Museum Studies Courses
MSM 211 (3 Credits) Alternate Fall
Fundamentals of Museum Studies I (3+0)
Origin, structure and development of museums, types of museums and their
functions, professional directions and ethics. Collection management systems
and techniques, role and ethics of museum conservation. (Prerequisite:
Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. Next offered: 1997-98.)
MSM 212 (3 Credits) Alternate Spring
Fundamentals of Museum Studies II (3+0)
Museum education, including educational goals and objectives, the museum
visitor, program development and publicity. A comprehensive survey of exhibits
theory and practices, museum management, administrative frameworks, legal
considerations, and financial management. (Prerequisite: MSM 211. Next offered:
1997-98.)
MSM 311 (3 Credits) Alternate Fall
Museum Administration (3+0)
Administrative philosophy and procedures in public and private, large and
small museums; the types and sources of support and interactions with local and
national supportive groups. (Prerequisites: MSM 211 and 212 or permission of the
instructor. Next offered: 1997-98.)
MSM 312 (3 Credits) Alternate Spring
Museum Collection Management (3+0)
Basic curatorial techniques and problems. Field collecting and other forms
of acquisition through accessioning, cataloging, preparation, exhibit, teaching,
and research. (Prerequisites: MSM 211 and 212 or permission of the instructor.
Next offered: 1997-98.)
MSM 487 (3 Credits) As Demand Warrants
Museum Practicum
Supervised participation in one or more phases of museum operations or
disciplines. (Prerequisites: MSM 211 and 212 and permission of the instructor.)
MSM 488 (3 Credits) As Demand Warrants
Individual Research: Field Collecting Museum Specimens
Philosophies, purposes and goals of field collection, procedures for
collecting museum specimens, and methods of handling before they reach the
museum. Field trips may be required. By arrangement with the appropriate
curator(s). May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
(Prerequisites: MSM 211 and 212 and prior disciplinary preparation or
permission of the instructor.)