Program Overview
The University of Tulsa's Museum Studies minor enhances students' understanding of museum history, cultural heritage, and preservation. It prepares them for graduate studies in museum work by exploring material culture curation, museum operations, and ethical concerns. The program requires 15 hours of coursework, including an introductory course and an internship at an approved museum.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The University of Tulsa offers an interdisciplinary minor in museum studies to enhance students' knowledge of museum history and roles, cultural heritage, and historic preservation. The program prepares students for further graduate studies in museum work by exploring the curation of material culture like ethnographic, artistic, and historical artifacts. It also covers everyday museum operations, museology's current theoretical, political, and ethical concerns.
Outline:
The museum studies minor requires 15 hours of coursework, with at least 12 hours at the 3000 level and above. 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 align with 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
- Internship: One of the following 3-hour internships:
- ANTH 4981-3: Internship/Service Learning
- ARTH 4593-6: Museum Internship
- HIST 4991-3: Independent Study
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: Field Work in Anthropology
- ANTH 4503: Seminar in Anthropology
- ART 3243: Graphics Communication I
- 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
- ARTH 4163: Curatorial Practice
- 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
- MSTU 3473: Media Production and Criticism
- MSTU 3633: Public Relations
- MSTU 4573: Advanced Media Production and Criticism
- MSTU 4623: Public Relations Cases and Campaigns