Museum Studies (MST)
MST 1300 Introduction to Museums (3)
Introduction to the historical development of museums, the museum profession, and the field of museum studies.
MST 2303 Museum Educational Programming (3)
The history and development of museum education including both directed/formal education and free-choice/informal learning.
MST 3304 Introduction to Cultural Collections (3)
Examines cultural collections in museums, libraries, and archives, including their historical development; their role in society; and their use in scholarship, education, and public programming.
MST 3V9R Research (3)
Pre-requisite(s): Consent of the instructor
Undergraduate research undertaken under the supervision of a faculty member. May be taken for a maximum of 6 hours.
MST 4301 Nonprofit Perspectives (3)
Pre-requisite(s): Credit or concurrent enrollment in MST 1300
Overview of museum and non-profit administration, with emphasis on governance, oversight, budgetary planning, fundraising, public relations, and ethics.
MST 4302 Introduction to Outreach and Community Relations for Museums (3)
Pre-requisite(s): Credit or concurrent enrollment in MST 1300; Upper-level standing or consent of instructor
Development of outreach techniques in U.S. museums. Hands-on experience researching, creating, and executing strategies in advertising, public relations, marketing, and development/fundraising, including a marketing plan for a museum/archive/library partner institution.
MST 4307 Historic Buildings and Sites (3)
Pre-requisite(s): Upper-level standing
Varieties and techniques of historic preservation in America.
MST 4308 Introduction to Material Culture (3)
Pre-requisite(s): upper-level standing
The material evidence of American life, including everyday artifacts, and those reflecting social and political history.
MST 4309 Introduction to American Decorative Arts (3)
Pre-requisite(s): Upper-level standing
Guide to the origins, nature and display, as well as chronological and geographical classification of American decorative arts.
MST 4313 Ethical Issues in Cultural Collections Management (3)