ANT 304 - Museum Studies

Three Credits
Fall Semester

A survey of museology, this course introduces students to the history of museums and debates about their role in society.  Students will visit and read case studies of ethnographic, history, and art museums among others to explore the relationships between exhibits, museum missions, those they represent, and the communities in which they reside. 

Prerequisite(s): SOC 101  or ANT 105 .
This course was formerly offered as SOC 304 Introduction to Museum Studies.

Course may be applied to the American Studies program.