Museum Studies | Graduate Requirements & Course Sequence
Graduation Requirements
Museum Studies students must maintain a 3.0 in the program, complete 36 credit hours, including all mandatory classes, and submit a Master’s Thesis or Project.
Suggested Course Sequence
FIRST SEMESTER (FALL)
Course No. and Title |
Credit Hrs. |
---|---|
MUSE 501 (Introduction to Museology) |
3 |
MUSE 507 (Writing for Research in Museums) |
3 |
Any 600-level course |
3 |
Total |
9 |
SECOND SEMESTER (SPRING)
Course No. and Title |
Credit Hrs. |
---|---|
MUSE 504 (Collections Management) |
3 |
MUSE 505 (Museums and Communities) |
3 |
Any 600-level course |
3 |
TOTAL | 9 |
SUMMER SESSION
Course No. and Title |
Credit Hrs. |
---|---|
MUSE 625A (Internship in Museum Work) |
3 |
MUSE 690 (Independent Research) |
3 |
TOTAL |
6 |
THIRD SEMESTER (FALL)
Course No. and Title |
Credit Hrs. |
---|---|
Any 600-level course |
3 |
Any 600-level course |
3 |
Any 600-level or 700-level course |
3 |
TOTAL | 9 |
FOURTH SEMESTER (SPRING)
Course No. and Title |
Credit Hrs. |
---|---|
MUSE 700B (Master’s Project, 2nd Sem. If needed) |
3 |
-OR- | |
MUSE 705B (Master’s Thesis, 2nd Sem. If needed) |
3 |
TOTAL |
3 |