Museum Studies Minor

Description

The minor in Museum Studies, when completed in conjunction with a relevant academic major, will prepare students for entry-level positions in museums and related cultural institutions and to enter graduate programs in museum studies and related fields. This includes a wide range of types of museums: art museums, natural history museums, museums of science and technology, history museums, planetariums, botanical gardens and zoos.

Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà is ideally positioned to offer a minor in Museum Studies. Metropolitan Detroit has a large number and variety of museums and related cultural institutions, which enrich student experiences in the minor, act as living laboratories for museum studies courses and provide a substantive choice of internship sites.

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    Requirements for the Museum Studies Minor (18 credits)

    Core Courses (6 credits)

    Museum Studies Electives (6 credits)

    Choose Two

    • MUSM 4100 Museum Education and Interpretation (3 credits)
    • MUSM 4200 Museum Collections Management and Care (3 credits)
    • MUSM 4800 Topics in Museum Studies (3 credits)


    Ancillary Courses (6 credits)

    Choose Two

    • ARCH 2120 Architectural History and Theory I (3 credits)
    • ARCH 4720 Historic Preservation (3 credits)
    • BUS 3110 Organizational Design and Structure (3 credits)
    • BUS 3120 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
    • BUS 3180 Leadership and Teams with Diverse Peoples (3 credits)
    • CST 1120 Visual Communication (3 credits)
    • CST 2400 Principles of Public Relations (3 credits)
    • CST 3140 Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
    • CST 3400 Public Relations Writing (3 credits)
    • ENL 4070 Grant Writing (3 credits)
    • FINA 2000 Introduction to the Arts (3 credits)
    • HIS 2910 Historical Methods (3 credits)
    • HIS 3170 Social History of Art in Italy (3 credits)
    • HIS 3190 Introduction to World Art History (3 credits)
    • HIS 4960 Topics in Public History (3 credits)
    • MUSM 4950 Directed Studies (3 credits)
    • PHL 3050 Aesthetics (3 credits)
    • POL 3200 Public Administration (3 credits)
    • SOC 2100 Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
    • TRE 3060 Principles of Arts Management (3 credits)

    Other Requirements:

    • Exit interview.
    • Mini-Portfolio - The portfolio consists of five to six class assignments or projects selected by the student and the Museum Studies minor advisor as examples of the student's best work. The portfolio should demonstrate proficiency and growth in the understanding and application of concepts related to museums and museum methodologies.

Program Contact Information

Daniel Kroupa
Lecturer II
Department of History
Briggs Building, Room 324
McNichols Campus

Email: kroupadr@udmercy.edu
Telephone: 313-993-1024

Roy E. Finkenbine, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Co-Chair
Department of History
 Briggs Building, Room 318
McNichols Campus

Email: finkenre@udmercy.edu
Phone: 313-993-1016
Fax: 313-993-1166

Gregory Sumner, Ph.D., J.D.
Professor and Department Co-Chair
Department of History
Briggs Building, Room 326
McNichols Campus

Email: sumnergd@udmercy.edu
Phone: 313-993-1121
Fax: 313-993-1166

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