MST 690 - Special Topics in Museum Studies (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: Permission of the Academic Director
This course will offer the opportunity to study special topics within the scope of Museum Studies. Topics may vary from semester to semester and could include: the in-depth study of museum access and connection/engagement with local communities and issues; representation of museum staffing and questions of addressing the complicated past of collecting and curatorial interpretation of objects; museum admission vis a vis pricing, pay-as-you-wish, community engagement, and accessibility; the return and/or loaning-out-for-display/use of artifacts to communities/nations from which they were taken; and the role of digital resources, digitization, and preservation.