Museum Studies, B.A.
Requirements for a Major in Museum Studies
Code | Title | Hours |
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Thirty-six semester hours including the following: | ||
Required Courses | ||
MST 1300 | Introduction to Museums | 3 |
MST 4V60 | Museum Internship | 6 |
Students may complete one 6-credit hour internship or two 3-credit hour internships. | ||
Students must complete 120 to 150 hours of work at an approved stie for each 3 hours of credit received. | ||
Concentration Requirements | ||
Twenty-seven hours of coursework selected from at least four of the five concentration areas: | 27 | |
Education | ||
Museum Educational Programming | ||
MST 3305 | ||
Special Topics in Teacher Education | ||
Collections | ||
Introduction to Cultural Collections | ||
Introduction to Archival Collections and Museums | ||
Curation | ||
Historic Buildings and Sites | ||
Introduction to Material Culture | ||
Introduction to American Decorative Arts | ||
Administration | ||
Nonprofit Perspectives | ||
Introduction to Outreach and Community Relations for Museums | ||
Ethical Issues in Cultural Collections Management | ||
Research | ||
Research | ||
Research | ||
Additional Requirements | ||
A minor in a cognate field in the College of Arts and Sciences. 1 | ||
A grade of “C” or better in courses used for the major. | ||
Total Hours | 36 |
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Cognate Minors from departments including, but not limited to, the following: Anthropology, Art & Art History, History, and Journalism.