Special Topics in Museum Studies
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Overview
Subject area
MST
Catalog Number
690
Course Title
Special Topics in Museum Studies
Department(s)
Description
This course will offer the opportunity to study special topics within the scope of Museum Studies. Topics may vary from semester to semester and could include: the in-depth study of museum access and connection/engagement with local communities and issues; representation of museum staffing and questions of addressing the complicated past of collecting and curatorial interpretation of objects; museum admission vis a vis pricing, pay-as-you-wish, community engagement, and accessibility; the return and/or loaning-out-for-display/use of artifacts to communities/nations from which they were taken; and the role of digital resources, digitization, and preservation. Program permission required.
Typically Offered
Offer as needed
Academic Career
Graduate
Liberal Arts
No
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
Yes
Total Completions Allowed
2
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Course Topic ID
1
Formal Description
Museums in Response to Crisis
Course Topic ID
2
Formal Description
Collections Management
Course Topic ID
3
Formal Description
Tackling Tough Topics In Museums