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TUSCULUM COLLEGE 2004-2005
Social Responsibility. Prerequisite: MUSE 310 or permission of instructor.
Offered every other year.
MUSE 350. SPECIAL TOPICS.
The purpose of this course is to offer students opportunities to engage
in selected study that includes mini-research projects into the actual
problems encountered in a museum. This course may be taken for credit
multiple times on various topics. Competency: negotiated. Prerequisites:
MUSE 101.
MUSE 401. SEMINAR ON NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT.
This survey of museum organization covers policies, ethics, types of
authority, relations to the public and supporters, budgets, fund accounting,
fund-raising, and long-range planning. The course will explore
museum marketing, government relations, and job opportunities in
the field. The course will include attendance at a museum association
meeting. Competencies: Self-Knowledge and Ethics of Social Responsibility.
Prerequisites: MGMT 211 and three courses from the MUSE
200-300 series, or permission of instructor.
MUSE 402. MUSEUM INTERNSHIP. Minimum 12 semester hours.
This internship will be under the guidance of faculty in an actual museum
setting, putting into practice all the previous courses and introducing
the student to the professional museum world. Content of each
internship will be based upon a contractual agreement between the
student, the museum, and the Director of Museum Studies. The
student’s grade will reflect input from outside evaluators. Competency:
Civility. Prerequisites: 3 courses from the MUSE 200-300 series or permission
of instructor.
MUSE 450. INDEPENDENT STUDIES – MUSEUM RESEARCH.
This course is designed to give the student advanced experience in
research, analysis, and writing about a special project to be used by a
museum. Topics or subjects selected governed according to the interests
and specialties of faculty and students. Student will meet with
faculty periodically to review progress. Competency: negotiated. Prerequisites:
at least 12 credit hours in museum studies and permission
of the instructor.
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