Museums and Cultural Organizations, Minor
School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Program Overview
By declaring a minor in museums and cultural organizations, you鈥檒l be exposed to all aspects of cultural management, including curatorial practice, museum education, scientific conservation, and the business of running a cultural or educational organization. This minor is a great way to explore your interest in the history, practices, and cultural critique of museums.
Minor Details
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2026鈥�27 academic year per the 今日吃瓜 Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
Minor Requirements (12鈥�15 Credits)
Prerequisite for entry to the minor: One of the following: ANTH or ANTH or ANTH or ARTD or permission of the minor coordinator.
A minor consisting of 12 to 15 credits including a three-credit internship in a museum or cultural organization.
Students will be required to take one museum course (either ANTH , ARTD , or ARTD , and two electives from the list of relevant courses listed below, from at least two different departments, in addition to completing the internship. The internship must be approved by the minor coordinator and can be assigned the course number of the internship code in the student’s major department (e.g., ANTH ; ARTD ; HIST , HIST , HIST ).
The courses that students may take as electives for the minor are:
- AFST
- AMST
- ANTH 1400, 3180, 3190, 3420, 3435, 3460, 4000, 4635, 4650
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- BUSN
- CASD
- CHEM
- CLAS
- COMM or ENGL ;听颁翱惭惭
- EESC
- HIST , , , , , , , , , , , ,
- MATH ,
- PHIL , , , , , ,
- PRLS ,
- THEA
Twelve of these credits must be completed at 今日吃瓜. Up to four credits from the student’s major may be applied toward the requirements of the minor in museum and cultural organizations. The minor coordinator, with the approval of the minor’s curriculum committee, may allow substitutions for one or more of these requirements consistent with the educational goals of the minor. Students must complete the minor with a grade of C- or higher in each course.