To earn an Accelerated BA in American Studies and MA in Museum Studies, a student must complete all requirements for the BA degree with a major in American Studies, as well as additional coursework at the graduate level. (See the Graduate Catalog for details of graduate requirements, including eligibility and admissions.)

BA in American Studies

Requirements for a Major in American Studies

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Thirty-three semester hours including the following:
Required Courses
JOU/FDM 1303	Introduction to Mass Communication	3
AMS 4385	Seminar in American Studies	3
Twenty-seven semester hours of 3000-4000 level courses, with no more than twelve credits from one area from the following:		27
English
ENG 3380	American Literature through Whitman
ENG 3390	American Literature from Whitman
ENG 3393	Literature of the American West and Southwest
ENG 4380	American Renaissance
ENG 4381	Early American Literature
ENG 4383	American Realism and Naturalism
ENG 4386	Postmodern American Novel
ENG 4387	Modern American Novel
ENG 4389	Postmodern American Poetry
ENG 4390	Literature of the South
ENG 4391	Modern American Poetry
ENG 4394	Twentieth-Century American Drama
History
HIS 3360	History of the American Presidency
HIS 3362	Religion in America to 1877
HIS 3371	History of Black Americans
HIS 3380	Texas History
HIS 3384	History of Indigenous Peoples of America
HIS 4354	Religion and War in U.S. History
HIS 4362	American Colonial History
HIS 4363	American Revolution and Constitution
HIS 4365	The Early Republic, 1789-1860
HIS 4368	The Civil War and Reconstruction
HIS 4369	Religion in America since 1877
HIS 4371	The United States, 1877-1920
HIS 4374	The United States since 1920
HIS 4375	The American Civil Rights Movement
HIS 4378	American Women's History since 1865
HIS 4380	The American West
HIS 4383	History of the South
HIS 4386	The City in American History
HIS 4392	U.S. Foreign Relations since 1919
HIS 4395	History of American Thought, 1630-1859
HIS 4396	History of American Thought since 1859
HIS 4398	Readings in American History
Philosophy
PHI 4318	Philosophy of Law
PHI 4342	Contemporary American Philosophy
Political Science
PSC 3310	Legislative Process and Behavior
PSC 3320	Minority and Ethnic Group Politics
PSC 3322	American Public Policy
PSC 3330	The American Presidency
PSC/REL 3339	Law and Religion in the United States 1
PSC 3340	Campaigns and Elections
PSC 3353	American Political Thought
PSC 4300	Political Behavior
PSC 4320	African American Politics
PSC 4361	American Constitutional Law
PSC 4381	American Constitutional Law
Religion
REL/PSC 3339	Law and Religion in the United States 1
REL 3344	New Religious Movements in the United States
REL 4336	Introduction to Religion in America
REL 4338	Women in Religion in America
Anthropology/Sociology
ANT 3350	Native North Americans
ANT 4353	Archaeology of North America
SOC 3311	The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
SOC 4322	Stratification in Society
SOC 4366	Social Movements
Art/Music
ARTH 4356	Modern American Art History
ARTH 4357	American Art
MUS 3322	Popular Musics
MUS 3323	Jazz and its History
MUS 4326	American Folk Music
MUS 4365	Music and Identity in Texas Culture
Communication/Journalism
CSS 4396	American Rhetoric
JOU 3376	History of American Journalism
JOU 4359	History of Photography
Total Hours		33

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Course cannot count in two areas

MA in Museum Studies

Museum Studies, M.A.

Requirements for a Major in Museum Studies

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Thirty-six semester hours including the following:
Required Courses
MST 5301	The Museum: History, Philosophy, Prospects	3
MST 5304	Collections Management	3
MST 5309	Museum Education	3
MST 5311	Issues in Museum Administration	3
Electives
At least 12 hours of 5000-level MST seminars from the following course offerings:		12
MST 5312	Outreach and Community Relations
MST 5318	Ethical Issues in Museums, Libraries, and Archives
MST 5323	Historic Preservation
MST 5324	Archival Arrangement and Description
MST 5326	Archival Technology and Digital Collections Management
MST 5327	Special Topics in Museum Studies
MST 5328	American Material Culture
MST 5329	American Decorative Arts
MST 5331	Design and Management of Museum Exhibits
MST 5340	Leadership in Museum Administration
MST 5V40	Independent Studies in Museums
The remaining 6 hours of coursework may be completed from the following:		6
Any 5000-level MST seminar (see listing above)
Any 5000-level graduate seminar in a cognate field (American Studies, Anthropology, Art and Art History, English, History, and Journalism) listed in the most recent Graduate Catalog, selected in consultation with the Graduate Program Director
Any 4000-level course in a cognate field (American Studies, Anthropology, Art and Art History, English, History, and Journalism) listed in the most recent Graduate Catalog and taught by a member of the graduate faculty, completing the additional requirements designated for graduate credit, selected in consultation with the Graduate Program Director
Capstone Experience		6
Graduate students complete a six-hour capstone experience, consisting of an internship, a professional project, or thesis.
MST 5V97	Master's Internship
MST 5V98	Professional Project
MST 5V99	Thesis
Total Hours		36

In their final semester of study, all students in either the thesis or non-thesis program are required to take a written comprehensive examination testing the student’s mastery of the four core areas of museum practice: museum history and philosophy, museum education, museum collections management, and museum administration. Thesis students will also have an oral examination representing defense of the thesis.

Up to six semester hours of graduate study in museum studies or a cognate field may be transferred from another accredited institution with the approval of both the Department of Museum Studies and the Graduate School.

Prospective students are encouraged to have a pre-admission interview.

ACA-Approved Courses

The Academy of Certified Archivists has created a Graduate Course Preapproval Program to evaluate graduate-level archival courses. Courses that have been preapproved by the ACA will count toward the 9 semester hours of credit required to take the ACA exam under the provisional option. The following Museum Studies courses have been preapproved by the ACA:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
MST 5304	Collections Management	3
MST 5311	Issues in Museum Administration	3
MST 5312	Outreach and Community Relations	3
MST 5324	Archival Arrangement and Description	3
MST 5326	Archival Technology and Digital Collections Management	3