Master of Arts Museum Studies Degree Plan –

33-credit hours required

Recommended enrollments are not more than 6 hours spring and fall semesters, 3 hours in the summer. Financial Aid considerations can affect enrollments.

Core Courses Hours Required Semester Student Actions/Completion

LSTD 5003 Intro to Graduate Interdisciplinary Studies* 3 X LSTD 5003 and LSTD 5013 must be

LSTD 5013 Interdisciplinary Foundations * 3 X taken as your first courses.

LSTD 5083 Qualitative Research Methods OR

LSTD 5043 Research Methods*

3 X *Prerequisite for all other MS courses.

Concentration Courses (Should be completed prior to taking elective

courses.)

LSMS 5113 The World of a Museum* 3 X

LSMS 5190 Museum Project 3 X

One Course Required from the following: X

LSMS 5553 History and Architecture of Museums 3

LSMS 5163 Museum Management and Leadership 3

LSMS 5173 Museums, Cultures, and Communities 3

LSMS 5183 Museum Collections 3

All Core and Concentration courses must be completed prior to your last term.

Electives - 9 hours required from the following or other courses as

approved:

Elective courses are offered on a rotational

basis. Please check Ozone for specific semester

availability.

LSMS 5203 Historic Preservation 3

LSMS 5700 House Museum 3

LSMS 5243 Small Museums 3

LSMS 5313 Museum Education 3

LSMS 5333 Introduction to Museum Interpretation 3

LSMS 5403 Museums and Native Cultures 3

LSMS 5423 Controversy and the World of the Museum 3

LSMS 5920 Internship in Museum Studies 3

LSTD 5960 Directed Readings in Interdisciplinary Studies 3

Any LSMS 5xxx series course can be applied as an approved elective. Check

Ozone for additional elective options each semester.

Completion- 6 hours required from one of the following:

LSTD 5940 Research Project

LSTD 5980 Thesis

OR 6 hours of Museums Studies advanced coursework and written

Comprehensive Examination

6

GRADUATION : _______ - Final day to file Admission to Candidacy Form _______ - Final day to file Application for Graduation _______ - Final day for Comprehensive Examination

Go to http://www.ou.edu/admissions/home/academic_calendar/ for these dates.

Contact College at least 6 weeks before submission deadlines; these dates are

firm and actions are required for graduation.