Nov 24, 2024

2008-2009 Graduate Catalog

2008-2009 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Museum Studies

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This certificate is jointly administered by the College of Education, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The certificate has been designed to prepare students for careers in public and private museums and related historical societies, archives, or other agencies or institutions that work with artistic, cultural, or historical materials.

Students enrolling in the certificate are expected to have completed ART 565 - Introduction to Museum Studies (3) or equivalent.

Requirements (15)

One of the following (3)

ANTH 593 - Anthropology Field Study Credits: 1-6
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of museum studies is included.)
ART 765 - Museum Internship Credits: 3-6
HIST 600 - Internship in Public History Credits: 3-6
ILAS 602 - Internship Credits: 3-12
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of museum studies is included.)

At least three of the following (9-12)

ANTH 562 - Museum Methods Credits: 3
ART 525 - Museums: Gender, Race, and Class Credits: 3
ART 654 - Museum Administration Credits: 3
ART 655 - Curatorial Practice Credits: 3
ART 656 - Museum Exhibitions and Interpretation Credits: 3
ART 657 - Museum Education Credits: 3
HIST 592 - Introduction to Public History Credits: 3
WOMS 525X - Museums: Gender, Race, and Class Credits: 3

Additional electives (0-3)

Additional electives (0-3) chosen from the following, in consultation with chair of Museum Studies Committee:

ANTH 563 - Ethnohistory Credits: 3
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of museum studies is included.)
ANTH 591 - Current Topics in Anthropology Credits: 3
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of museum studies is included.)
ANTH 690 - Independent Study in Anthropology Credits: 1-3
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of museum studies is included.)
ARTE 563 - Modern and Postmodern Art in Education Credits: 3
ARTE 781 - Research Topics: Independent Study Credits: 3 or 6
G. Art Museum Education
ARTH 586 - Art Historical Methodology Credits: 3
ARTH 593 - History of Architecture III: From 1900 Credits: 3
ARTH 596A - History of Decorative Arts: Furniture Credits: 3
ARTH 701 - Seminar in Art History Credits: 3
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of museum studies is included.)
ARTH 785 - Topics in Art History Credits: 3
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of museum studies is included.)
COMS 557 - The Documentary Tradition Credits: 3
ENGL 692 - Nonfiction Writing Credits: 3
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of museum studies is included.)
ETT 531 - Visual Literacy Credits: 3
HIST 597 - Oral History Credits: 3
HIST 598 - Special Topics in History Credits: 3
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of museum studies is included.)
HIST 736 - Independent Study Credits: 1-3
PHIL 633 - Aesthetics Credits: 3
PHIL 691 - Special Topics in Recent Philosophy Credits: 3
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of museum studies is included.)
PSPA 656 - Management of Not-For-Profit Agencies Credits: 3
TLCI 521 - Outdoor Interpretation Credits: 3