Museum and Curatorial Studies Minor

Overview

The minor in Museum and Curatorial Studies introduces students to museum and curatorial practices, the concerns underlying them, their historical and theoretical frameworks, and their applications beyond the preservation and display of objects. The curriculum explores works in a wide range of media and their installation both within and outside of museum walls. Students in the minor develop practical and academic skills in visual studies, curation, and cultural policy.

The minor requires six courses with a minimum of 18 credits. Two introductory courses introduce students to the field, two advanced courses explore topics in visual culture and history, and two advanced courses look specifically at museums and curatorial practices.

At least one of the introductory courses is offered every semester. Advanced courses come from a list of electives that vary.

Students interested in a minor can simulate a worksheet that accounts for courses already completed and in progress using the "What If" feature in Degree Works.

Course availability may vary from semester to semester. Some courses may be in development and offered at a later time. Students seeking to pursue alternative coursework to fulfill the minor should consult with their advisors.

Curriculum

Subject Area	Sample Courses	Courses
Introductory Courses	NARH 2200 The Arts and Social Engagement: An Introduction NARH 2102 Introduction to Museum Studies NARH 3424 Take Care: Introduction to Curatorial Studies and Practice LVIS 2010 Exhibitions as History	6-8
Advanced Courses in Visual Culture and History	LVIS 3010 Contemporary Latin American Art LVIS 3013 The Long Queer 1990s LVIS 3018 Capitalism & the Crisis of Art LVIS 3024 Inventing Abstraction LVIS 3045 Postwar Art and Theory NARH 2550 End of Art NPUB 3000 Public/Art NARH 3369 Impressions of Modernity NARH 3324 Homosexuality in 20th-Century American Art NARH 3465 Warhol_2015 NPUB 3222 Just Art: Art and Social Justice NARH 3729 From Object to Experience: Art of the 1960s and 1970s NCST 3104 History of the Photography Book NHUM 3107 Spectacle in the Arts NARH 3XXX Representation and Disability PLAH 3002 The Art of the Document PLAH 3004 The Politics of Abstraction PLAH 4050 The Art Object Defined PLDS 3004 Evidence, Artifacts, Heirlooms PLFS 3013 Anthropology of African Dress PLVS 3002 Art, Visual Culture, and Tourism PLDS 3004 Evidence, Artifacts, and Heirlooms of Otherness PLAH 4003 The Bauhaus: Vision and Reality PLVS 3699 Visual Culture and the Radical 60s	6-8
Advanced Courses in Museum and Curatorial Practices	LINA 2027 Art and Its Institutions LVIS 2012 Environments of Contemporary Art LVIS 3021 Architecture Without Architect: Art and the Politics of the Built Environment LVIS 3022 New Enclosures: Art, Space & the Global City LVIS 3047 20th-Century Russian and Soviet Art Across Borders: A Transnational Perspective NARH 3761 History of Collecting - Renaissance to the Present NANT 3633 Whose Heritage? Contested Cultural Sites NARH 3485 Museum Education NMGT 3110 Arts Management NMGT 3115 Arts and Cultural Marketing NARH 3224 Performance in the Museum NARH 3857 Artists as Entrepreneurs LVIS 3250 Practicing Curating PLAH 4014 History and Theory of Exhibitions PLAH 4060 Politics of Display PLFS 3040 Fashion and Curation: Curatorial Practice in Contemporary Fashion PLAD 4068 Exhibiting Display PLAH 4060 Politics of Display PLCW 4011 Curating as Social Practice PLVS 4000 Art Interventions: City as Site PGHT 5000 Curating Design PGHT 5005 Curating in the Public Domain	6-8

Learning Outcomes

A student who has completed this minor should be able to demonstrate:

Familiarity with the history of collecting and the origins of museums
Awareness of current debates and best practices in the fields
An understanding of the significance and relevance of historical material and visual culture for the present day
The ability to think, speak, and write critically about exhibitions and displays
The ability to conduct historical research on visual and material culture using primary and secondary sources
Competency in writing exhibition, grant, and public programming proposals
The ability to contribute to the conceptualization, curation, or production of an exhibition, installation, performance, or other curated event

Eligibility

Students must earn a grade of C or higher in all courses taken for the minor.

For questions regarding this minor's curriculum, including requests for course substitutions, please contact Professor Soyoung Yoon (Lang) at soyoung.yoon@newschool.edu, Professor Mev Luna (Parsons) at lunam1@newschool.edu, or Professor Rachel Heiman (SPE) at heimanr@newschool.edu.

How to Declare or Change a Minor

General guidelines for declaring a minor are available here. Current students can declare or change a minor by logging in to my.newschool.edu, clicking on the Academics tab, and then clicking on the link to Major/Minor Declarations.

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Contact your Student Success advisor to discuss how a minor will fit with your degree requirements.

Declare or change a minor on my.newschool.edu in the Academics tab. Note that some minors require an application.

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