Museum Studies Minor

Program advisors:

• Dr. Billie Follensbee, Department of Art and Design, Museum Studies Program Coordinator
• Dr. Mitzi Kirkland-Ives, Department of Art and Design
• Dr. Michelle Bowe, Department of Biology
• Ms. Melanie Carden-Jessen, School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability
• Dr. Elizabeth Sobel, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Gerontology
• Dr. F. Scott Worman, Department Sociology, Anthropology and Gerontology

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 .