Academic Catalog

History: Museum Studies Track (BA)

Program Description

The Museum Studies Track supplements the History major core with coursework that helps you prepare for graduate study and employment in the vigorous and innovative field of museum studies and public history.

Entering and Completing the Major

In order to earn a degree, you must complete at least one academic major. SPU encourages students to explore various academic paths, so if you change your mind about a major, or want to include an additional program, you are able to do so, as outlined below.

Note that the University encourages you to enter your chosen major(s) as soon as you have determined it and are eligible to join it, especially by the start of your junior year. Students who transfer as juniors and seniors should enter a major within their first two quarters at SPU.

If this is your first quarter at SPU and you identified a major in this department as your first choice on your application for admission to the University, you have gained entry to the major. To change or add a major, follow these instructions.
If you are an SPU student with an SPU cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better, follow these instructions to enter a major in this department.
The University requires a grade of C- or better in all classes that apply to a major; however, programs may require higher minimum grades in specific courses. You may repeat an SPU course only once for a higher grade.
To advance in this program, meet with your faculty advisor regularly to discuss your grades, course progression, and other indicators of satisfactory academic progress. If your grades or other factors indicate that you may not be able to successfully complete the major or minor, your faculty advisor can work with you to explore options, which may include choosing a different major.
You must complete the major requirements that are in effect in the SPU Undergraduate Catalog for the year you enter the major.

History: Museum Studies Track (BA)

71 Credits Minimum, Including 30 Upper Division (UD)

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Thinking Historically
HIS 2857	Historiography: World Historians	3
Select one of the following:		5
HIS 1357	The Game of Life: World War II
HIS 1490	Life and Death in World Cities
HIS 1734	War on Terror: History of Our Lives
Section Credits Required		8
Understanding Systems in History
UCOR 2000	The Emergence of the Modern Global System	5
Select one of the following:		5
HIS 2502	The United States to 1876
HIS 2503	The United States Since 1876
Section Credits Required		10
Doing History
HIS 2881	Careers in History: What to Tell My Parents	1
Select one of the following:		3
HIS 3358	Race, Sexuality, and Religion in Postwar Europe
HIS 3725	Women and Gender in the Middle East
HIS 3767	Religion, Revolution and Social Changes in China
HIS 3813	History Online
Section Credits Required		4
Structured Electives Before 1800
Select one of the following:		5
HIS 2417	Religious Traditions of Asia
HIS 3200	Ancient and Medieval Worlds
Section Credits Required		5
Structured Electives After 1800 (3-5 CR)
Select one of the following:		3
HIS 2418	Modern Expressions of Asian Religions
HIS/POL 3440	War, Peace World Order
HIS/POL 3670	History of United States Foreign Relations
Section Credits Required		3
Structured Electives: World Regional Surveys
Select at two from the following		10
HIS 3720	Rise of Islamic Civilization
HIS 3730	History of the Modern Middle East
HIS/SOC 3750	Latin America
HIS 3765	Family, State and Patriarchy in East Asia
HIS 3785	Trade, War, and The Making of East Asian Modernities
HIS 3786	Nation, City and Identity in China: From Opium Wars to Megacities
HIS 3790	History of Africa
Section Credits Required		10
Structured Electives: Christian Perspectives on Problems in History (3-5 CR)
Select one of the following:		3
HIS 3387	Christianity in Asia
HIS 3406/THEO 3303	Christianity in America
HIS 3444	Humanitarianism: Promises and Problems
HIS 3448	Refugees and Human Trafficking: History of Forced Migration and the Law
HIS 3788	Pandemics, Empire and Survival of Asia and the World
Section Credits Required		3
Museum Studies Core
HIS 2870	Introduction to Museum Studies and Public History	5
HIS 3600	History of the Pacific Northwest	5
or HIS 4600	Pacific Northwest Senior Tutorial
HIS 3871	Archives: History, Theory and Practice	3
or HIS 3872	Museum Education
HIS 4949	Applied History Internship	3
Section Credits Required		16
Museum Studies Electives
ART 3606	Cross-Cultural Encounters
ART 3608	Issues in Contemporary Art and Visual Culture
ART 3611	Reading Images: An Introduction to Visual Studies
BUS 3670	Management in the Nonprofit Sector
HIS/CLA 3100	Ancient Civilization
HIS/CLA 3170	Classical Civilization
HIS 3366	The Holocaust in Prague: Jewish Experiences
HIS 4905	Museum Appreciation and Critical Encounter
HIS 4930	Mentoring Practicum
Section Credits Required		5
Capstone
HIS 4899	History Capstone	3
Section Credits Required		8
Additional course(s) from above if needed to reach 71		4
Total Credits		71

Suggested Course Sequence

Note: There is flexibility in this program. We also provide completion checklists for all History students.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman		Credits
Select one of the following WKSS courses:		5
HIS 1357	The Game of Life: World War II
HIS 1490	Life and Death in World Cities
HIS 1734	War on Terror: History of Our Lives
HIS 2881	Careers in History: What to Tell My Parents	1
HIS 2870	Introduction to Museum Studies and Public History ¹	5
	Credits	11
Sophomore
UCOR 2000	The Emergence of the Modern Global System ²	5
HIS 2857	Historiography: World Historians	3
HIS 2502 or HIS 2503	The United States to 1876 or The United States Since 1876	5
Structured Electives		5-10
	Credits	18-23
Junior
Select one of the following Junior-Level Research Seminar Courses ³		3
HIS 3358	Race, Sexuality, and Religion in Postwar Europe
HIS 3387	Christianity in Asia
HIS 3725	Women and Gender in the Middle East
HIS 3767	Religion, Revolution and Social Changes in China
HIS 3600	History of the Pacific Northwest ⁴	5
HIS 3871 or HIS 3872	Archives: History, Theory and Practice ⁴ or Museum Education	3
Structured Electives		5-10
	Credits	16-21
Senior
HIS 4899	History Capstone ⁶	3
HIS 4949	Applied History Internship	3
Structured Electives		5-10
	Credits	11-16
	Total Credits	56-71

¹: Note this course is offered every other year so students must plan accordingly.
²: Offered every quarter.
³: All but HIS 3358 Race, Sexuality, and Religion in Postwar Europe are 3 credits
⁴: Typically offered in Autumn Quarter
⁵: Typically offered in Spring
⁶: Offered in Autumn Quarter