All Courses at the Faculty of Information
Below is the course directory, a searchable list of courses offered by the Faculty of Information, including course descriptions, pre-requisites, co-requisites and other relevant information.
Students wishing to build their timetable should visit the following links:
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Affective metadata for object experiences in the art museum
Erin Canning
Close to home: The evolving engagement strategies of Alberta’s local museums in Canada’s cultural landscape
Kristen McLaughlin
The future of the past: Third-party heritage preservation interventions and 3D printing
Sydney Stewart Rose
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MSL5050H — Special Studies In this course students undertake a directed study of a museum related application that cannot be met by the present complement of elective courses. Topics may relate to any aspect of museum operation or function. Museum Studies students, as well as students outside of the Museum Studies who wish to apply […]
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MSL2240H — The Photographic Record This course examines photographic histories in their complex relations to institutions of collection and display. It looks at the production and circulation of photographs within particular institutional frameworks to explore the discursive production of photographic meaning in relation to the development of photographic technologies, and social, cultural and economic histories.
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MSL2340H — Issues in Cultural Policy and Contemporary Culture Drawing on an eclectic range of academic work in cultural studies, cultural policy studies, sociology, art history, and museum studies, this interdisciplinary course explores a wide variety of topics in contemporary cultural policy, addressing both the subsidized arts sector and the cultural and creative industries. Adopting […]
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MSL2360H — Museums and Indigenous Communities: Changing Relations, Changing Practice This course explores the changing relationships between aboriginal source communities and museums holding their material heritage. We begin with a historical overview of collecting practices, the role of indigenous material culture in the development of museums, and the relationship between museums and colonialism. Contemporary case […]
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MSL2301H — Special Topics in Museum Studies: Artifact, Audience, Text: Writing in the Museum This course will critically examine the role of text in museum professional practice. Whether brick-and-mortar or virtual, large or small, art or historical or natural history, all museums cultural institutions use text to carry out their missions. Whether internal or public-facing, […]
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MSL2330H — Interpretation and Meaning Making in Museums This course delves into the contemporary practices of the professional communities that make up the field of museum interpretation. Interpretation professionals are advocates for museum visitors and broader communities, and this course explores the tools and theoretical base employed by the field in the pursuit of this […]
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MSL3000H — MMSt Internship The Museum Studies internship is a placement with a recognized museum, gallery or related institution. The goal of the Internship is the development of competence in the practice of museum studies. It is an integral part of the MMSt curriculum, intended to reinforce knowledge gained in coursework, apply it to real […]
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MSL2332H — Public Programs and Education This course examines the theoretical roots, the ideological positions and the research literature on public programming and education strategies deployed in museums, parks, libraries, and heritage institutions. The course offers a critique of models of schooling, experience, citizenship and critical engagement that dominate current discourse and practices. Students will […]
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MSL2325H — Museums and New Media Practice This course introduces students to the basic theories, fundamentals and practices of web based cultural projects. A central goal of the course is to examine how the Internet supports new ways of thinking and learning in museums. Students will consider new methodologies in the presentation of a museum […]
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MSL2302H — Foundations in Visitor Research This course is intended to provide students with an introduction to the history, theory, and practice of visitor research in museums. Through course readings, guest lectures by museum professionals working in the field, and practical experience with instrument development as well as data collection, analysis and reporting, among other […]
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MSL2100H — Museum Environment This course is an introduction to preventive conservation. As such, it focuses on: identifying and quantifying the environmental factors that affect collections; developing strategies that mitigate those factors; understanding the materials that make up a museum collection – how they degrade, react to their environment and the objects around them; and […]
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MSL2050H — Curating Science Science subjects dominate the museum field — natural history, zoology, botany, anthropology, astronomy, palaeontology, archaeology, and classical physics to name but a few. Furthermore, the history of modern science is tied to the history of museums and in many ways public displays of science have influenced the development of science itself. […]
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MSL2000H — Curatorial Practice Curation is no longer a practice solely attached to the museum as it has been coopted by several communities and cultural producers, from bloggers to makers, and even chefs. It is in this context, full of contradictions about what curation represents – the skilled practice of the museum professional trained to […]
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MSL1350H — Museums and their Publics This course introduces students to people and communities who do, and do not, visit museums. General topics covered include: studying visitor experiences in physical museums and on their websites; museums as sites for constructing meaning and lifelong learning; on-site and online museum visits that personally change or transform individuals; […]
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MSL1300H — Contemporary Theories of Art and Culture This inter-disciplinary course offers students an overview of a wide range of contemporary developments in theoretical approaches to the study of art and culture. In particular, the course focuses on the recent turn towards more socially and historically-grounded modes of analysis within a number of disciplines and […]
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MSL4000Y — Museum Studies Capstone Projects In this course a cohort of students in the second year of their program work together throughout the fall and spring terms to prepare one or more exhibitions. The exhibition(s) will take place at the end of the second year at various University sites or in conjunction with local […]
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MSL2350H — Museum Planning and Management: Projects and Fundraising The objective of this course is to provide students with a more in-depth understanding of fundraising and project management in the museum environment. Students also prepare a detailed plan for a project of their choice. Other topics covered include leadership and motivation. Exclusion: INF2040H
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