Museum Conservation - Undergraduate Minor
The Museum Conservation minor requires 18 credits. Students cannot earn both a bachelor's degree in the Department of Art and the Museum Conservation minor unless they pass at least 6 credits in the minor beyond the requirements of the major. An undergraduate minor in Museum conservation requires the completion of 9 credits of the three 400 level museum conservation courses listed below, and 9 credits of the courses selected from one of the three tracks listed below.
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ARTS 401 | Museum Conservation Techniques I (Spring) | 3 |
| ARTS 402 | Museum Conservation Techniques II (Fall) | 3 |
| ARTS 403 | Preventative Conservation/Collections Care (Directed Readings) | 3 |
| Select one from the following tracks: | 9 | |
Anthropology | ||
Art | ||
History | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Track 1: Anthropology
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| Introduction to Archaeology | 3 | |
| Introduction to Museology | 3 | |
| Museum Anthropology | 3 | |
| Ancient Mexico | 3 | |
| Magic Witchcraft and Religion | 3 | |
| Curation Crisis in Archaeology | 3 | |
| Archaeology of Ancient Southwest | 3 | |
| Historical Archaeology | 3 | |
| Lab Methods in Archaeology | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
Track 2: Art
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| History of Art I | 3 | |
| History of Art II | 3 | |
| Introduction to Ceramics | 3 | |
| Introduction to Photography | 3 | |
| Drawing I | 3 | |
| Painting I | 3 | |
| Introduction to Printmaking | 3 | |
| Jewelry and Small Metal Construction I | 3 | |
| Writing in Art | 3 | |
| Introduction to Sculpture | 3 | |
Any 300-400 level ARTH course | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |
Track 3: History
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| Greek Civilization: From Helen of Troy to Alexander the Great | 3 | |
| Introduction to Public History | 3 | |
| Antiquity and Modernity | 3 | |
| Historic Preservation | 3 | |
| Interpreting Historic Places for the Public | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 9 | |