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Course Catalog 2020-2021 
    
Course Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ARTH 230 - Introduction to Museum Studies


This course introduces students to museum history and practice and to theoretical issues in museum studies. Students will explore the ways in which museums and like institutions represent people and cultures and will consider their missions, organizational structure and architecture, their role in the community and the contemporary challenges faced by museum practitioners.

Credits 1



Area
Humanities

Division
Arts and Humanities

Compass Attributes
Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars