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Nov 21, 2024
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Spring 2025 Update
Museum Studies Certificate
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NY State Program Code: 42662
Hegis Code: 1099.00
CIP Code: 30.1401
(22 credits)
Museum Studies Program (MSP) is an interdisciplinary 22-credit undergraduate certificate program created by the Anthropology Department and the Art and Art History Department. It is aimed at students in different majors and prepares them for career opportunities at a variety of cultural institutions and/or for further graduate studies. The MSP is open to non-matriculated students and those who wish to enhance their skills for employment in museum-related fields and cultural institutions.
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Core Museum Studies Program Requirements
The Museum Studies Program is 22 credits and three tracks. There are 16 credits (5 courses and a capstone internship) of core courses and 6 credits (2 courses) of electives selected according to the track. The track and associated elective courses are selected through advising with a program director.
Choose a minimum of six credits from one of the following three tracks:
Track 1: Collections Care/Preservation
Students in the Collections Care and Preservation (Objects and Architecture) Track will work with a program advisor to select electives that would depend on students’ major(s)/minor(s) and career aspirations. For students planning for further conservation studies, four semesters of chemistry are required for graduate schools. For students who have not taken chemistry courses, the electives for this track would include General Chemistry I and II. For students with General Chemistry, their electives for this track could include Organic Chemistry I and II (and attached Organic Chemistry Labs I and II).
Chemistry majors, already coming with chemistry courses, would take elective classes in Art History and/or Studio Art, and Anthropology. See the list of Anthropology, Art History, and Studio Art courses in Track 2 below. Additional courses in these areas can be selected with the support of the program advisor.
Track 2: Pre-Curatorial
Students will work with a program advisor to select electives that would depend on students’ major/minor and career aspirations. For Anthropology, Art History, and Studio Art electives, see the list below. Elective courses are selected following a discussion with the program advisor.
Track 3: Museum/Gallery Management
Students must take BUS 162 Business and Society. For the second elective, students have the option to take one of 3 courses (ACC 101, or MGT 262, or MKT 280).
Semester Sequence
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Museum Studies Certificate Program
Required GPA: 3.0
Credits Required to Graduate: 22
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Requirements
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Course
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Credits
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Freshmen
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Sophomore
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Junior
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Senior
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Fall
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Spring
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Fall
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Spring
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Fall
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Spring
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Fall
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Spring
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MSP 215 Introduction to Museum Conservation
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3
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X
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MSP 230 Introduction to Preservation of Architectural and Cultural Heritage
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3
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X
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MSP 232 Exhibiting Culture in Museums
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3
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X
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MSP 295 Research Methods in Anthropology and Art History
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3
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X
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MSP 360 The MET: A Global Museum
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3
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X
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MSP 405 Museum Studies Capstone Internship
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1
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X (or summer)
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Electives: 6 credits from selected track:
Track 1: Collections Care/Preservation
Track 2: Pre-Curatorial
Track 3: Museum/Gallery Management
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6
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X
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X
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or X
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or X
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or X
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or X
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or X
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