Overview
Description
History and philosophy of museums; their role in contemporary society; museum organization, management, program planning, funding, publications, guest speakers, supervised field trips to museums.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Terms
fall
Core
CO14
Related Courses
Cross Listed With ART 308Cross Listed With HIST 309
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate, through readings, class discussion and visits to museum sites, a broad knowledge of the field of Museum Studies.
- demonstrate knowledge, through readings, class discussion, and interaction with museum professionals, of current issues in the field of museum studies.
- demonstrate specific knowledge of the specialized work of museums and related institutions through the practical experience of internships.