Art Administration and Museology

Minor

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Requirements for the Minor (26-28 Credits)

All students must take a total of 7 courses-3 Administration and Society, 2 Communications and Culture, 1 Disciplinary Core and 1 Internship. No more than 8 credits may be at the lower level. Students without a disciplinary background should take at least two regular courses in one of the disciplines in conjunction with this minor.

I. Administration and Society (12 credits)

Students choose 3 of the following courses:

• ANTH 4/Cultural Diversity: Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics (4)
• ECON 5/Economic Principles: Microeconomics (4)
• REL 127/Business Ethics (4)
• SOC 117/Sociology of Management (4)

II. Communications and Culture (6-8 credits)

Students choose from the following:

• CSCI 70/Computing Technology, Society, and Culture (4)
• ENG 65/Writing for and About Business (4)
• HUM 21/Culture and Exchange (2)
• LING 10/Language, Communication, and Culture (4)
• SOC 110/Sociology of Mass Communications (4)
• THEA 64/Show: Business (2)

III. Disciplinary Core (4 credits)

Students choose one of the following in consultation with their disciplinary adviser:

• ANTH 58/ARTHST 55/Museums and Society (4)
• THEA 70/MUS 70/Performing Arts Administration (4)

IV. Required Internship in the Area of Interest (4 credits)

Courses

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ANTH 104 - Formerly 4 - Cultural Diversity: Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics (4)

A comparative examination of the cultural diversity of humanity. Using case studies of peoples in differing contexts, the course presents theories and data on a range of topics for understanding contemporary human conditions, including subsistence strategies, political and economic systems, religion and expressive behavior, language, culture change, and the interdependence of cultures throughout the planet.
Offered every semester.
Fulfills: BSS, DIT

ANTH 58 - Museums and Society (4)

Using case studies from museum literature and situations, this course explores the intersection of museums with their public. It will probe the social location of museums, their function, exhibitions, educational role, and ideologies. Controversial matters such as governance, multiculturalism, globalization, the role of government, and artifact theft will be engaged in terms of changing cultural values.
Offered spring semester in even years. Same as:

CSCI 270 - Formerly 70 - Computing Technology, Society and Culture (4)

This course will survey the principal computing technologies that are in use today or on the horizon, then investigate individual topics in more technical and cultural depth. Topics will vary in light of new developments, and could include blogging, RFID, intelligent systems, GPS, data mining, Google, and eBay. Other aspects of computing technology, society, and culture to be addressed will include legal and political issues such as regulation, jurisdiction, internationalization, and standardization, and broader questions such as how and why new computing technologies are developed and accepted.
Course may be repeated. Enrollment priority: Given to juniors and seniors. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Offered fall semester.

ECON 101 - Formerly 5 - Economic Principles: Microeconomics (4)

An introduction to basic microeconomic analysis and institutions, with special emphasis on the roles markets play in an economy and the ways in which government can alter market activity. Includes such topics as consumer and firm behavior, competition and monopoly, poverty and justice, the environment, health care, and international trade.
Offered every semester.
Fulfills: BSS

ENGL 215 - Formerly 65 - Writing For and About Business (4)

Concentrates on the development of a clear, precise writing style and practice in dealing with specific types of business writing problems. Students complete writing projects, individually and in teams, in the context of hypothetical business situations, such as preparing and presenting a report, preparing and presenting a project proposal, applying for a job, and reviewing a report or project proposal.
Prerequisite: Satisfaction of the College writing requirement Offered every semester.

HUM 201 - Formerly 21 - Culture and Exchange (2)

This course introduces students to the idea of exchange as the basis for all human interaction by comparing ideas about and principles of exchange through different disciplinary lenses: exchange in the arts (patronage, sales, publication, criticism), economics (barter and money economics, credit), anthropology (gift-giving, marriage, ritual) and linguistics (language per se) are all possible avenues of investigation and comparison.
Offering to be determined.

LING 101 - Formerly 10 - Language, Communication, and Culture (4)

An introduction to the role of language and its various forms of transmission in the construction of individual and cultural identity. Topics include language and gender, language and ethnicity, language and social structures.
Recommended: ANTH 4 as a concurrent or prior course. Offered annually.
Fulfills: BSS

REL 214 - Formerly 127 - Business Ethics (4)

A philosophical and theological study of those ethical, religious, and social issues that play an important role in thinking morally about economic and business practices. Attention is paid to practical ethical problems arising out of the functional areas of management and the wider areas of business and social responsibility in relation to the community, ecology, minorities, the role of multinationals and public safety.
Offered spring semester. Same as:

SOC 309 - Formerly 110 - Sociology of Mass Communications (4)

An overview of how the mass media and American cultural, political and economic institutions mutually affect each other. Systems of mass communication examined include books, the Internet, magazines, movies, newspapers, and television. Two topics to be emphasized are: 1) the production, control, and consumption of various forms of information in the mass media; 2) comparative analyses of the uses of mass media in different countries.
Prerequisite: SOC 101 - Formerly 1 - or permission of instructor Offered fall semester. Same as:

SOC 317 - Formerly 117 - The Sociology of Management (4)

A presentation of the main themes involved in the management of corporations and other business organizations. The themes examined are communication, decision making, innovation, leadership, strategy, and politics.
Prerequisite: SOC 101 - Formerly 1 - or permission of instructor Offered annually.

THEA 271 - Formerly 64 - Show: Business (2)

A dramatic literature seminar exploring how modern theatre looks at ways of doing business, from Naturalism (Hauptman's The Weavers) through Expressionism (Treadwell's Machinal), Epic theatre (Brecht's Mother Courage) and Realism (Ibsen's An Enemy of the People). The intersection of race, gender and economy will be examined in works ranging from Shaw's Major Barbara to Anna Deveare Smith's Twilight. Videos may include such work as The Cradle Will Rock, Death of a Salesman and Raisin in the Sun. Students will examine readings through written analysis and group discussion.
Signature of instructor required for registration.

THEA 270 - Formerly 70 - Performing Arts Administration (4)

An introduction to the basic cultural role, issues, structures, operations, and personnel of performing arts (music and theatre) organizations, focusing primarily on the non-profit sector. Contextual subjects will include: an arts institution's role in and responsibility to its community; government's role in the arts; issues of control and power within the organization. Specific topics will include: types of organizations and organizational structures; marketing, publicity and public relations; fundraising, donor relations, grant writing; long-range planning.
Prerequisite: At least 8 credits in Theatre Arts or Music. Same as: MUS 270 - Formerly 70 -