2026-2027 Cal Poly Humboldt Catalog DRAFT

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Museum and Gallery Practices Certificate of Study

The Certificate in Museum and Gallery Practices offers Cal Poly Humboldt students the opportunity to prepare for careers in museums and galleries, and graduate programs in archives and preservation, conservation, museum studies, curatorial studies, and related fields of study. The certificate program is interdisciplinary and includes specialized tracks for anthropology, art, environmental science and management, history and Native American studies majors. Additional information is available on the Department of Art website.

Requirements for the Certificate of Study (18-21 Units)

Core Courses (6 Units)

ART 305 - Museums and the Politics of Display Units: 3
ART 356 - Museum and Gallery Practices Units: 3

Internship (3 Units)

Complete 3 units of internship coursework selected from the following. Courses that are less than 3 units may be repeated for credit or paired with independent study units in consultation with an advisor.

ART 482 - Museum and Gallery Practices Internship Units: 3
ANTH 482 - Anthropology Internship Units: 1
ESM 482 - Internship Units: 1-3
HIST 482 - Internship in History Units: 1-3

Emphases (Select One, 9-12 Units)

Anthropology Emphasis

Complete at least 9 units selected from the following:

ANTH 104 - Cultural Anthropology Units: 3 or
ANTH 105 - Archaeology and World Prehistory Units: 3
ANTH 351 - Archaeological Materials Analysis Units: 4
ANTH 310W - Critical Histories of Culture, Race, and Science Units: 4
ANTH 331 - Paleoanthropology Units: 4
ANTH 352 - Experimental Archaeology Units: 4
ANTH 354 - Cultural Resource Management Units: 4
ANTH 358 - Archaeology Lab Units: 1

Art Emphasis

Complete at least 9 units selected from the following:

ART 103A - Prehistoric to Medieval Art Units: 3
ART 103B - Renaissance to Contemporary Art Units: 3
ART 301 - Topics in Western Art History Units: 3 (Topic titles other than “Museums and the Politics of Display”)
ART 303 - Global Contemporary Art Units: 3
ART 304 - Topics in American Art Units: 3

Environmental Science and Management Emphasis

Complete at least 9 units selected from the following:

ESM 253 - Interpretive Computer Graphics Units: 3
ESM 350 - Fundamentals of Environmental Education and Interpretation Units: 3 and
ESM 351 - Environmental Interpretation Field Trip Units: 1
ESM 353 - Environmental Education and Interpretation Graphics Units: 3
ESM 453W - Environmental Education and Interpretation Capstone Units: 4
ESM 499 - Directed Study Units: 0.5-4

History Emphasis

Complete at least 9 units selected from the following:

ART 103A - Prehistoric to Medieval Art Units: 3 or
ART 103B - Renaissance to Contemporary Art Units: 3
HIST 210 - Historical Methods Units: 4
HIST 397 - Weekend Workshops: Variable Topics Units: 1
NAS 200 - Indigenous Peoples in U.S. History Units: 3

Native American Studies Emphasis

Complete at least 9 units selected from the following:

NAS 200 - Indigenous Peoples in U.S. History Units: 3 or
NAS 306 - Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Units: 3
NAS 301W - Native American Literature Units: 3 or
NAS 302W - Oral Literature and Oral Tradition Units: 3
NAS 480 - Selected Topics in Native American Studies Units: 1-4