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| MLT1509 | Civic Essays that Can Be Footnoted Students name the methods used in this subject and apply one of them to a short case. The module is Civic Essays that Can Be Footnoted.
| 3 |
| MLT1510 | Exhibits and Web Copy without Seal Invention Students compare two cases and explain why the outcomes differed. The module is Exhibits and Web Copy without Seal Invention.
| 3 |
| MLT1511 | Community Partnerships that Can Say No Students produce a professional artefact, with sources and a review of its weaknesses. The module is Community Partnerships that Can Say No.
| 3 |
| MLT1512 | Assessment of Humanities Work at MA Standard Students complete a supervised project and defend the method and the result. The module is Assessment of Humanities Work at MA Standard.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| MLT1513 | Prospectus and Source Map Students name the methods used in this subject and apply one of them to a short case. The module is Prospectus and Source Map.
| 3 |
| MLT1514 | Supervised Archival or Civic Inquiry Students compare two cases and explain why the outcomes differed. The module is Supervised Archival or Civic Inquiry.
| 3 |
| MLT1515 | Public Presentation without Overclaim Students produce a professional artefact, with sources and a review of its weaknesses. The module is Public Presentation without Overclaim.
| 3 |
| MLT1516 | Capstone: Documented Civic Humanities Project Students complete a supervised project and defend the method and the result. The module is Capstone: Documented Civic Humanities Project.
| 3 |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Crownshire. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Crownshire University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
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