Museum and Archival Studies Minor
Museum and Archival Studies gives students a broad introduction to museum and archival careers with emphasis on basic theory, professional ethics, museum and archive structures and types, and collections management. Students are also exposed to exhibit design or educational programming. The program places strong emphasis on experiential learning.
Required Courses (6 hours)
| MUSE 200 | Introduction to Museum and Archival Studies | 3 |
| MUSE 497 | Museum and Archival Internship 1 | 3 |
MUSE Electives (6 hours)
Choose six credit hours of the following MUSE courses.
MUSE 401, a one credit hour course, may be taken multiple times for a maximum total of three credit hours.
| MUSE 310 | Museum and Archival Collections Management | 3 |
| MUSE 320 | Education and Outreach in Cultural Institutions | 3 |
| MUSE 330 | Exhibit Design and Curation | 3 |
| MUSE 401 | Museum/Archive Practicum | 1 (repeatable up to three hours) |
| MUSE 498 | Museum and Archival Internship 2 | 3 |
Elective Hours (6 hours)
Students must select six credit hours of courses from the following list.
MUSE 401 is a one credit hour course that may be repeated for up to three hours credit. MUSE courses taken as MUSE electives may NOT be counted towards meeting these six hours of elective course requirements.
Total Credit Hours: 18