Course Schedule for Fall 2008 (Quad Cities)
MST 500: Introduction to Museums: Purpose, Function and History (3)
This course will provide students with an overview of the purpose, function, and history of museums and their role in society. Students will be introduced to all of the disciplines within the museum and will discuss recent issues in the field. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing and permission of program director.
Instructor: TBA (Director of Museum Studies Program)
Day/Time Tuesday/Thursday, 4:00 – 5:15 Figge Art Museum
MST 501: Museum Administration (3)
This course will provide students with an overview of management history, theory and practice focusing on the issues involved in managing a non-profit organization. Topics to be covered include strategic planning, ethics and governance, membership, earned income and marketing and non-profit finance. Students will complete a finance assignment and an in-depth museum management case study. A variety of topics will be covered including the concepts of project management, team building, group problem solving and managing change. Case studies of actual projects in museums. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing and permission of program director.
Instructor: Sean O'Harrow, Ph.D., Executive Director, Figge Art Museum
Day/Time Thursday evening, 6:15pm – 8:45 Figge Art Museum
MST 515 Introduction to Museum Education
Public education is at the core of the service that museums provide. This course focuses on all aspects of the educational role of museums from the mission through an exploration of museum learning, the use of new technologies, and the development of public programs and evaluation. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing and permission of program director.
Instructor: Ann Marie Hayes, M.A., Curator of Education, Figge Art Museum
Day/Time Monday evening, 6:00pm – 8:30 Figge Art Museum
RPTA 460 (G): Community Tourism Development. (3)
Provides essentials for successful development of a local tourism economy including organizing, planning, developing, and operation. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing and permission of program director.
Instructor: K. A. Walker, M.A., President, Macomb Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Day/Time Tuesday evening, 6:00pm – 8:30 QC Moline B17 (2 way video course)
MST 601: Workshops in Museum Studies (0) Students are required to attend at least five workshops run through the Figge Art Museum or other workshops approved by the program director. Graded S/U.
Instructor: TBA
Day/Time Arranged
MST 602 Graduate Portfolio. (0) Throughout their graduate program, students will develop a portfolio documenting their evolving knowledge and skills in the Museum Studies program. Graded S/U.
Instructor: TBA
Day/Time Arranged
Course Schedule for Fall 2008 (Macomb)
RPTA 424 (G) Fund Raising and Volunteerism in Leisure Services. (3)
A study of the principles and practices associated with fundraising and utilization of volunteers in public as well as private nonprofit leisure service organizations. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing and permission of program director.
Instructor: D.G. Yoder, Ph.D.
Day/Time MWF, 11:00 – 11:50 Currens 415
ART 496 (G): History of Contemporary Art. (3)
A survey of post-WWII developments in the visual arts. The primary focus is upon Western art, but attention is also paid to stylistic developments in Asian, African, and Latin American countries. The central interpretive ideas and concerns for the course will be drawn from contemporary art theory and criticism.
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing and permission of program director.
Instructor: D.K. Holz, Ph.D.
Day/Time Tuesday evening, 5:00 – 7:30 Tillman 212