Museum Studies Minor
Last Updated: December 15, 2021
1 Trinity Pl
San Antonio, Texas 78212-4674
Director(s)
Director: Dr. Lauren F. Turek
210-999-7625
Program Introduction
Established in 2020, the Museum Studies minor at Trinity University allows undergraduates to explore the history, theory, and management of museums and their collections. Students learn to think critically about how museums and their collections have defined history, culture, and art while gaining practical skills in management, educational programming, and grant writing. This is an interdisciplinary program that requires a course in public history, an internship at a museum, and additional coursework from a range of arts, humanities, business, social sciences, and science departments on our campus. This is a new program, but we've had 6 graduates so far and currently have about 15 minors.
Degrees Offered
- Museum Studies Degree, Certificate, or Minor
Program Strengths
- Material Culture
- Museum Studies
Credit Hour Requirements
18
How Many Students are Admitted Annually
BA5
Internship Requirements
Students must complete an internship (up to 6 credit hours) in consultation with the minor director. The internship must be at a museum or related cultural institution. Students can complete a paid or unpaid internship. There is a course associated with the internship that the director offers every semester.
Places Where Students Have Interned During the Past 3 Years
The Smithsonian, the Alamo, the Massachusetts Historical Society, the San Antonio African American Community Archive & Museum, the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio, the Witte, the McNay, the San Antonio Museum of Art, and more.