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Museum Management Certificate

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Requirements for a Certificate in Museum Management

A student majoring in any discipline may complete a certificate in Museum Management upon satisfactory fulfilling the core and elective requirements.

Note: A grade of C or better is required in all courses required for the certificate.

Required Courses (6 credits):

ART 315 - Gallery Management Credits: 3
HIST 256 - Introduction to Museums Credits: 3

Management or Marketing Elective - Complete 1 course (3 credits):

BA 300 - Management Principles Credits: 3
MK 250 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3

Certificate Electives - Complete 6 credits (6-7 credits):

ACC 225 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credits: 3
ANTH 375 - Museum and Heritage Studies Credits: 3
ANTH 360 - Cultural Resource Management Credits: 3
ANTH 316 - Internship in Anthropology Credits: 1-6
ANTH 320 - Archaeological Lab Techniques Credits: 4
ANTH 201 - Introduction to Archaeology Credits: 3
ART 481 - Art Internship Credits: 1-6
ART 389 - European Art and Culture Topics Credits: 3
ART 315 - Gallery Management Credits: 3
ART 316 - Gallery Topics Credits: 3
BA 437 - Internship in Business Credits: 3
BA 300 - Management Principles Credits: 3
ED 485 - Educational Studies Internship Credits: 1-12
ED 338 - Visual, Digital, and Performing Arts in Education Credits: 3
ED 222 - Education: Global Perspectives [LAC-SS] Credits: 3
HIST 491 - Colloquium in Public History Credits: 3
HIST 493 - Internship in History Credits: 1-9
HIST 345 - Archival Theory and Practice Credits: 3
HIST 241 - Public History: Scope and Methods Credits: 3
HIST 255 - Introduction to Heritage Preservation Credits: 3
MK 250 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
NAIS 493 - Internship in Native American and Indigenous Studies Credits: 1-6

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATE - CREDITS: 15-16

Prior to course registration, students should review all courses for prerequisites, minimum prerequisite grade requirements and minimum class standing.

Note: At least 50% of the coursework toward the certificate must be earned at Fort Lewis College.

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