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

Course Schedule