IAIA - Institute of American Indian Arts

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Arts

120 Credits

Course #   Credits
  General Education REQUIREMENTS 31
  Major REQUIREMENTS 12
MUSM110 Introduction to Repatriation:
Reclaiming our Cultures
3
MUSM120 Introduction to Curation & Research:
Maintaining our Traditions
3
MUSM130 Introduction to Collections Care: Caring for our Cultural Property 3
MUSM190 Art and Exhibit Preparation 3
  LANGUAGE 6
  Language I or any IDST, TRDA or ARTH Course 3
  Language II or any IDST, TRDA or ARTH Course 3
  ART HISTORY 6
ARTH   3
ARTH   3
  UPPER LEVEL REQUIREMENTS 52
MUSM230 Indigenous Collections Care Protocol 3
MUSM240 Curatorial Method and Practice 3
MUSM291 Museum Practicum 3
MUSM310 Issues in Repatriation 3
MUSM320 Research Methods 3
MUSM355 Museum Education & Public Awareness 3
MUSM390 or  Museum
Internship I or MUSM395
Museum Apprenticeship I 3
MUSM 2– 200-level Museum Studies course 3
MUSM430 Issues in Conservation 3
MUSM464 Museum Administration 3
MUSM480 Senior Thesis I 3
MUSM485 Senior Thesis II 3
MUSM490 or  Museum
Internship II or MUSM495
Museum Apprenticeship II 3
MUSM 300- or 400-level Museum Studies course 3
MUSM 300- or 400-level Museum Studies course 3
  Any upper-level  writing course 3
  AREA STUDY ELECTIVES 9
  ELECTIVES 9

Associate of Arts Degree

63 Credits

Course #   Credits
  General Education REQUIREMENTS

30

  Major REQUIREMENTS 12
MUSM110 Introduction to Repatriation: Reclaiming our Cultures 3
MUSM120 Introduction to Curation & Research: Maintaining our Traditions 3
MUSM130 Introduction to Collections Care: Caring for our Cultural Property 3
MUSM190 Art & Exhibit Preparation 3
  ART HISTORY 6
ARTH   3
ARTH   3
  UPPER LEVEL REQUIREMENTS –  
  CHOOSE 5 COURSES 15
MUSM220 Introduction to Digital Curation 3
MUSM230 Indigenous Collections Care Protocol 3
MUSM234 Basics of Archival Management 3
MUSM240 Curatorial Method & Practice 3
MUSM291 Museum Practicum 3
MUSM310 Issues in Repatriation 3
MUSM320 Research Methods 3
MUSM355 Museum Education & Public Awareness 3
MUSM390 or  Museum
Internship I or MUSM395
Museum Apprenticeship I  
MUSM391 Museum Colloquia (when offered for 3 credits) 3

Museum Studies Certificate

24 Credits

Course #   Credits
  CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS 12
MUSM110 Introduction to Repatriation: Reclaiming our Cultures 3
MUSM120 Introduction to Curation & Research: Maintaining Our Traditions 3
MUSM130 Introduction to Collections Care: Caring for our Cultural Property 3
MUSM190 Art & Exhibit Preparation 3
     
  CHOOSE 4 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES 12
MUSM220 Introduction to Digital Curation 3
MUSM230 Indigenous Collections Care Protocol 3
MUSM234 Basics of Archival Management 3
MUSM240 Curatorial Method & Practice 3
MUSM291 Museum Practicum 3
MUSM310 Issues in Repatriation 3
MUSM320 Research Methods 3
MUSM355 Museum Education & Public Awareness 3
MUSM370 Special Studies 3
MUSM390 Museum Internship I 3
MUSM391 Museum Colloquia (when offered for 3 credits)

Museum Studies Minor

24 Credits

Course #   Credits
  Minor REQUIREMENTS 12
MUSM110 Introduction to Repatriation:
Reclaiming our Cultures
3
MUSM120 Introduction to Curation & Research: Maintaining our Traditions 3
MUSM130 Introduction to Collections Care: Caring for our Cultural Property 3
MUSM190 Art & Exhibit Preparation 3
     
  CHOOSE 4 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES 12
MUSM220 Introduction to Digital Curation 3
MUSM230 Indigenous Collections Care Protocol 3
MUSM234 Basics of Archival Management 3
MUSM240 Curatorial Method & Practice 3
MUSM291 Museum Practicum 3
MUSM310 Issues in Repatriation 3
MUSM320 Research Methods 3
MUSM355 Museum Education & Public Awareness 3
MUSM370 Special Studies 3
MUSM390 Museum Internship I 3
MUSM391 Museum Colloquium (when offered for 3 credits) 3

Art History Minor

24 Credits

Course #   Credits
  Minor REQUIREMENTS 15
ARTH211 Native American Art History I 3
ARTH212
ARTH221
Native American Art History II or
Eurpoean Art History Survey I
3
ARTH222
ARTH300
ARTM301
European Art History Survey II or
Contemporary Native American Art History or
Writing About Art
3
MUSM320
ARTH311
Researching Art Stories or
Modern Art 1850-1950
3
 ARTH312  Contemporary Art  3
  CHOOSE 3 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES 9
ARTH213 Arts of the Americas 3
ARTH231 Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas 3
ARTH298 Independent Study in Art History 3
ARTH220 American and World Cinema History 3
ARTH260 American Indians in the Cinema 3
TRDA101 Traditional Arts and Ecology 3