The Folklore and Public Culture master’s degree students can choose to pursue a track in Public Folklore, or the General Folklore option. Public Folklore track includes 20 credits of Interdisciplinary Folklore and Public Culture core courses, such as Heritage and Tradition, Cultural Programming, and Museum Studies. Some of these courses are offered through the University of Oregon’s School of Planning, Public Policy, and Management, and the School of Music and Dance. Public Folklore coursework prepares students to work in arts policy and programming, cultural heritage, festivals and event, museums, and historical sites.
Faculty in the School of Music and Dance, as well as the School of Journalism and Communication, are core faculty members in the Folklore and Public Culture program. The program has graduated many students with masters' projects in ethnographic film and video, and ethnomusicology.
