Jan 28, 2025

Spring 2020 Catalog

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Museum Studies Minor

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This minor is administered by the Department of History and International Studies .

Consists of a minimum of 21 credits:

Required, at least 6 credits from

ARTM 195 - Introduction to Arts Management 3 cr.
HIST 207 - Global Natural Histories 3 cr.
HIST 296 - History and the Public 3 cr.

Take a minimum of 6 credits from

ARTM 395 - Seminar in Arts Management 3 cr.
ASTR 205 - The Solar System 4 cr.
ASTR 206 - Stars and Stellar Systems 4 cr.
ASTR 305 - The History of Astronomy 3 cr. or
HIST 305 - The History of Astronomy 3 cr.
BIOL 311 - Population Genetics and Evolution 3 cr.
BIOL 325 - Introduction to Biological Illustration 2 cr.
BIOL 342 - Vascular Plant Taxonomy 4 cr.
BIOL 362 - Animal Parasitology 4 cr.
BIOL 367 - General Entomology 4 cr.
BIOL 374 - Ichthyology 4 cr.
BIOL 376 - Herpetology 3 cr.
BIOL 377 - Ornithology 3 cr.
BIOL 378 - Mammalogy 3 cr.
GEOG 308 - Climate: Past, Present, and Future 3 cr. or
GEOL 308 - Climate: Past, Present, and Future 3 cr.
GEOL 104 - Physical Geology 4 cr.
GEOL 300 - Mineralogy and Petrology 4 cr.
GEOL 310 - Sedimentary Geology 3 cr.
GEOL 312 - Geomorphology 3 cr.
HIST 390 - Museum Exhibitions 3 cr.
HIST 391 - Historical Documentaries 3 cr.
HIST 393 - Wisconsin Indians 3 cr.
HIST 397 - Historic Preservation 3 cr.
IA 150 - Cross Cultural Survey of Applied Design 3 cr. or
IA 160 - Survey of Creative Expression: U.S. Diversity, Identity and Material Culture 3 cr.
IA 326 - Lighting Design 3 cr.

Note

Many of these courses have prerequisites.

Take a minimum of 3 credits from

ACCT 210 - Introductory Financial Accounting 3 cr.
ARTM 300 - Topics in Arts Management 3 cr.
BUS 320 - Principles of Management 3 cr.
BUS 330 - Principles of Marketing 3 cr.
BUS 340 - Business Law and Ethics 3 cr.
CIS 373 - Productivity Software 1-3 cr.
CNMT 100 - Principles of Computing 3 cr.
ENGL 347 - Grant and Proposal Writing 3 cr.

Practicum

Take 6 credits from the following courses:

History

HIST 399 - Special Work Credit based on scope of project.
HIST 480 - Museum Internship 1-12 cr.

Natural Science

BIOL 322 - Museum Methods 3 cr.
BIOL 399 - Independent Studies 1 or 2 cr.
BIOL 499 - Biology Internship 1-4 cr.
GEOL 395 - Directed Study 1-3 cr.
GEOL 399 - Research 1-3 cr.
GEOL 485 - Practicum in Geology 1-3 cr.

Arts

ART 418 - Gallery Internship 1-3 cr.
ARTM 280 - Internship in Arts Management 2 cr.
ARTM 380 - Internship in Arts Management 2 cr.
IA 394 - Field Experience 3 cr.
or take the following not for credit and take an additional 6 credits from Category #2 (Take a minimum of 6 credits from) above

Experiential Learning Activity:

Consult with advisor on appropriate volunteer/internship opportunity (not for credit)