• MUSE 210: Museum Experience

  1.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  Under the supervision of faculty and museum staff, students will gain work experience at Tusculum's campus museums as part of this one-hour activity course. Students will complete a minimum of forty hours working on some combination of museum skills including collections management and programming. At the beginning of the course, students will consult with staff and faculty to develop a work plan for the semester. Time spent at conferences and professional meetings will count toward course requirements. Students must register for MUSE 101 prior to or during the same term that they enroll for their first MUSE 210. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 3 semester hours.
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• MUSE 308: Development of Exhibits I

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  Students will work collaboratively to develop and plan a museum exhibit, beginning with the drafting and implementation of a design brief. During the exhibit process, students will develop and apply skills including: interpretive writing, graphic design and digital file manipulation, fabrication of exhibit components, and the design and construction of object mounts.
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• MUSE 311: Arts Administration & Nonprofit Mgmt

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  A survey course that covers topics relevant to administering the arts, including advocacy, board development, compliance requirements, fundraising, human resources, non-profit agency structures, and state and federal legislation specific to non-profit organizations. Prerequisite: BUSN 210.
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• MUSE 322: Digital History

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course on digital history explores the ways in which historians use technology and new media, both as a resource to further scholarship and as an outlet to reach increasingly diverse audiences. Students will collaborate to produce a digital resource that interprets a historical subject and/or museum collection.
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• MUSE 326: Public History

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  This course introduces the theory and practice of public history through the exploration of several competing influences that shape the public historian's craft. Students will explore the tension between history and memory, between who creates, controls, and maintains a historical narrative within the context of ethical concerns that guide the practice of public history. Students will practice the craft of public history through a practicum experience.
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• MUSE 340: Interpretation and Museum Education

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  Learning in the museum occurs within a free-choice environment and through interactions with other individuals. This course will formulate plans and implement a program to interpret a past culture to present-day audiences, both adult and children, through the use of artifacts and interpreters. A field trip will be taken to compare various methods of interpretation and various education programs.
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• MUSE 354: Archival Collections an Service Lrning

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  Archives and archival collections exist at the core of the historian's craft; within them reside the most basic components of historical understanding. Students in Archival Collections and Service Learning will partner with a cultural institution to complete a project that enhances the utility of the institution's collection and fits the student with a better understanding of how archives function. Prerequisites: Two 300-level history courses or MUSE 201.
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• MUSE 401: Seminar on Non-Profit Management

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  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. Students will prepare a cover letter and a résumé or curriculum vitae for review by the instructor.Prerequisites: MUSE 101 or permission of instructor.
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• MUSE 402: Museum Internship

  3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  Under the guidance of faculty and within an operating museum, students will apply lessons learned from prior coursework. The structure and nature of the internship will be based upon a contractual agreement between the student, the museum and the supervising instructor. The student's grade will reflect input from outside evaluators, a reflective self-evaluation and public presentation. Repeatable for credit up to six hours.
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• MUSE 450: Independent Study

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Tusculum University

  
  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 selected will be determined according to the interests and specialties of the faculty and students. Student will meet with faculty periodically to review progress.
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