The Graduate Certificate Program in Museum Studies at the University of Georgia uses a very broad understanding of museums, practical experience in museum work, and the role of museums. The program prepares students for museum careers by adding specific, museum-based instruction to existing departmental academic studies. Students achieve the capacity to investigate and accomplish objectives in the museum field through discipline-based knowledge, museum theory, and experiential learning. The instructors and courses offered through this program are interdisciplinary, representing a range of departments across campus.
Akela Reason History Department areason@uga.edu https://history.uga.edu/museum-studies-certificate
16 hours
FCID 5010/7010
| MUSE 5015/7015 | Museum Internship | 3 |
| MUSE 5020/7020 | Museum Studies Certificate Capstone | 1 |
Choose 9 credit hour(s) from the following:
| ANTH 4010/6010 | Historical Ecology | 3 |
| ANTH 4250/6250 | Cultural Resource Management | 3 |
| ARED 5500/7500 | Introduction to Museum Education | 3 |
| ARED 5510/7510 | Engaging Art Museum Audiences as Student Docents | 3 |
| ARHI 4050/6050 | Icons in Byzantium: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ARHI 4400/6400 | The Natural History of Art | 3 |
| ARHI 4580/6580 | Postmodern Visual Culture | 3 |
| ARHI 4970/6970 | Art History Field Study | 3 |
| ARHI 4750/6750 | Topics in Museum Objects, Collections, Exhibitions | 3 |
| CLAS 4305/6305 | Selected Topics in Ancient Civilization: Studies Abroad | 3 |
| CLAS 4400/6400 | The Art of Rome | 3 |
| EDES 4610/6610 | Vernacular Architecture | 3 |
| EDES 4630/6630 | The History and Theory of Twentieth-Century Architecture | 3 |
| ENGL 4892/6892 | Literature in the Archives | 3 |
| HIPR 4000/6000 | Introduction to Historic Preservation | 3 |
| HIPR 4030/6030 | Principles and Practices of Historic Preservation | 3 |
| HIPR 4072/6072 | Issues in International Heritage Conservation | 3 |
| HIPR 4100/6100 | Cultural Resource Assessment | 3 |
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HIPR 4120/6120
Social Awareness & Responsibility
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Historic Site Interpretation | 3 |
| HIPR(HIST) 4160/6160 | Public History and Technology | 3 |
| HIPR 4250/6250 | Art and Cultural Heritage Law | 3 |
| HIPR(CLAS) 4820/6820 | Selected Topics in Heritage Conservation and Classical Culture | 1-3 |
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HIST 4022/6022
Analytical Thinking
Communication
Critical Thinking
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Picturing America | 3 |
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HIST 4025/6025
Analytical Thinking
Communication
Critical Thinking
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American Material Culture, 1650-1950 | 3 |
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HIST(MUSE) 4026/6026
Analytical Thinking
Communication
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
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Museum Studies in Washington, D.C. | 3 |
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HIST 4027/6027
Analytical Thinking
Communication
Critical Thinking
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American Museums, Parks, and Monuments | 3 |
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HIST(AFAM) 4032/6032
Analytical Thinking
Communication
Critical Thinking
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Black Skin, White Walls: African Americans and the Museum | 3 |
| HIST 4033/6033 | Historic House Museums | 3 |
| HIST 7400 | Professional Development for Historians | 3 |
| HIST 8765 | Colloquium in History, Museums, and Collections | 3 |
| HIST 8770 | Colloquium in Public History | 3 |
| LAND 4620/6620 | American Architecture to 1900 | 3 |
| MNML 5237/7237 | Theory and Management of Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| MNML 5320/7320 | Managing Volunteers | 3 |
| MNML 5957/7957 | Grant Proposal Writing for Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| MNML 7445 | Nonprofit Financial Management | 3 |
| MUSE 4765/6765 | Museum Registration Methods | 3 |
| MUSE 5730/7730 | Museum Ethics and Controversies | 3 |
| NAMS 4000/6000 | NAGPRA and the U.S. | 3 |
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ROML 4092/6092
Leadership & Collaboration
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Archival and Special Collections Studies | 3 |
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SPAN 4092/6092
Creativity & Innovation
Leadership & Collaboration
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Archival and Special Collections Studies in Spanish | 3 |
| TXMI 5850/7850 | Museum Introduction in Clothing and Textiles | 3 |
| TXMI 8280 | Museum Issues in Clothing and Textiles | 3 |
Please note: At least two different prefixes must be taken. Graduate students are required to take the graduate-level portion of split-level courses.
Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.