Semester Requirements
The museum studies minor provides students with a foundation in the history and practice of the museum as an institution and in the history, theory, and practice of collecting, exhibiting, and preserving the cultural heritage that defines the purpose and function of the museum. Courses cover a wide range of topics that are relevant to contemporary museology: the history of museums and collecting, the technical study of art and materials, the history and theory of exhibitions, interactive design, public history, the rise of the museum profession, legal and ethical concerns, and conservation.
| Course | |
|---|---|
| Required Courses | |
| MUSE-220 | Introduction to Museums and Collecting |
| MUSE 221/HIST 221 | Introduction to Public History |
| Electives | |
| Choose three of the following (at least one course must come the MUSE category and one from HIST category): | |
| 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 |