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Museum and Heritage Studies MHST

MHST 201 303 331 401 433 501 533

Instruction offered by theÂ Faculty of Arts.

Junior Course

Museum and Heritage Studies 201

Introduction to Museum and Heritage Studies

Introduces the field of Museum and Heritage Studies by examining heritage sites, museums, art galleries, zoos, natural parks and others. Traditional institutions will be examined along with new forms, including virtual museums.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Notes: Students may be required to attend off-campus events outside of class time.

Senior Courses

Museum and Heritage Studies 303

Introduction to Audience Development for Museums

Students will be introduced to five different areas of Audience Development and how audience development is affected by museum education, museum marketing strategies, evaluation and assessment of audience, the use of technology in museums, as well as how audience is affected by museum and community relationships.
Course Hours: H(2-2)
Antirequisite(s): Not open to students with credit in General Studies 301.07.
Notes: Preference in enrolment is given to students enrolled in the Museum and Heritage Studies Minor program. Registration information can be found on the Enrolment Services website http://www.ucalgary.ca/registrar/. Students may be required to attend off-campus events outside of class time.

Museum and Heritage Studies 331

Topics in Collecting and Exhibiting

Examines the nature of collecting, curating, exhibiting and interpreting material and non-material culture in museums and heritage institutions.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Museum and Heritage Studies 201.
Notes: Students may be required to attend off-campus events outside of class time.

Museum and Heritage Studies 401

Special Topics in Museum and Heritage Studies

An examination of selected topics in Museum and Heritage Studies. See the Schedule of Classes for current topics.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Museum and Heritage Studies 433

Topics in Management and Planning

Examines a range of theoretical issues of museum management and planning. This theoretical framework will be applied through the study of museum exhibition story lines, as well as the implications of broader and long-range exhibition and institutional planning.
Course Hours: H(0-3S)
Prerequisite(s): Museum and Heritage Studies 201
Notes: Students may be required to attend off-campus events outside of class time.

Museum and Heritage Studies 501

Research in Selected Topics

Supervised individual study of a special topic.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs).
Notes: Students should contact the Office of the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs) at least two weeks prior to the first day of classes to arrange an independent study course.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Museum and Heritage Studies 533

Practicum

Work in a local museological or heritage institution under a professional supervisor.
Course Hours: H(0-6)
Corequisite(s): Prerequisites or Corequisites: Museum and Heritage Studies 331 and consent of the Program Coordinator.
Notes: Students must contact the practicum co-ordinator at least three weeks prior to the start of classes to arrange for placement at a hosting institution.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA

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