Requirements for a Major in Museum Studies

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
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
MST 2303	Museum Educational Programming
MST 4331	Exhibit Design and Preparation
TED 4V98	Special Topics in Teacher Education
Collections
MST 3304	Introduction to Cultural Collections
MST 4324	Introduction to Archival Collections and Museums
Curation
MST 4307	Historic Buildings and Sites
MST 4308	Introduction to Material Culture
MST 4309	Introduction to American Decorative Arts
Administration
MST 4301	Nonprofit Perspectives
MST 4302	Introduction to Outreach and Community Relations for Museums
MST 4313	Ethical Issues in Cultural Collections Management
Research
MST 3V9R	Research
MST 4V9R	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.