B.A. in Museum Studies
The B.A. in Museum Studies is designed to give students applied museum experience that will support their career in cultural heritage management and care, preparing students for entry-level positions as assistants in curatorial, administrative/management, exhibition design and educational positions in museums. The program allows students to acquire discipline-specific skills in organizational tasks involving specialized notions of management, event planning and art history, or focus on the operational aspects of art handling, exhibition preparation and design. Graduates of this program will have hands-on experience with routine museum tasks and collection's care and management, as well as exposure to 21st-century museum digital tools, best practices and top industry standards, rooted in practical experience with displaying, managing, researching and interpreting art objects in a museum setting.
Degree Requirements
Required Courses:
| ART 218 | Digital Photography | 4 |
| ART 244 | Introduction to Museum Studies | 4 |
| ART 245 | Principles of Collection Management | 3 |
| ART 445 | Advanced Principles of Collection Management | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Two of the following courses:
| ART 268 | History Survey I | 4 |
| ART 269 | History Survey II | 4 |
| ART 282 | Survey of Non-Western Art | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
One of the following courses:
| ART 324 | Antiquity and its Legacies: Greco-Roman, Medieval, and Renaissance Art | 4 |
| ART 325 | Tradition and its Reaction: Art Across 15th through 18th Century | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
One of the following courses:
| ART 347 | Curatorial Practices | 4 |
| ART 348 | Preparator Practices | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
One of the following courses:
| ART 345 | Administration in Museums | 4 |
| ART 346 | Financial Management for Non-Profit | 4 |
| ART 446 | Exhibition Design | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
One of the following courses:
| ART 423 | Contemporary Art | 4 |
| ART 425 | Art Theory and Criticism | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 37
Students pursuing a B.A. in Museum Studies will benefit by fulfilling their General Curriculum Distribution requirements, with the following recommendations:
1. As part of the Social Science component, HIS 102, HIS 103, HIS 320, and ECO 204 are recommended.
2. As part of the Humanities/Fine Arts component, ART 104, ART 105, and ART 425 are recommended.
A minimum "C" must be earned in all major coursework.