Museum Studies Discipline Courses Details
M S 605 : San Francisco Bay Area Museums: Behind the Scenes
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 and consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Study of San Francisco Bay Area museums: their history, organization, collections stewardship, exhibits, public programs, and mission. Includes structured "behind-the-scenes" tours of local museums. Paired with M S 705. Students who have taken M S 705 may not take M S 605 for credit. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2011 |
M S 680 : Cultural Heritage Preservation
| Prerequisites: | ENG 214 or equivalent. |
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| Description: | Archaeological and architectural conservation: history of U.S. legislation and implementation, international organizations, major national and international projects, philosophy of preservation strategies, conservation ethic. Paired with M S 780. Students who have completed M S 680 may not take M S 780 for credit. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2011 |
M S 700 : History and Organization of Museums
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate status and/or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Major museology facets, including analysis of diverse museums, career options, ethics, laws, funding, and literature. Museum operation and community-museum relationships through on-site observations, interviews, and research. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
M S 705 : San Francisco Bay Area Museums: Behind the Scenes
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate status and consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | For course description, see M S 605. Paired with M S 605. Students who have taken M S 605 may not take M S 705 for credit. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2011 |
M S 708 : Museums: Global Operations
| Prerequisites: | Graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Examination of museum efforts to incorporate global perspectives into their activities. Topics include analyses of international partnerships and globally-focused museum activities, the challenges of such work, and basic resources on international museum efforts. |
| Units: | 1 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2010 |
M S 710 : Museum Education and School Outreach
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate status and consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Overview and evaluation of educational services in museums, including the planning and implementation of educational programs and establishing a liaison with public schools. Designed for graduate students, museum professionals, and public school teachers. [CSL may be available; consult index for page reference.] |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2011 |
M S 715 : Interpretation in Museums and Heritage Organizations
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate status and consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Analysis of the methods and styles of interpretation of museum collections and heritage facilities (e.g., historic sites, historic houses, landmarks, open-air facilities). Development and improvement of interpretive programs. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2012 |
M S 720 : Museum Curatorship and Collecting
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate status and consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Analysis of the duties of museum curators, including academic research, collections documentation, collections development, donor cultivation, ethical collection practices, exhibition concept development, and the curator's position within the institution and community. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
M S 730 : Museum Exhibition Planning and Design
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate level standing; museum major; and consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Theory and practical experience in the development and installation of exhibitions in museums and related exhibition spaces in libraries or similar institutions, including collaborations between such entities. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
M S 740 : Museum Conservation and Restoration
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate status in M S. |
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| Description: | Theory and practice in museum conservation and restoration, using the Sutro Egyptian and permanent collections. Analysis of museum artifacts. |
| Units: | 1 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2011 |
M S 760 : Preservation of Natural History and Cultural Collections
| Prerequisites: | Consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Analysis of major types of natural history specimens, their properties, potential hazards facing them, and appropriate conservation techniques. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
M S 780 : Cultural Heritage Preservation
| Prerequisites: | Graduate status or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | For course description, see M S 680. Paired with M S 680. Students who have completed M S 780 may not take M S 680 for credit. (Formerly CLAR 860.) |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2011 |
M S 790 : Archives Management and Preservation
| Prerequisites: | MS major or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | History, principles, methodologies, and practical administration of non-electronic archives (original documents, maps, photographic materials, manuscripts, diaries, albums, government records); practical, hands-on experience with preservation methods. (Plus-minus letter grade only.) |
| Units: | 2 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2011 |
M S 791 : Integrated Pest Management in Heritage Facilities
| Prerequisites: | Museum Studies major or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Development of plans to prevent pest infestations in museums and related heritage facilities. Overview of current methods of chemical and non-chemical methods of control, legacy of past chemical practices in museums, and OSHA regulations for employee safety. |
| Units: | 1 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2010 |
M S 792 : Museum Security Systems
| Prerequisites: | Museum Studies major or current museum employee. |
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| Description: | Analysis and implementation of institutional procedures and new technology for theft prevention and mitigation in museums. |
| Units: | 1 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2010 |
M S 793 : Museum Facilities Management
| Prerequisites: | Museum Studies major or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Analysis of building and grounds issues; risk management; emergency/disaster preparedness; fire suppression technology; HVAC systems; new construction materials. |
| Units: | 1 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2009 |
M S 794 : Museum Collections Management and Registration
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate status in museum studies. |
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| Description: | Tasks performed by museum registrars: documentation of collections, loan procedures, collections storage, museum security, disaster preparedness, traveling exhibitions and customs, insurance, and development of collections management policies. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2012 |
M S 795 : NAGPRA for Museum Registrars and Curators
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate status and consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | For museum registrars and curators, analysis of legal compliance and practical implementation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. |
| Units: | 2 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2010 |
M S 800 : Museum Management, Law, and Ethics
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate status in museum studies. |
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| Description: | Legal issues of concern to museum professionals and artists; laws governing acquisition of art objects, authentication, taxes, liability, censorship, artists' rights, copyright, museum organization, and labor relations. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2011 |
M S 810 : Museums in the Digital Age
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Use and role of digital media and information technology in museums. Development of practical and theoretical skill set for the management of digital assets for exhibit development, education, public relations and marketing, collections preservation, and digitally-mediated outreach. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2012 |
M S 830 : Museum Governance
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate status or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Analysis of governance in museums, including: trusteeship, board issues, roles of director and senior management, governance conflicts, mission statements, use of advisory committees and support groups, collections issues, planning, and recent controversies. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2012 |
M S 840 : Museums and Cultural Property
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate status or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Examination of legal and ethical issues concerning cultural property in museums: museum acquisition policies; international art/antiquities trade; auction houses; WWII-era looting; repatriation; ownership dispute resolution; relationships with descendant communities. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
M S 845 : Art Law
| Prerequisites: | Museum Studies major or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Artists' expressive, economic, and moral rights; intellectual property issues; title and theft; art merchants and authenticity; museum acquisitions; IRS regulations pertaining to museums contracts and documentation in museums. |
| Units: | 2 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2010 |
M S 850 : Museum Volunteer Managment and Membership
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Development and management of volunteer and membership programs for museums and heritage organizations. Volunteer recruitment/retention, sound practices for producing and managing membership programs, and training and daily volunteer operations in the museum and heritage environment. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2010 |
M S 860 : Fundraising in Museums
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate status or consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Examination of fundraising in museums, budget building, budget cycle, legal and tax issues of fundraising, as well as specific fundraising methods (gifts, planned giving, bequests, endowments, e-commerce, grants, contracts). |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
M S 870 : Museum Audiences, Visitors, and Communities
| Prerequisites: | Classified graduate status and consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Analysis of museum visitors (visitor studies) and non-visitors (audience research) in the context of museum communities. Methodology and applications of visitor/audience research to improve museum operations and exhibitions. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Spring 2012 |
M S 880 : Museum Internship
| Prerequisites: | M S 700 and classified graduate status in Museum Studies. |
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| Description: | Practicum in collections management, exhibition design, fundraising management, publishing, curation, educational programming, conservation under the supervision of a professional museum employee and SFSU instructor. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
M S 885 : Professional Conferences and Workshops
| Prerequisites: | consent of instructor. |
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| Description: | Attendance, participation, and evaluation at professional conferences, workshops, or short courses offered by museums, professional associations, or other recognized institutions. Prior approval by Museum Studies Program is mandatory. May be repeated for a total of 3 units. (CR/NC grading only.) |
| Units: | 1-3 |
M S 888 : Project Management for Museums
| Prerequisites: | MS Majors only. Prior enrollment in MS 720, MS 850, or instructor consent. |
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| Description: | Under faculty guidance, development, logistics, budgeting, and time management for museum exhibits, catalogue publishing, conferences/sessions for museum professionals, or special events for schools/general public. |
| Units: | 1 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
M S 888 : Project Management for Museums
| Prerequisites: | MS Majors only. Prior enrollment in MS 720, MS 850, or instructor consent. |
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| Description: | Under faculty guidance, development, logistics, budgeting, and time management for museum exhibits, catalogue publishing, conferences/sessions for museum professionals, or special events for schools/general public. |
| Units: | 2 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
M S 894 : Creative Work Project
| Prerequisites: | Advancement to candidacy for the master's degree. |
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| Description: | Original creative work project which must be developed with the approval of the Museum Studies program. Graduate Approved Program and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
M S 897 : Directed Thesis Advising and Support
| Prerequisites: | None |
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| Description: | Directed advising and support for students writing theses or creative works. May be taken before enrollment in MS 894 or MS 898. Once students have taken MS 894 or MS 898 they must take MS 897 every Spring semester until they finish the degree. CR/NC grading only. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
M S 898 : Master's Thesis
| Prerequisites: | Advancement to candidacy for the Master of Arts and recommendation of major adviser. |
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| Description: | Graduate Approved Program and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration. CR/NC grading only. |
| Units: | 3 |
| Latest Offering: | Fall 2012 |
