Program Overview

Art (Museum Conservation) - Bachelor of Fine Arts

The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in Museum Conservation provides an academic structure within which students master specific sets of practical skills while developing broad professional and theoretical perspectives toward the issue of conserving objects in a museum or collection setting. By combining theory with practice, the program offers students the interpretive, quantitative, and administrative skills needed for careers as conservators, curators, registrars, collections managers, exhibit designers, and museum administrators.

Requirements

• General Education requirements
• Viewing a Wider World requirements
• Elective credits to total at least 120 credits with 48 credits in courses numbered 300 or above
• Developmental coursework will not count towards the degree requirements and/or elective credits, but may be needed in order to take the necessary English and Mathematics coursework

Course List

General Education

• Area I: Communications (10 credits)
  • English Composition - Level 1
  • English Composition - Level 2
  • Oral Communication
• Area II: Mathematics (3-4 credits)
• Area III/IV: Laboratory Sciences and Social/Behavioral Sciences (10-11 credits)
  • CHEM 1215G: General Chemistry I Lecture and Laboratory for STEM Majors
  • CHEM 1225G: General Chemistry II Lecture and Laboratory for STEM Majors
  • Area IV: Social Behavioral Science Course (3 credits)
• Area V: Humanities (3 credits)
• Area VI: Creative and Fine Arts
  • ARTH 2110G: History of Art I
  • ARTH 2120G: History of Art II
  • General Education Elective

Departmental/College Requirements

• Both ARTH 2110G and ARTH 2120G count towards Area VI and the General Education elective and Departmental/College Requirements
• Both CHEM 1215G and CHEM 1225G count towards Area III and Area III-IV General Education elective and Department/College Requirements
• Science: Select Option A or Option B (16 credits)
  • Option A
    • CHEM 313: Organic Chemistry I
    • CHEM 314: Organic Chemistry II
    • Choose one sequence from the following for eight credits
  • Option B
    • CHEM 1215G: General Chemistry I Lecture and Laboratory for STEM Majors
    • CHEM 1225G: General Chemistry II Lecture and Laboratory for STEM Majors
    • CHEM 2120: Integrated Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
    • BIOL 2110G & BIOL 2110L: Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology and Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory
    • or EPWS 303

Art Department Requirements

• ARTS 1121: Studio Core I: Concept Development-Process and Play
• ARTS 1630: Painting I
• ARTS 1610: Drawing I
• ARTH 2136: Writing in Art
• ARTS 401: Museum Conservation Techniques I
• ARTS 402: Museum Conservation Techniques II
• ARTS 403: Preventative Conservation/Collections Care
• ARTS 490: Museum Conservation Internship
• Choose three 300-400 ARTH courses
• Choose two ARTS courses or 300-400 level ARTS course

Non-Departmental Requirements

• History/Anthropology
  • ANTH 315: Archaeological Method and Theory
  • Select three credits of HIST with the approval of the program advisor
  • Select nine credits of ANTH with the approval of the program advisor
• Second Language Requirement: Not required
• Electives, to bring the total credits to 120

Suggested Plan of Study

Two options are provided for a suggested plan of study, Option A and Option B, each detailing a four-year course plan to complete the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in Museum Conservation.

Option A

• Freshman Year
  • ENGL 1110G: Composition I
  • Area II: Mathematics Course
  • Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences Course
  • ARTH 2136: Writing in Art
  • CHEM 1215G: General Chemistry I Lecture and Laboratory for STEM Majors
  • ARTS 1121: Studio Core I: Concept Development-Process and Play
  • ARTH 2110G: History of Art I
• Sophomore Year
  • CHEM 1225G: General Chemistry II Lecture and Laboratory for STEM Majors
  • ARTH 2120G: History of Art II
  • ARTS 1610: Drawing I
  • ARTS 1630: Painting I
  • CHEM 313: Organic Chemistry I
  • ARTS Course (2000 or 300-level)
• Junior Year
  • Viewing a Wider World Course
  • CHEM 314: Organic Chemistry II
  • CHEM 315: Organic Chemistry Laboratory
  • ANTH 315: Archaeological Method and Theory
  • ARTS 403: Preventative Conservation/Collections Care
  • ARTH Course (300-level)
• Senior Year
  • HIST Elective Course
  • ANTH Elective Course
  • ARTS 490: Museum Conservation Internship
  • ARTS 401: Museum Conservation Techniques I
  • ANTH Elective Course
  • ARTS 402: Museum Conservation Techniques II
  • Elective Courses

Option B

• Freshman Year
  • ENGL 1110G: Composition I
  • Area II: Mathematics Course
  • Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences Course
  • ARTH 2136: Writing in Art
  • CHEM 1215G: General Chemistry I Lecture and Laboratory for STEM Majors
  • ARTS 1121: Studio Core I: Concept Development-Process and Play
  • ARTH 2110G: History of Art I
• Sophomore Year
  • CHEM 1225G: General Chemistry II Lecture and Laboratory for STEM Majors
  • ARTS 1610: Drawing I
  • ARTS 1630: Painting I
  • ARTH 2120G: History of Art II
  • CHEM 2120: Integrated Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • ARTS Course (200 or 300-level)
• Junior Year
  • Viewing a Wider World Course
  • ANTH 315: Archaeological Method and Theory
  • BIOL 2110G & BIOL 2110L: Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology and Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory
  • ARTS Course (200 or 300-level)
  • ARTS 403: Preventative Conservation/Collections Care
  • ARTH Course (300-level)
• Senior Year
  • Viewing a Wider World
  • ANTH Elective Courses
  • ARTS 402: Museum Conservation Techniques II
  • Elective Course (Upper Division)
  • Elective Courses

Total Credits

The total credits required to complete the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in Museum Conservation is 120 credits.