Ready to pursue your passion for history and visual arts? The University of Wyoming’s museum studies minor provides undergraduate students with both theoretical and practical experience that helps them identify their areas of interest in the museum field.
Tuition and Fees
Program Requirements
As a museum studies minor, students are encouraged to pursue courses, internship experiences, and study abroad programs that align with their interests.
Students must be pursuing an undergraduate degree to participate in the museum studies minor.
Tracey Eckersley leads UW’s museum studies program. She holds a Master of Museum Studies from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Louisville.
She has worked in museums across North America and abroad as a curator, exhibition designer, collections manager and educator.
The museum studies minor is greatly valued by employers, and many students work in museums directly after graduation. Others choose to apply what they’ve learned in graduate programs in museum studies and related fields.
Museum Studies Careers
Here are some of the job titles that UW museum studies graduates have held:
A museum studies education helps students understand the rich history around them, how to preserve it and how to navigate a career in the world of museums.
Global Experience
Students are encouraged to participate in study abroad programs to broaden their global understanding and perspective. These programs also expose students to the many international career opportunities in the museum world.
Internship Opportunities
All museum studies students participate in an internship that aligns with their particular interests.
Students find a placement by working with the Museum Studies Chair to find the institution and position that aligns with their post-graduation career goals. Upon graduation, many students find full-time employment at the same institution they interned with.
Department of Visual Arts
Visual Arts Building, Room 110
Department 3138, 1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-3269
Email: visualarts@uwyo.edu
