9 courses with the subject MUSL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MUSL 500Museum History and Theory3.0
Through the examination of readings, case studies, and visits to local institutions, students will develop an understanding of the history and theory of the museum from ancient history to the present, with special attention paid to major issues surrounding contemporary museum practice.
This course will examine a range of professional practices in American and European museums, focusing on curatorial, conservation, registrarial, gallery design and lighting, art handling, and facilities work.
This course will examine sustainable practices at the leadership level in museums, arts, and cultural organizations. Through readings and case examples, students investigate green and sustainable practices in museums, arts, and cultural organizations. Students will design a program to initiate green practice within a museum, presenting it during the final class for feedback from peers in a supportive and co-creative manner.
MUSL 650Governance for Museums and Non-Profit Organizations3.0
Most museums in the United States hold their collections in the public trust—meaning that they are accountable to the public as a result of their tax-exempt status. Similarly the non-profit sector exists to serve a social purpose or need that the public sector or government cannot or does not serve. To manage the public trust and represent the interests of the public at large, museums and non-profit organizations have boards of “trustees.” Trustees are community leaders who, in the non-profit sector, serve as volunteers and contribute wealth, wisdom and work to the organization on whose boards they serve. This class will examine the ethical, legal and strategic implications of governance and examine the interactions between boards and museum staff.
This course will focus on culturally specific institutions in the United States. Through readings and case studies students will develop greater knowledge of these entities. Their best practices can be a guide for the future of all cultural organizations as well as provoke new thinking in the cultural organization sector. This course will provide a framework that illuminates the various ways culturally specific institutions are producing models of racial equity for cultural organizations of today and the future.
This course will provide an intensive study of all aspects of the planning, designing, and construction of museums. The connection of capital projects to other museum functions such as master planning, strategic planning, and fundraising will be examined.
This course is a 2-term required practicum sequence for all Arts Administration & Museum Leadership students in the Museum Leadership Concentration. This will be a project-based applied research inquiry developed in collaboration with a number of area host institutions. Each project will have specific, measurable, deliverable outcomes that will advance the host institution's mission and identified goals. 3 credit hours – Applied.
Subject
MUSL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
Can be repeated 2 times for 9 credits Prerequisites: MUSL 500 [Min Grade: C] and MUSL 530 [Min Grade: C]
This is the second term of a two-term required practicum for all museum leadership students. Students will work in teams at a local museum to complete a practical project that will expose them to contemporary museum practices.
