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