Public History and Museum Studies Minor

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Students interested in entry-level positions in the fields of museum education, museum administration, collection management, artifact conservation, archival or curator work, or history-related mass media and technology are encouraged to complete a public history and museum studies minor as part of their undergraduate education. Contact David Goss.

Required Courses:

HIS 390 - Public History and Museum Studies 4 credits
HIS 391 - Museum Careers 4 credits
HIS 425 - Internship 2 or 4 credits (4 credits required)
One of:
ECB 245 - Principles of Management Credits: 4 *
ECB 348 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 4
Additional internship

One of the following electives:

ECB 117 - Principles of Accounting I 4 credits
ECB 118 - Principles of Accounting II 4 credits
ECB 245 - Principles of Management 4 credits *
ECB 277 - Principles of Marketing 4 credits
ECB 346 - Human Resource Management 4 credits
ECB 374 - Small Business Management 4 credits
ISE 308 - Foundations of Nonprofit Organizations 4 credits

Note

ECB 245 will only apply once, as either a required course or a minor elective and will not apply as both.