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

BA in Journalism

Requirements for a Major in Journalism

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Thirty-three semester hours including the following:
Required Courses
JOU 2303	Reporting and Writing for Media	3
JOU 3325	Editing	3
Select one Concentration from the following:		27
News Editorial Concentration
Public Relations Concentration
Advertising Concentration
Photojournalism Concentration
Broadcast Journalism Concentration
Subtotal		33
Additional Requirements
A minor offered in the College of Arts & Sciences or an emphasis area of eighteen semester hours to be approved by the department chair. To be approved, an emphasis area will come from one of these schools: business, education, engineering and computer science, health and human sciences, or music.		18
A grade of “C-” or better in all courses used for the major and minor or emphasis and a GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Total Hours		51

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Not to include JOU 3372 Writing for Media Markets

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