Program Description
The Certificate Program in Museum Studies and Historical Preservation affords access to the benefits of the Museum Studies education to current Morgan graduate students in other fields, non-degree seeking students, and working professionals in the field. Certificates are available in Art History, and Public History (applications are not being accepted at this time for the Cultural Non-Profit Management certificate).
Program Course Requirements
This certificate program requires students to complete 18 credit hours. Of these, 6 credits are devoted to core courses, 6 to concentration courses, and the remaining 6 to elective courses. All courses meet in-person, on campus. The courses required are as follows:
Core Courses (6 credits; both required)
MUSE 520 - INTRODUCTION TO MUSEUM STUDIES 3 Credits
MUSE 521 - THEORIES OF MUSEUM STUDIES 3 Credits
Area of Interest Courses (6 credits; two from any track)
Art History
ART 509 - AFRICAN AMERICAN ART 3 Credits
ART 510 - TRADITIONAL ARTS OF AFRICA 3 Credits
Public History
HIST 540– PUBLIC HISTORY: MUSEUMS, ARCHIVES, & HISTORIC SITES 3 Credits
HIST 708 – ORAL HISTORY 3 Credits
Elective Courses (6 credits; choose two classes from below)
HIST 598 - HISTORIOGRAPHY 3 Credits
HIST 707 - PRINCIPLES OF ARCHIVAL THEORY 3 Credits
MUSE 525 - EXHIBITION DEVELOPMENT 3 Credits
MUSE 526 - COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT 3 Credits
MUSE 600 - PRINCIPLES OF PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION 3 Credits
MUSE 604 - COLLECTIONS REGISTRATION 3 Credits