UMMSP - UG Minor Electives

Undergraduate Minor in Museum Studies Electives

Electives: Three elective courses chosen in consultation with, and approved by, a museum studies advisor. The electives offer students the opportunity to take courses to further their knowledge of objects and collections, institutions, and society in many departments in the university. These courses are selected from approved 300- and 400-level courses in the three thematic areas (objects and collections, institutions, and society). Students must elect one course from at least two of the three areas.

A. Objects and Collections
B. Institutions
C. Society

A. Objects & Collections

AMCULT 335 Arts and Culture in American Life
AMCULT 432 / HISTART 420 National Identity in American Art

ANTHRCUL 338 The Arts in Anthropological Perspective

CAAS 362 / HISTART 362 Expressive Cultures of the Black Atlantic: Vision and Time
CAAS 407 / HISTART 406 Looking at African Things

COMM 475 Visual Communication

HISTART 306 Exhibiting Mesopotamia
HISTART 334 / WOMENSTD 334 Women in the Visual Arts: Images and Image-Makers
HISTART 362 / CAAS 362 Expressive Cultures of the Black Atlantic: Vision and Time
HISTART 406 / CAAS 407 Looking at African Things
HISTART 407 / MUSPRACT 407 Introduction to Museum Practice
HISTART 415 / WOMENSTD 415 Studies in Gender and the Arts
HISTART 420 / AMCULT 432 National Identity in American Art
HISTART 481/CLARCH 481 The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Iran*

MUSMETH 406 Special Problems in Museum Methods

MUSPRACT 407 / HISTART 407 Introduction to Museum Practice

RCHUMS 333 Art and Culture

WOMENSTD 334 / HISTART 334 Women in the Visual Arts: Images and Image-Makers
WOMENSTD 415 / HISTART 415 Studies in Gender and the Arts

* for Winter 2010 only

B. Institutions

CAAS 330 / RCSSCI 330 Urban and Community Studies I

ENGLISH 319 Literature and Social Change
ENGLISH 326 Community Writing and Public Culture

ENVIRON 449 / NRE 449 Organizational Theory and Change

HISTORY 310 / RCSSCI 310 Globalization in History: The Making of the Modern World

MO 324 Organizational Design

NRE 449 / ENVIRON 449 Organizational Theory and Change

RCHUMS 305 Cultural Confrontation in the Arts

RCSSCI 310 / HISTORY 310 Globalization in History: The Making of the Modern World
RCSSCI 311 / SOC 311 Contemporary Globalizations
RCSSCI 315 International Grassroots Development
RCSSCI 330 / CAAS 330 Urban and Community Studies I

SAC 366 Topics in Film, Television and Popular Culture
SAC 368 Topics in Digital Media Studies
SAC 376 Digital Media Theory
SAC 441 National Cinemas
SAC 485 The Global Screen

SOC 311 / RCSSCI 311 Contemporary Globalizations

C. Society

AMCULT 319 / PSYCH 319 Empowering Families and Communities
ANTHRCUL 330 Culture, Thought, and Meaning
ANTHRCUL 347 / CAAS 420 Race and Ethnicity
ANTHRCUL 374 / LING 374 Language and Culture

CAAS 364 / WOMENSTD 364Mass Media and Social Identities
CAAS 420 / ANTHRCUL 347 Race and Ethnicity

COMM 361 The Media and Public Affairs
COMM 371 Media, Culture, and Society
COMM 381 Mass Media and the Individual: Uses and Impact
COMM 473 Cross-Cultural Communication

COMPLIT 490 Comparative Cultural Studies

ENVIRON 304 Topics in Culture and Environment

HISTORY 341 / POLSCI 397 Nations and Nationalism

LING 374 / ANTHRCUL 374 Language and Culture

POLSCI 315 Media and Public Opinion
POLSCI 393 Inside Washington, D.C.
POLSCI 397 / HISTORY 341 Nations and Nationalism

PSYCH 319 / AMCULT 319 Empowering Families and Communities
PSYCH 346 Learning and Memory
PSYCH 347 Perception
PSYCH 348 Psychology of Thinking
PSYCH 356 Educational Psychology

SOC 457 Sociology of Nationalism
SOC 458 Sociology of Education
SOC 460 Social Change

WOMENSTD 364/ CAAS 364 Mass Media and Social Identities

Those students seeking elective credit for courses not directly focused on the museum will have the opportunity to make critical ties back to the field through the completion of mentored writing assignments. To receive elective credit for a course that is not explicitly museum-focused, a student will be required to write a brief (5-page) rationale paper that addresses the relationship between the content of the course and issues considered in the two museum studies core courses, MUSEUMS 301 and 401. The academic staff of the Museum Studies Program will evaluate these papers.





Print Page Undergraduate Minor in Museum Studies Electives Electives: Three elective courses chosen in consultation with, and approved by, a museum studies advisor. The electives offer students the opportunity to take courses to further their knowledge of objects and collections, institutions, and society in many departments in the university. These courses are selected from approved 300- and 400-level courses in the three thematic areas (objects and collections, institutions, and society). Students must elect one course from at least two of the three areas. A. Objects and Collections B. Institutions C. Society A. Objects & Collections AMCULT 335 Arts and Culture in American Life AMCULT 432 / HISTART 420 National Identity in American Art ANTHRCUL 338 The Arts in Anthropological Perspective CAAS 362 / HISTART 362 Expressive Cultures of the Black Atlantic: Vision and Time CAAS 407 / HISTART 406 Looking at African Things COMM 475 Visual Communication HISTART 306 Exhibiting Mesopotamia HISTART 334 / WOMENSTD 334 Women in the Visual Arts: Images and Image-Makers HISTART 362 / CAAS 362 Expressive Cultures of the Black Atlantic: Vision and Time HISTART 406 / CAAS 407 Looking at African Things HISTART 407 / MUSPRACT 407 Introduction to Museum Practice HISTART 415 / WOMENSTD 415 Studies in Gender and the Arts HISTART 420 / AMCULT 432 National Identity in American Art HISTART 481/CLARCH 481 The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Iran* MUSMETH 406 Special Problems in Museum Methods MUSPRACT 407 / HISTART 407 Introduction to Museum Practice RCHUMS 333 Art and Culture WOMENSTD 334 / HISTART 334 Women in the Visual Arts: Images and Image-Makers WOMENSTD 415 / HISTART 415 Studies in Gender and the Arts * for Winter 2010 only B. Institutions CAAS 330 / RCSSCI 330 Urban and Community Studies I ENGLISH 319 Literature and Social Change ENGLISH 326 Community Writing and Public Culture ENVIRON 449 / NRE 449 Organizational Theory and Change HISTORY 310 / RCSSCI 310 Globalization in History: The Making of the Modern World MO 324 Organizational Design NRE 449 / ENVIRON 449 Organizational Theory and Change RCHUMS 305 Cultural Confrontation in the Arts RCSSCI 310 / HISTORY 310 Globalization in History: The Making of the Modern World RCSSCI 311 / SOC 311 Contemporary Globalizations RCSSCI 315 International Grassroots Development RCSSCI 330 / CAAS 330 Urban and Community Studies I SAC 366 Topics in Film, Television and Popular Culture SAC 368 Topics in Digital Media Studies SAC 376 Digital Media Theory SAC 441 National Cinemas SAC 485 The Global Screen SOC 311 / RCSSCI 311 Contemporary Globalizations C. Society AMCULT 319 / PSYCH 319 Empowering Families and Communities ANTHRCUL 330 Culture, Thought, and Meaning ANTHRCUL 347 / CAAS 420 Race and Ethnicity ANTHRCUL 374 / LING 374 Language and Culture CAAS 364 / WOMENSTD 364Mass Media and Social Identities CAAS 420 / ANTHRCUL 347 Race and Ethnicity COMM 361 The Media and Public Affairs COMM 371 Media, Culture, and Society COMM 381 Mass Media and the Individual: Uses and Impact COMM 473 Cross-Cultural Communication COMPLIT 490 Comparative Cultural Studies ENVIRON 304 Topics in Culture and Environment HISTORY 341 / POLSCI 397 Nations and Nationalism LING 374 / ANTHRCUL 374 Language and Culture POLSCI 315 Media and Public Opinion POLSCI 393 Inside Washington, D.C. POLSCI 397 / HISTORY 341 Nations and Nationalism PSYCH 319 / AMCULT 319 Empowering Families and Communities PSYCH 346 Learning and Memory PSYCH 347 Perception PSYCH 348 Psychology of Thinking PSYCH 356 Educational Psychology SOC 457 Sociology of Nationalism SOC 458 Sociology of Education SOC 460 Social Change WOMENSTD 364/ CAAS 364 Mass Media and Social Identities Those students seeking elective credit for courses not directly focused on the museum will have the opportunity to make critical ties back to the field through the completion of mentored writing assignments. To receive elective credit for a course that is not explicitly museum-focused, a student will be required to write a brief (5-page) rationale paper that addresses the relationship between the content of the course and issues considered in the two museum studies core courses, MUSEUMS 301 and 401. The academic staff of the Museum Studies Program will evaluate these papers.

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