Museum Studies Minor

Core Courses 16 Credits

• ANT 102 - Comparative Cultures (3 cr.)
• ART 137 - Western Art: Ancient and Medieval (3 cr.)
• ART 139 - Western Art: Renaissance to Modern (3 cr.)
• ART 473 - Senior Art Major Exhibition (1 cr.)
• HIS 395 - Introduction to Historic Preservation (3 cr.)

Museum Internship 3 Credits

After completing the Core Courses, students must complete a minimum 3 credit internship at an art museum/gallery such as:

• Curatorial, Plattsburgh State Museum of Art 
• Exhibitions and Collections, Plattsburgh State Museum of Art
• The Strand Center for the Arts
• Gallery Internship, Studio Semester in NYC 
• Canadian Museum or Gallery
• Kent-Delord House
• Miner Museum, Chazy, N.Y.
• Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vt.
• Battle of Plattsburgh Association
• Clinton County Historical Museum

Total Credits 19

Note:

Students electing this minor should have basic computer skills. Other valuable skills include desktop publishing, photography and accounting. ART 205 - Introduction to Graphic Design (3 cr.)  and ART 211 - Introduction to Photography (3 cr.)  are recommended.