Museum Studies Minor

Requirements

The museum studies minor requires 15 hours of coursework with at least 12 hours at the 3000 level and above. The requirements include an introductory course in museum studies and an internship at an approved museum. Courses must be selected from the list of core courses and approved electives below and must come from at least two academic disciplines. Electives should be chosen in light of a student’s particular interest in museum studies. Course not listed may be approved as minor electives by the program coordinator.

Required Courses (6 hours)

• ANTH 4083 Introduction to Museum Work

Elective Courses (9 hours)

Six hours must be at the 3000 level or above.

• ANTH 2043 Patterns in Culture: Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 3103 North American Indians
• ANTH 4033 Archaeology of the Americas
• ANTH 4113-4116 Summer Fieldschool in Anthropology
• ANTH 4503 Topics in Anthropology
• ANTH 5053 Cultural Property: Ethics and Law *

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• ART 3243 Graphics Communication I

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• ARTH 2203 Survey of Art History I
• ARTH 2223 Survey of Art History II
• ARTH 3013 History of Photography
• ARTH 3093 American Art
• ARTH 3643 Italian Renaissance Art: 1300-1480
• ARTH 3743 Italian Renaissance Art II: 1480-1580
• ARTH 4023 Art since Mid-Century
• ARTH 4033 Cultural Responses to War in the 20th Century
• ARTH 4043 Art and Architecture across the Mediterranean c. 1000-1600

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• COM 2123 Mass Communication and Society
• COM 3473 Media Production and Criticism
• COM 3573 Advanced Media Production and Criticism
• COM 3623 Public Relations Cases and Campaigns
• COM 3633 Writing for Public Relations

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• HIST 2133 Images of the American West
• HIST 2213 Latin America
• HIST 2283 History of Ancient America
• HIST 2523 History of Oklahoma
• HIST 2573 Indians in American History
• HIST 4283 American Indian Ethnohistory

Note:

*Permission of instructor is required to enroll in ANTH 5053  as an undergraduate.