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Twin Cities Campus
Museum Studies MinorDESGN GARP Administration
College of Design
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Museum Studies Graduate Minor, College of Design, 240 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Avenue, 612-626-1219
Email:
lnelsonm@umn.edu
The museum studies minor offers a structured graduate curriculum for master's and doctoral students interested in museums. It provides students from a variety of disciplines with an introduction to the issues involved in museum practices (e.g., educational, curatorial, administrative, and conservation). The curriculum includes seminars and internships.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
As a minor-only program, all graduate students who have already been accepted into a University of Minnesota Graduate program are eligible for acceptance into the program.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Core Course Requirements
All students pursuing the museum studies minor must take the following core coursework, including 1 internship credit (MST 5020). Internships must be approved by the museum studies director of graduate studies.
MST 5011 - Museum History and Philosophy
(3.0 cr)
MST 5012 - Museum Practices
(3.0 cr)
MST 5020 - Internship
(1.0-6.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Master's
Complete the 7-credit core curriculum described above.
Doctoral
Doctoral Electives
In addition to the core curriculum, take at least 5 credits from the following courses:
Communication
Take 0 or more credit(s) from the following:
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JOUR 5251 - Strategic Communication Theory
(3.0 cr)
or
Leadership
Take 0 or more credit(s) from the following:
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ACL 5221 - Creative Entrepreneurship and Resource Development
(3.0 cr)
·
OLPD 5048 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Leadership
(3.0 cr)
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OLPD 8021 - Leadership: From Theory to Reflective Practice
(3.0 cr)
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PA 5101 - Management and Governance of Nonprofit Organizations
(3.0 cr)
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PA 5104 - Human Resource Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
(3.0 cr)
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PA 5123 - Philanthropy in America: History, Practice, and Trends
(1.5-3.0 cr)
·
PA 5253 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5251 - Strategic Planning and Management
(3.0 cr)
or
Education
Take 0 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
EPSY 5112 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 5014 - Psychology of Human Learning and Memory
(3.0 cr)
or
Evaluation
Take 0 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
OLPD 5501 - Principles and Methods of Evaluation
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5311 - Program Evaluation
(3.0 cr)
or
Exhibition Design
Take 0 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
DES 5185 - Human Factors in Design
(3.0 cr)
·
DES 8164 - Innovation Theory and Analysis
(3.0 cr)
·
GDES 8361 - Color, Design, and Human Perception
(3.0 cr)
·
KIN 5505 - Human-Centered Design - Principles and Applications
(3.0 cr)
or
Other Museum Studies Electives
Internships (MST 5020) must be approved by the museum studies director of graduate studies. Directed study (MST 8993) must be guided by a member of the museum studies graduate faculty.
Take 0 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MST 5020 - Internship
(1.0-6.0 cr)
·
MST 8993 - Directed Study in Museum Studies
(1.0-4.0 cr)
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