Fall 2026

Introduction to Museum Studies in the Natural Sciences

Introduction to natural history museums covering history, specimen preparation, ethics, and career opportunities.

offering recorded2–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Laura Monahan

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.80 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

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ZOOLOGY 405

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.80 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

LAURA MONAHAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction16 / 152

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.80 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Museum history and collection management
  • Professional ethics and employment in museums
  • Local UW natural science collections

Skills

  • Specimen handling and preservation techniques
  • Museum ethics and professional career awareness

Grades

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ZOOLOGY 405 · Fall 2026

Introduction to Museum Studies in the Natural Sciences

Recorded 2026-09-07
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