Introduction to Museum Studies in Anthropology
Introduction to Museum Studies in Anthropology covering policies, procedures, and ethics for developing, managing, and exhibiting anthropology collections.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.73 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.68 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.60 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Describe legal, ethical, and social issues that have guided the establishment and evolution of anthropology collections in the United States.
Explore anthropological research and ethical policies and practices by demonstrating globally-accepted methods that form an effective collections management program.
Speak and write critically about curation policies and collections care, including drawing from personal experiences outside of the classroom setting.
Operationalize the knowledge and skills taught in this course in a real-life setting through completion of a community-based learning project.
Source: UW Guide
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.73 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.68 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.60 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
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Topics
- Policies, procedures, and ethics for developing, managing, and exhibiting anthropology collections.
- Establishment, history, and laws governing anthropology collections.
- Collections management methods for archaeological artifacts, ethnographic objects, and bioanthropological specimens.
- Natural history museums, museum studies, and the museum profession.
Skills
- Understanding policies, procedures, and ethics for developing, managing, and exhibiting anthropology collections.
- Applying collections management methods for archaeological artifacts, ethnographic objects, and bioanthropological specimens.
- Demonstrating globally-accepted methods for effective collections management programs.
- Completing a community-based learning project to operationalize course knowledge in a real-life setting.
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