Advising Course Plan - Museum and Curatorial Studies Major - 2 Year Plan
This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in two years. It is appropriate for students who have already completed sixteen units of coursework with many of the General Education requirements satisfied by that earlier coursework (remaining general education requirements must be able to be completed with five courses (not including the Junior Seminar). The student’s individual academic plan will be developed in consultation with an adviser and reviewed each semester prior to registering for the next semester. This plan assumes that the student has has taken two of the following Art History classes: ARTH 212A, ARTH 241A, ARTH 242A, and one Studio Art (ARTS) course prior to the first semester shown in the plan. Students who have completed less than 16 units, have a substantial number of General Education requirements yet to satisfy, or who have not completed the courses just listed may not be able to complete the degree in two years.
- 2 of these courses: ARTH 212A, ARTH 241A, or ARTH 242A
- 1 of these courses: ARTH 211A, ARTH 251A (these are both WE courses)
- 1 Studio Art (ARTS) class
- 2 of these courses: CREA 250, ARTH 316, or ARTH 325S
- 2 of these courses: ARTH 334V (Junior Seminar), ARTH 365, or ARTH 366
- 1 of these courses: ARTH 312, CREA 396, or CREA 397
- Both of these courses: ARTH 326 and ARTH 499
Courses for the major that should be completed prior to the first semester of this plan: two of the following three Art History courses: ARTH 212A, ARTH 241A, ARTH 242A, and one Studio Art (ARTS) course.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| ARTH 211A or 251A | Approaches to the Arts Introduction to Comics Studies | 1 |
| ARTH 316 or CREA 2501 | Issues in Contemporary Art (or General Education Requirement or Elective) Arts Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| ARTH 334V1 | Curating Visual Culture (Junior Seminar) or General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| General Educaiton Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARTH 325S3 | Art Market and Institutions (or General Education Reqquirement or Elective) | 1 |
| ARTH 365 or 3664 | Collection Management Museum Theory and Practice | 1 |
| CREA 397 or 396 | Internship in Creative Arts Research/Creative Arts Apprenticeship | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARTH 3265 | Exhibition Concept Development and Design | 1 |
| ARTH 316 or CREA 250 | Issues in Contemporary Art (or General Education Requirement or Elective) Arts Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARTH 325S3 | Art Market and Institutions (or General Education Requirement of Elective) | 1 |
| ARTH 365 or 3664 | Collection Management Museum Theory and Practice | 1 |
| ARTH 499 | Senior Project | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Total Unit: 16 | ||
- 1
Note: ARTH 211A/251A and 334V.JS are all WE courses; more than two WE courses in one semester is not recommended.
- 2
This Junior Seminar is offered in the fall semester.
- 3
ARTH 325S is required; it is offered every other year in the spring semester
- 4
ARTH 365 and ARTH 366 are offered in alternating years in the spring.
- 5
ARTH 326 is required; it is offered in the fall semester.