Dec 04, 2024

2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Museum Studies (15-18)

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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.

Internship (3)

ANTH 693 - Museum Internship Credits: 1
ART 765 - Museum Internship Credits: 3
EPFE 586 - Internship in Educational Foundations Credits: 1-9
Students take this course for 3 semester hours.
HIST 600 - Internship in Public History Credits: 1-6
Students take this course for 3 semester hours.
Students who already possess extensive professional experience in museums or related sites may petition the Museum Studies Program Committee for a waiver of the internship requirement.

All of the following (12)

ANTH 562 - Museum Methods Credits: 3
ART 654 - Museum Administration Credits: 3
OR PSPA 656 - Management of Not-For-Profit Agencies Credits: 3
ART 655 - Museum Exhibitions and Interpretation Credits: 3
TLCI 657 - Museum Education Credits: 3

Additional elective (3) chosen from the following, in consultation with the Museum Studies program coordinator:

ART 625 - Museums: Gender, Race, and Class Credits: 3
OR WGSS 625X - Museums: Gender, Race, and Class Credits: 3
ART 656 - Advanced Curatorial Practice Credits: 3
ART 658 - Preventive Conservation Seminar Credits: 3
ETT 531 - Visual Literacy Credits: 3
HIST 592 - Introduction to Public History Credits: 3
Elective course substitution is possible with the approval of the Museum Studies program coordinator.