Students may complete the remaining 3-6 credits from the remaining core courses or from the following list. List of courses which may satisfy the remaining 3-6 credits:

Core Courses

• ANTHRO 390 – Museum Anthropology
• ART 327 – Museum Studies
• HIST/ENV STDS 339 – Public History

Intercultural Knowledge and Competence, Ethics, and Collaboration

These courses stress knowledge crucial to the development of ethical and responsible museum professionals including critical analysis of representational practices and ethical and accountable collaboration with constituent communities.

• ANTHRO/INDG ST 101 – Indigenous Wisconsin
• ANTHRO/INDG ST 312 – Native North America: Contemporary Issues, Histories, Cultures
• ANTHRO/WGS/INDG ST 314 – Native American Women
• INDG ST 201 – Introduction to Indigenous Studies
• INDG ST 205 – Indigenous Oshkosh
• HISTORY 341 – History of Wisconsin (prerequisite: Junior Standing or any 200-level history course or consent of instructor)
• HISTORY 363 – Indigenous North America (prerequisite: Junior Standing or any 200-level history course or consent of instructor)

Visual and Material Culture

*Prerequisites for all 300-level Art History courses: Art 209 or Art 210 or junior standing or consent of instructor.

• ANTHRO 363 – Archaeology Analysis (prerequisite: Anthro 208 or consent of instructor)
• GLBL REL 110 – World Religions
• ART 209 – Art History Survey I
• ART 210 – Art History Survey II
• ART 310 – Art History, Ancient Art*
• ART 311 – Art History, Medieval Art and Architecture*
• ART 312 – Gothic Art and Architecture*
• ART 313 – Art History: Italian Renaissance Art*
• ART 314 – Northern Renaissance Art*
• ART 315 – Baroque Art and Architecture*
• ART 316 – Dutch and Flemish*
• ART 318 – Sub-Saharan African Art*
• ART 322 – Art History, Contemporary*
• ART 324 – History of Photography*
• ART 325 – Greek and Roman Art and Architecture*

Writing and other Professional Skills and Techniques

A maximum of 3 credits may be taken from the following list of courses centered on writing and professional skills relevant to museum professionals.

• ANTHRO 304 – Writing for the Social Sciences
• ENGLISH 207 – Introduction to Professional Writing (prerequisite: Any Writing-Based Inquiry Seminar (WBIS 188), English 101, or English 110)
• ENGLISH 317 – Technical Writing (prerequisite: Any Writing-Based Inquiry Seminar (WBIS 188), English 101, or English 110)
• ENGLISH 385 – Professional and Digital Writing (prerequisite: English 281 or consent of instructor)
• ENGLISH 388 – Grant Writing Foundations (prerequisites: 30 credits to include WBIS 188, English 101, or 110)
• ENGLISH 397 – Digital and Multimodal Writing (prerequisite: English 207 or consent of instructor)
• HISTORY 315 – Historical Methods and Writing

Optional. Students are encouraged to earn 3 credits through an internship at a museum or related institution through one of the following courses. A reflection at the end of the internship should apply learning outcomes from at least two other courses taken for the Museum Studies Certificate. Academic supervisor for the internship will assess the final reflection.

Internship courses can be any of the following:

• ANTHRO 394 – Field Experience
• ANTHRO 446 – Independent Study
• HISTORY 399 – Internship in History
• INTRDSCP 399 – L & S Career Internship