Museums Studies Minor

What Is the Museums Studies Minor?

Why Minor in Museums Studies? The Museum Studies Minor offered jointly by Anthropology and Art History provides students with the foundational knowledge, skills, and training required to assume entry level positions at a wide variety of museums and cultural institutions. Program coursework in Anthropology and Art History emphasizes museum practice and theory, professional museum standards and ethics, collections care, multi-vocal interpretation of collections, and exhibit development. Students will gain hands-on experience through course projects and internships.

How to Earn the Museums Studies Minor

Requirements

1. Lower Division

(9 units)

Introductory Course in Anthropology

• ANTH 2060 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 unit(s) OR
• ANTH 2090 - Introduction to Archaeology 3 unit(s)

AND

Introductory Course in Art History

• ART 1350 - Looking At Art 3 unit(s) OR
• ART 2000 - Visual Culture 3 unit(s) OR
• ART 2515 - Art History Survey - Ancient 3 unit(s) OR
• ART 2520 - Art History Survey - Modern 3 unit(s)

AND

Introductory Course in Museum Studies

• ART/ANTH 2040 Introduction to Museum Studies 3 

2. Upper Division

(15 units)

Required

(10 units)

• ANTH 4630 - Museum Collections Management 3 unit(s)
• ART 4500 - Art, Museums, and Society 3 unit(s)
• ANTH 4940 - Internship in Anthropology 1-6 unit(s)
• ART 4940 - Gallery and Museum Internship 4 unit(s)

Electives

(5 units)

• ANTH 4625 - Directed Lab Research 2 unit(s)
• ART 4580 - Exhibition Design and Gallery Management 2 unit(s)

• Upper division courses in Anthropology, Art History, or related disciplines approved by the minor advisor