Museum Studies Minor

Starting in fall 2020, undergraduates at the University of Mississippi will have the chance to add a new, interdisciplinary minor in Museum Studies. This minor is great preparation for classics majors who are thinking about pursuing a career as a curator, docent, education director, or interpreter at one of the thousands of museums, national parks, and historic sites across the United States.

A minor in Museum Studies consists of 18 semester hours including:

• One of the two Museum Studies core courses; the other core course can count among the student’s electives:
  • MUSE 201: Introduction to Museum Practice 
  • AH 412: History of Museums 

• Four additional elective courses chosen from the list below; at least two of the electives must be taken outside the student’s major area: 
  
  • AH 412: History of Museums 
  • ART 414: Exhibition Design  
  • ANTH 413/613: Public Archaeology 
  • ANTH 375/CLC 375: Digital Archaeology 
  • CLC 360: Archaeological and Museum Ethics 
  • CLC 415: Studying Ancient Artifacts  
  • HST 460: Public History 
  • HST 461: History on Location
  • HST 465: Digital History 
  • MUSE 199: Introductory Topics in Museum Studies
  • MUSE 201: Introduction to Museum Practice 
  • MUSE 301: Fundraising for Museums 
  • MUSE 395: Topics in Museum Studies 
  • MUSE 398: Topics in Museum Studies Abroad 
  • SST 556: Heritage Tourism in the South 

• An internship or practicum approved by the Museum Studies director; the student will enroll in one of the following courses for 3 hours of credit:
  • MUSE 395: Internship in Museum Studies
  • CLC 401: Internship in Classics
  • AH 308: Internship in Art History
  • HST 493: Internship in History

For more information about this minor, contact Professor Kariann Fuqua.