The Certificate in Museum Studies prepares individuals for careers in municipal, county, and historical society museums, and state and federal interpretive centers. Emphasis is placed upon curatorial research and the design, preparation, and installation of exhibits.

Grading Requirement

All courses taken to fulfill program course requirements must be taken for a letter grade except those courses specified by the department as credit/no credit grading only.

An overall GPA of 2.5 is required for the entire program.

Course Requirements for the Certificate

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this certificate. 

Course List

Course	Title	Units
Foundation
Administration
ANTH 405	Making the Museum	3
Conservation
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH 461	People, Objects and Collections
ANTH 465	Public Interpretation
Exhibit Design and Interpretation
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH 462	Learning and Engagement in Museums
ANTH 468	Current Topics in Museum Studies
ARTI 373	Interior Lighting and Color
ARTI 474	Building Systems and Environmental Technologies
RHPM 444	Environmental Interpretation and Communication
Exhibit Installation
ANTH 467	Exhibit Research, Design, and Installation	3
Breadth Courses
Select four courses from three of the following four groups, choosing no more than two courses from a single group		12
Graphic Communications:
ARTS 122	2D Design
ARTS 123	3D Design
JOUR 351	Public Relations Publications
MADT 307	Technology and Communication
Public Relations:
JOUR 265	Survey of PR and Media Relations
MKTG 305	Survey of Marketing
RHPM 422	Leisure Services Promotion
Museum Finances and Operations:
ACCT 201	Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCT 365	Not-for-Profit Accounting
MGMT 303	Survey of Management
PHHA 579W	Grant Writing (W)
RHPM 490W	Management of Recreation, Hospitality, and Parks (W)
RHPM 420	Budgeting and Finance in Recreation, Hospitality, and Parks Management
Data Collection:
ANTH 483	Field Methods in Ethnography
HIST 492	Archival Research Seminar
RHPM 300	Leisure Science
Internship
Select one of the following: 1		3
ANTH 489D	Museum Studies Internship
ARTS 489	Internship Program in Art
BADM 389	Internship in Business Admin
HIST 389	History Internship
Total Units		27

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The selected internship course must be taken for three units.