Museum Studies Minor

Major Degree Type

Bachelor of Applied Science
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Music Education (Non-Certifiable)
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science in Education (Non-Certifiable)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Social Work

Program advisors:

Dr. Billie Follensbee, Art and Design, Museum Studies Program Coordinator
Dr. Mitzi Kirkland-Ives, Art and Design
Dr. Michelle Bowe, Biology
Ms. Melanie Carden-Jessen, Geography, Geology and Planning
Dr. Elizabeth Sobel, Sociology and Anthropology
Dr. F. Scott Worman, Sociology and Anthropology

Minor Requirements

The Museum Studies minor is an interdisciplinary minor that introduces students to the variety of careers available in museum studies as well as providing some basic background training in a variety of museum-related fields, allowing students to expand or continue their studies at the undergraduate or graduate level or by working in museums themselves. This minor is also appropriate for students interested in public affairs, community development, or other fields leading to a career working with governmental or private institutions. By providing students with some background education in a variety of types of museums, how museums operate, and the role of different types of museums, students will develop an appreciation for these and other public and private institutions.

Students completing a museum- or archives-related internship(s) in any one of the track area disciplines may substitute this for the MST 495 internship, with the approval of a Museum Studies advisor, provided the internship consists of three credit hours total and fulfills all of the requirements for MST 495.

Required Courses (9 hours):

MST 388 - The Museum: History and Perspectives *
MST 495 - Museum Studies Internship
MST 488 - Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
OR
MST 380 - Museum Collections Management
OR
MST 381 - Museum Exhibits
OR
MST 382 - Museum Programs
*ART/MST 388 and ART/MST 488 may not be double-counted between a Museum Studies BA option, a Museum Studies minor, and/or a Museum Studies undergraduate certificate and an Art History and Visual Culture BA option and a Museum Studies minor. In the event that a student is doing both an Art History and Visual Culture BA option and a Museum Studies minor and/or undergraduate certificate, these two courses will count only for the Museum Studies minor and/or certificate.

Complete nine additional hours from one of the following tracks.

Only two electives may overlap with courses used for any major or minor. Appropriate substitutions are allowed within a track with the approval of a Museum Studies advisor.

Art History Track:

ART 272 - History of Western Art II appropriate prerequisite
OR
ART 273 - Survey of the Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas appropriate prerequisite

and two of the following:

Biology Track:

Two taxonomy courses and selected courses from the following, for a total of 8 to 10 hours:

Geoscience Track:

Select one GRY course, one GLG course, and one additional course from the following:

Museum Studies Minor

Major Degree Type

Program advisors:

Minor Requirements

Required Courses (9 hours):

Complete nine additional hours from one of the following tracks.

Art History Track:

and two of the following:

Biology Track:

Geoscience Track:

Anthropology-Archaeology Track:

and two of the following:

Anthropology-World Cultures Track:

and two of the following:

Anthropology-Native Americans Track: