15 courses with the subject MUSE, 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.
MUSE 101Introduction To Museum Studies1
Credit(s): 1 This introductory survey of the museum profession will cover types of museums and their philosophy, history, functions and their responsibilities to the profession and to the public. Field trips will be taken to sites in the area to study various methods of museum operations. Course Level: Undergraduate
Credit(s): 3 The collecting, cataloging, researching and conserving of two-dimensional and three-dimensional artifacts are basic to all museums and historical societies. The class will study types and use of collection records and the legal aspects and liabilities of collections. A field trip will study various methods of cataloging and collection management. Basic precepts of conservation will be practiced with the completion of a project required.
MUSE 101 or permission of instructor. Course Level: Undergraduate
MUSE 202Architecture And Historic Preservation3
Credit(s): 3 Students will study the types and styles of domestic architecture in an effort to understand the cultural values preserved in the built environment. The course will review various methods used to preserve, restore and maintain historic structures and survey the history of the historic preservation movement. Students will take fieldtrips to catalogue and record historic buildings in the local community. Course Level: Undergraduate
MUSE 205Material Culture in the American South and Appalachia3
Credit(s): 3 The material world of objects is a rich source that helps historians better understand past societies. Using Southern Appalachia as a focus of their study, students will learn how to interpret and explain changes in American society using material culture evidence, including architecture, decorative arts, household goods, and mechanical technologies. This course also introduces principles of connoisseurship and artifact study. Course Level: Undergraduate
Credit(s): 1 Under the supervision of faculty and museum staff, students will gain work experience at Tusculum’s campus museums as part of this one-hour activity course. Students will complete a minimum of forty hours working on some combination of museum skills including collections management and programming. At the beginning of the course, students will consult with staff and faculty to develop a work plan for the semester. Time spent at conferences and professional meetings will count toward course requirements. Students must register for MUSE 101 prior to or during the same term that they enroll for their first MUSE 210. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 3 credits. Repeatability: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 3. Course Level: Undergraduate
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1
Credits (max)
1
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Repeatable
Repeatability: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 3.
Credit(s): 3 Students will work collaboratively to develop and plan a museum exhibit, beginning with the drafting and implementation of a design brief. During the exhibit process, students will develop and apply skills including: interpretive writing, graphic design and digital file manipulation, fabrication of exhibit components, and the design and construction of object mounts.
Credit(s): 3 A survey course that covers topics relevant to administering the arts, including advocacy, board development, compliance requirements, fundraising, human resources, non-profit agency structures, and state and federal legislation specific to non-profit organizations.
Credit(s): 3 This course on digital history explores the ways in which historians use technology and new media, both as a resource to further scholarship and as an outlet to reach increasingly diverse audiences. Students will collaborate to produce a digital resource that interprets a historical subject and/or museum collection. Course Level: Undergraduate
Credit(s): 3 This course introduces the theory and practice of public history through the exploration of several competing influences that shape the public historian’s craft. Students will explore the tension between history and memory, between who creates, controls, and maintains a historical narrative within the context of ethical concerns that guide the practice of public history. Students will practice the craft of public history through a practicum experience. Course Level: Undergraduate
Credit(s): 3 Learning in the museum occurs within a free-choice environment and through interactions with other individuals. This course will formulate plans and implement a program to interpret a past culture to present-day audiences, both adult and children, through the use of artifacts and interpreters. A field trip will be taken to compare various methods of interpretation and various education programs. Course Level: Undergraduate
MUSE 354Archival Collections And Service-Learning3
Credit(s): 3 Archives and archival collections exist at the core of the historian’s craft; within them reside the most basic components of historical understanding. Students in Archival Collections and Service-Learning will partner with a cultural institution to complete a project that enhances the utility of the institution’s collection and fits the student with a better understanding of how archives function.
Two 300-level history courses or MUSE 201 . Course Level: Undergraduate Crosslistings: HIST 354
MUSE 401Seminar On Non-Profit Management3
Credit(s): 3 This survey of museum organization covers policies, ethics, types of authority, relations to the public and supporters, budgets, fund accounting, fund-raising and long-range planning. The course will explore museum marketing, government relations and job opportunities in the field. Students will prepare a cover letter and a résumé or curriculum vitae for review by the instructor.
MUSE 101 or permission of instructor. Course Level: Undergraduate
MUSE 402Museum Internship3
Credit(s): 3 Under the guidance of faculty and within an operating museum, students will apply lessons learned from prior coursework. The structure and nature of the internship will be based upon a contractual agreement between the student, the museum and the supervising instructor. The student’s grade will reflect input from outside evaluators, a reflective self-evaluation and public presentation. Repeatability: May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours. Course Level: Undergraduate
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MUSE
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Repeatable
Repeatability: May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours.
Credit(s): 1-3 This course is designed to give the student advanced experience in research, analysis, and writing about a special project to be used by a museum. Topics selected will be determined according to the interests and specialties of the faculty and students. Student will meet with faculty periodically to review progress. Course Level: Undergraduate
MUSE 455Portfolio Review And Professional Development3
Credit(s): 3 In this course, students meet with museum studies faculty to review and revise professional portfolio components prior to final submission. Additionally, students will compile a report and plan that explores professional organizations, entry-level positions within the museum field, and graduate schools that are appropriate to their ambition and academic record.
