Museum Studies Certificate Program

Museum Studies at Connecticut College is a broad interdisciplinary program, open to students of all majors, that explores the role of museums in shaping society's knowledge about art, culture, history and the natural world. The Museum Studies Certificate Program is designed to introduce students to careers in all types of museums, cultural arts centers, historical sites and houses, science centers, environmental education centers, exhibit design firms, auction houses, planetaria, aquaria, zoos and botanical gardens. Students who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate at graduation.

The program offers:

An introduction to the foundations of museology with a critical perspective on museum history and practice.

An opportunity to visit and analyze a diverse range of museums and exhibitions.

Study of community-museum relationships through on-site observations and interaction with museum professionals.

Training in museum skills and operation, including curation, exhibition design and implementation, collection management, conservation, administration, publication, fundraising and educational programming.

Special opportunities for internships, volunteer work and training at local museums.

The program consists of four components: a foundation course, three elective courses, a summer or semester internship at a museum, gallery, historical society or related organization, and a Senior Integrative Project.

Students apply to the Museum Studies Certificate Program in the first semester of sophomore year.

Certificate Components

Criteria for the Certificate:

One foundation course.
One course from Electives A.
Two courses from Electives A or B.
Museum-related internship.
Museum Studies Senior Project.

Foundation Course

One foundation course.

Foundation Course

MSM 280/AHI 280/ANT 279INTRO TO MUSEUM STUDIES

4

AHI 280/ANT 279/MSM 280INTRODUCTION TO MUSEUM STUDIES

4

ANT 279/AHI 280/MSM 280INTRODUCTION TO MUSEUM STUDIES

4

MSM 289/AHI 289INTRODUCTION TO MUSEUM WORK

4

AHI 289/MSM 289INTRODUCTION TO MUSEUM WORK

4

FYS 1006EVERYONE'S A CURATOR

4

Electives A

At least one course from Electives A

Electives A

AHI 206/ANT 206INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART

4

AHI 216ART CRIMES & THE VALUE OF ART

4

AHI 246NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART

4

AHI 250PERSPECTIVES ON PHOTOGRAPHY

4

AHI 260EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY ART

4

AHI 262GLOBAL MODERNISMS

4

AHI 281/ANT 281CURRENT ISSUES MUSEUM STUDIES

4

AHI 283/EDU 283MUSEUM EDUCATION

4

AHI 284HOUSE MUSEUMS

4

AHI 290/ANT 290/HIS 290MATERIAL CULTURE STUDIES

4

AHI 325/ART 325SECRECY AND THE INVISIBLE

4

AHI 450BAD ART: LOOKING BEYOND CANON

4

AHI 455EXHIB VISUAL ART IN DIGITL AGE

4

AHI 456MUSEUM PROJECTS

4

Electives B

At least two course from Electives A or B

Electives B

AHI 104/EAS 104INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART

4

AHI 205/ARC 205/EAS 204JAPANESE ART & ARCHITECTURE

4

AHI 208/EAS 209SILK ROAD

4

AHI 226/CRE 228/EAS 225CHINESE ART IN AMERICA

4

AHI 402/EAS 451CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART

4

ANT 112CC: MATERIAL LEGACIES

4

ANT 114/CRE 114CC: POWER AND INEQUALITY

4

ANT 201HIST OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL THRY

4

ANT 330/CRE 330ANTHROPOLOGY OF TOURISM

4

ART 207DESIGN: TYPE AND IMAGE

4

ART 208DESIGN: OBJECT AND ENVIRONMENT

4

ART 209/AT 209DESIGNING VISUAL INFORMATION

4

ART 212INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING

4

ART 251POLITICS OF PAINTING PEOPLE

4

ART 271LARGE FORMAT PAINTING

4

ART 310DESIGN: PUBLIC PRACTICE

4

BOT 225SYSTEMATIC BOT/LOCAL FLORA

4

ENG 380/AFR 380/AMS 380COMMEMORATION

4

FYS 1014MYTHS WE LIVE BY

4

FYS 1040THE MEANING OF DINOSAURS

4

SOC 305/AFR 305RACE/ETHNICITY BASEBALL IN U.S

4

SPA 204/ES 204ENVIRON JUSTICE IN HISPA WORLD

4

SPA 304ENVIR JUSTICE IN HISP WORLD

4

Internship

A summer or semester internship at a museum, gallery, cultural arts center, historical site or house, science center, environmental education center, exhibit design firm, auction house, planetarium, aquarium, zoo, botanical garden, or related institution. Internships must be approved by the Director or Associate Director of Museum Studies.

Internship

MSM 237/AHI 237MUSEUM STUDIES INTERNSHIP

1

AHI 237/MSM 237MUSEUM STUDIES INTERNSHIP

1

Senior Integrative Project

An independent or collaborative project undertaken while enrolled in MSM 496: Museum Studies Senior Projects. The project might involve designing and implementing an exhibition, developing interactive computer software or a museum website, producing an educational outreach program, or writing a research essay on some aspect of museums or museology.

Senior Integrative Project

MSM 496/AHI 496MUSEUM STUDIES SENIOR PROJECT

4

AHI 496/MSM 496MUSEUM STUDIES SENIOR PROJECT

4

Steiner, C.

Gonzalez Rice, K