Museum Studies Minor

Minor

Learning Format

Hybrid

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Minor
Museum Studies Minor

Overview

Ever dream of working in a museum? Than our minor in Museum Studies might be the right choice for you. This interdisciplinary minor is a collaboration of the Art and Music, Fashion Design and Retailing, and History departments. Learn about what goes into operating a museum, including grant writing, curation, and preservation techniques. You might even decide to intern at the Danforth Art Museum, Framingham State University's own comprehensive cultural destination. 

Sponsored by the Art and Music, Fashion Design and Retailing, and History departments, this interdepartmental minor requires that students take a minimum of four (4) courses outside of their major subject area, including an internship.

Program Requirements

Program Requirements

Sponsored by the Art and Music, Fashion Design and Retailing, and History departments, this interdepartmental minor requires that students take a minimum of four (4) courses outside of their major subject area, including an internship. Only one (1) course may be taken within the student’s major subject area. Courses in the minor may also be used to fulfill general education requirements. To complete the course residency requirement for a minor, a minimum of three (3) courses (12 semester hours) in the minor must be taken at Framingham State University.

The minor requires five (5) courses as follows:

Choose one (1) course in Art History:

  • ARTH         

Choose one (1) course in History:

  • HSTY         

Choose one (1) course from the following:

  • ANTH 172 Interpreting the Past: Archaeological Perspectives
  • BIOL 212/212L Wildlife Specimen Preparation Techniques with Lab
  • ENGL 338 Grant Writing
  • FASH 223 History of Costume
  • FASH 253 Cultural Dress
  • FASH 347 History of Textiles

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