The Certificate in Museum Studies
Course Requirements for the Certificate: 26-28 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required
of all candidates for this certificate.
MUSEUM CORE: 11-13 units
Administration
1 course required:
ANTH 205 Museum Administration 3.0 FA
Conservation
1 course selected from:
ANTH 261 Museum Collections Management 3.0 FA
BIOL 007 Museum Techniques 2.0 Inq
Prerequisites: Previous biological course work is recommended.
Exhibit Design and Interpretation
1 course selected from:
ANTH 288A Exhibit Research and Design 3.0 SP
ART 143 Human Factors in Design 3.0 FS
RECR 244 Environmental Interpretation 4.0 SP
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; a basic oral communication course
such as CMST 011; or faculty permission.
Exhibit Installation
1 course selected from:
ANTH 288B Exhibit Installation 3.0 FA
ART 205 Gallery Production 3.0 FS
BREADTH COURSES: 11-12 units
4 courses selected from:
Select four courses from three of the following four clusters, choosing
no more than two courses from a single cluster.
Graphic Communications
ART 015A Color Theory 3.0 FS
ART 015B Design 3.0 FS
CDES 023 Visual Communication Concepts 2.0 FS
CDES 107 Technology and Communication 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: CDES 002.
CDES 122 Computer Graphics 3.0 FS
JOUR 151 Public Relations Publications 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: JOUR 060; JOUR 044 and JOUR 141 for public relations option;
JOUR 121 for news-editorial option.
Public Relations
JOUR 044 Intro to Public Relations 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; concurrent enrollment in or prior completion of JOUR 060.
This course is the same as POLS 044 which may be substituted.
MKTG 170 Survey of Marketing 3.0 FS
RECR 222 Leisure Services Promotion 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Successful completion of computer literacy requirement;
or faculty permission.
Museum Finances and Operations
ACCT 015 Intro to Financial Accounting 3.0 FS
ACCT 125 Not-for-Profit Accounting 3.0 Inq
Prerequisites: ACCT 016.
MGMT 180 Managing People, Bus Proc, & Chg 3.0 FS
RECR 220 Recreation Budget/Finance Mgmt 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: RECR 010; one course chosen from RECR 020, RECR 040, RECR
050, or RECR 060; successful completion of computer literacy requirement;
or faculty permission.
RECR 280 Management of Recreation/Parks 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 001 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher;
successful completion of computer literacy requirement; RECR 010; RECR
191; one course chosen from RECR 020, RECR 040, RECR 050, or RECR 060;
senior standing.
Data Collection
ANTH 283 Field Methods in Ethnography 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: ANTH 103.
HIST 292 Archival Research Seminar 3.0 FS
RECR 200 Leisure Science 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: RECR 010; one course chosen from RECR 020, RECR 040, RECR
050, or RECR 060; successful completion of computer literacy requirement;
or faculty permission.
INTERNSHIP: 3 units
1 course selected from:
ANTH 289B Museum Studies Internship 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: faculty permission.
ART 289 Internship Program in Art 1.0-3.0 FS
HIST 289 History Internship 1.0-3.0 FS
MGMT 189 Internship 1.0-3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
NOTE: The selected intership course must be taken for 3 units.
An overall GPA Pof 2.5 is required for the entire program.
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