Cultural Museum Studies [Graduate Certificate]

Program Overview

The Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Cultural Museum Studies provides a comprehensive foundation for professionals working in museums. It covers the selection, preservation, interpretation, and display of collections, with required courses in museum anthropology and curatorship. Students can choose from a range of restricted electives and capstone experiences to tailor their studies to their interests and career goals.

Program Outline

Outline:

The Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Cultural Museum Studies (CMS) offers a solid grounding for working professionally with selecting, preserving, interpreting, and displaying both inanimate and living collections.

Required Courses:

• ANTH 530 Museum Anthropology (3 hrs)
• GHPR 532 Introduction to Curatorship (3 hrs)

Restricted Electives:

(Choose 9 credit hours)

• ANTH 545 Culture Analysis Seminar (3 hrs)
• ANTH 579 Special Topics in Cultural Museum Studies (3 hrs)
• CLMS 579 Special Topics in Cultural Museum Studies (3 hrs)
• GEOG 541 Material Culture Studies: Learning From Objects (3 hrs)
• GEOG 549 Cultural Landscape Interpretation (2 hrs)
• GHPR 523 Interpreting the Historic Site (2 hrs)
• GHPR 505 Introduction to Heritage Preservation: History, Theory, Practice (3 hrs)
• GHPR 543 Heritage Tourism and Preservation (3 hrs)
• GHPR 546 International Preservation Applications (2 hrs)
• GHPR 575 Documenting and Recording Historic Places (3 hrs)

Capstone Experience:

(Choose 3 credit hours)

• ANTH 587 Cooperative Education in Cultural Museum Studies (3 hrs)
• ANTH 687 Internship in Cultural Museum Studies (4 hrs)
• ANTH 688 Internship in Cultural Museum Studies (5 hrs)
• ANTH 689 Internship in Cultural Museum Studies (6 hrs)
• ANTH 697 Independent Study in Cultural Museum Studies (1 hr)
• ANTH 698 Independent Study in Cultural Museum Studies (2 hrs)
• ANTH 699 Independent Study in Cultural Museum Studies (3 hrs)
• CLMS 587 Cooperative Education in Cultural Museum Studies (3 hrs)
• CLMS 687 Internship in Cultural Museum Studies (4 hrs)
• CLMS 688 Internship in Cultural Museum Studies (5 hrs)
• CLMS 689 Internship in Cultural Museum Studies (6 hrs)
• CLMS 697 Independent Study in Cultural Museum Studies (1 hr)
• CLMS 698 Independent Study in Cultural Museum Studies (2 hrs)
• CLMS 699 Independent Study in Cultural Museum Studies (3 hrs)
• GHPR 587 Cooperative Education in Cultural Resource Management (3 hrs)
• GHPR 687 Internship (4 hrs)