For graduation, students are required to complete a total of 34 semester hours in the following areas: 22 hours of core classes, 12 hours of electives, five workshops, a portfolio, and a ten week Internship/Special Project. For details see below:
Required Courses (core): 22 credit hours
Electives:
Students may take any elective from the list below but may want to concentrate in either art and art education related courses, or those related to community development and tourism .......... 12 hours
Workshops:
Workshops taught by working museum professionals on a variety of topics are designed to supplement the Museum Studies core courses. Students are required to sign up for MST 602 each semester and to attend 5 workshops, approved by the program director, held at the Figge through the course of their program.
Internship and Special Project:
Students are required to complete an internship of at least ten weeks in a museum or related organization. As a part of the internships, students will undertake and complete a special project approved by the host museum and the Program Director, and make periodic reports to the Program Director on their experience.
Graduate Portfolio:
Throughout their graduate program, students will develop a portfolio documenting their evolving knowledge and skills in the Museum Studies program.