Semester Requirements
The immersion in museum studies introduces students to the history, theory, and practice of institutional collecting, exhibiting, storing, and preserving our cultural heritage in museums, archives, collections, galleries, and libraries. It also provides students with an introduction to public history, the technical investigation of art, the history and theory of exhibitions, and interactive design for museums.
| Course | |
|---|---|
| Electives | |
| Choose three of the following (students must select at least one HIST course and one MUSE course): | |
| MUSE-220 | Introduction to Museums and Collecting |
| MUSE-221/HIST-221 | Introduction to Public History |
| MUSE-222 | Panel Painting |
| MUSE-223 | Historic Photographic Processes |
| MUSE-224 | History and Theory of Exhibitions |
| MUSE-356 | Interactive Design for Museums |
| MUSE-438 | Conservation and Analysis |
| HIST-322 | Monuments and Memory |
| HIST-323 | America’s National Parks |
| HIST-324 | Oral History |
| HIST-325 | Museums and History |