Museum Studies Virtual Field Course

3 Credits.

A 12-week, place-based virtual seminar that will explore a region’s unique challenges and look for museum-related opportunities and solutions. Using the rich diversity of museums in a designated location, this class allows students to use what they have learned in their prior courses, develop networks with fellow students, and explore the latest in museum practice. Virtual field trips offer opportunities for students and instructors (asynchronous and optional synchronous) to come together around the most pressing issues in the field to strategize solutions and reflect on current practice. Group work, Journals, and a post-seminar reflection paper require students to synthesize knowledge gained across their courses in the Museum Studies program. Note: As a prerequisite, students must have completed at least six courses in the program. One of these courses must be 460.601 or 460.602.