Minors & certificates
Course list for Museum Studies minor
All minors must be completed with a 2.0 minor GPA. Please see an adviser to discuss details.
* These courses are also part of the Minor in Nonprofit Management. Students may wish to pursue these two minors in combination.
- Core Courses
10 credits - TNPRFT 448 Arts Administration
- TNPRFT 449 Museum Studies
- Curatorial Theory and Practice (under development)
- General Museum Track
15 Credits - T ARTS 335 History of Photography
- T ARTS 480 Contemporary Art and Society - 1945 to Present
- T HIST 377 Art of the Americas
- T HIST 470 The Material World: Art and Artifacts
- T HIST 430 Introduction to Public History
- TPOL S 450 Contemporary Theories of Culture
- OR
- Art Museum Track
15 credits - T ARTS 335 History of Photography
- T ARTS 469 Art Theories, Methods, Philosophies
- T ARTS 471 Aspects of Culture and Arts
- T ARTS 480 Contemporary Art and Society - 1945 to Present
- T HIST 226 American Architecture
- T HIST 377 Art of the Americas
- T HIST 477 Reformation and Counter-Reformation Europe
- T HIST 478 Revolution, Industrialization, and Modernity in European Culture (1750-1870)
- T HIST 479 Modern European Culture
- Choose 2 of the following
10 credits - TNPRFT 348 Leading a Nonprofit Organization in the 21st Century
- *TNPRFT 431 Community Organizations & the Nonprofit Sector
- *TNPRFT 432 Organizational Development
- TNPRFT 433 Organizational Systems and Change
- *TNPRFT 451 Fund Raising and Grant Writing
- Internship
5-10 credits - *TIAS 496 Internship(s) with a focus in Museum Studies certified by supervising instructor
- Total: 40-45 credits