History 662:
Museum & Historic Sites
Fall 2005, Tues. 2:30 - 5:00 pm
Synopsis:
Students in this course will use their research and writing skills to develop projects for area museums and historic sites. During the beginning of the semester, seminar discussion will explore issues involved with the interpretation of objects and landscapes in museum and historic site settings. During the remainder of the semester, students will devote most of their energies to field projects undertaken in teams for local institutions. By the end of the semester, students will be familiar with the literature of museum and historic site interpretation, and will have developed some hands-on skills in exhibition design and planning, as well as other tools to increase public understanding of historical issues through the interpretation of objects, buildings and landscapes.
Syllabus: History 662, Fall 2005 (Save as PDF)
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