Center for Advanced Study
Heritage Management Program
Museum of Texas Tech University
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ADMISSION TO THE HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Admission into the program is based on scores (verbal, quantitative, and analytical) on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), grade point average (GPA) for the last 60 hours of the undergraduate degree, and a written statement by the applicant identifying his or her educational and career goals. Click for Texas Tech University Graduate School information and website.
NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTSNon-traditional students will have a number of course options in the evening or during the summer; however, this degree is based on a full-time commitment to academic study. Selected classes will be taught at the Junction Campus. Other classes such as Field Methods, Museum Practicum, and Research at the Lubbock Lake Landmark or National Ranching Heritage Center will allow students to work with instructors on an individual basis.
LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL NEEDSThe conservation of cultural and natural heritage is a global issue that is crucial for societal well-being. It is also important to the tourism industry that constitutes the state and nation's fastest growing industries. It has been documented that historical, cultural and natural sites are major attractions for visitors from across the nation and around the world.
There is a shortage of suitably trained heritage management personnel, especially with an understanding of conservation's relationship with tourism. There is a disturbing lack of awareness among those who research, interpret, and protect the natural and cultural heritage of the state and nation.
Graduates of the Heritage Management program will be employed by government agencies at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels, and with private industry, consulting firms, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions.
SCHOLARSHIPSStudents in the Heritage Management graduate degree program will be eligible for all Texas Tech graduate scholarships. Due to Coordinating Board requirements, no student is exempt from tuition and fees; however, certain expenses can be adjusted or waived for institutionally identified employment or scholastic determinations. As examples: Research Assistants and Teaching Assistants receive tuition and fee considerations, and students receiving scholastic-based scholarships can benefit from a different tuition scale.
Texas Tech and the Museum are working on establishing an endowment to provide academic support (scholarships and other assistance) for students in the Museum Science and Heritage Management degree programs.
HERITAGE MANAGEMENT DEGREE REQUIREMENTSStudents earning a degree in Heritage Management are required to pass a written qualifying examination before beginning a thesis or internship. During the final month of enrollment the student must pass a comprehensive final written and oral examination administered by the advisory committee. The thesis (as a chosen option) represents a scholarly presentation of work performed under the guidance of the advisory committee. Guidelines for the qualifying exam, thesis, and final examination will follow those described in the Texas Tech University Graduate School catalog's Policies and Regulations section. Students opting for an internship must have approval of the host location before entering an internship agreement.
REQUIRED (CORE) COURSES (15 CREDIT HOURS)
Semester
Credit HoursCourse Designation Course Title 3 HMGT 5323 Principles of Heritage Management 3 HMGT 5327 3 MUSM 5327 Collection Management 3 MUSM 5331 Interpretation and Communication 12 Total Semester Credit Hours Required Courses HMGT 5323 Principles of Heritage Management (3:3:0) Provides a theoretical framework and examines issues of evaluation, legislation, sustainability, socio-economic impacts, and communication to foster global responsibility and present integrative approaches to managing heritage.
HMGT 5327 Heritage Planning (3:3:0) Explores practical approaches and methods to heritage planning with emphasis on the integration of related disciplines to attain environmentally sound and socially responsible preservation, management, and development initiatives.
MUSM 5327 Museum Collection Management* (3:2:3). Defines the roles of museum collections and focuses on general museum concepts, procedures, and issues related to the management and care of collections. Instruction in art, humanities, and natural science collections.
MUSM 5331 Museum Interpretation and Communication* (3:2:3). Investigates the theories and methods of museum exhibitions and interpretation. Includes planning, developing and evaluating strategies of exhibitions, publications, and interpretive programs.
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PRESCRIBED ELECTIVE COURSES (15 CREDIT HOURS)
Semester
Credit HoursCourse Designation Course Title 3 HMGT 5324
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MGT 5370Heritage Resource Management
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Organization and Management3 MUSM 5330
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LAW 6025Museum Law, Ethics, and Standards
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Land Use Planning Law3 MUSM 5340
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CS 5356Museum Data Management
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Advanced Database Management Systems3 HMGT 7000 (001)
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MKT 5360Research - "Heritage Tourism"
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Marketing Concepts and Strategies3 MUSM 5325
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MUSM 5328Field Methods
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Museum Practicum15 Total Semester Credit Hours Prescribed Electives HMGT 5321 Heritage Resource Management (3:3:0) Provides core knowledge in the principles, methods, laws, stewardship, and governance of heritage resources as a foundation for leadership in the heritage management field.
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MGT 5370 Organization and Management (3:3:0) An introduction to basic concepts and practices in the operations of the modern organization.MUSM 5330 Museum Law, Ethics, and Standards (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Addresses the ethical considerations and legal obligations of museum collections, administration, and operations. Attention given to international concerns as well as to state and national issues.
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LAW 6025 Land Use Planning Law (3:3:0) A study of both private and public means of controlling the use of land. Emphasis will be placed on the areas of planning and zoning, including the emerging problem of exclusionary land-use controls. Further topics that will be discussed include subdivision controls, restrictive deed covenants, eminent domain proceedings, and urban renewal.MUSM 5340 Museum Data Management (3:1:6) Prerequisite: MUSM 5321 and MUSM 5327 or consent of instructor. Introduction to traditional and electronic management of museum collection data emphasizing the philosophy of data preservation and retrieval.
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CS 5356 Advanced Database Management Systems (3:3:0) Prerequisite: CS 3364, equivalent, or consent of instructor. Systems aspects of relational databases are emphasized. Topics include relational database design, index and access structures implementation and performance evaluation, query processing and optimization, and concurrency control.HMGT 7000 (001) Research - "Heritage Tourism" (3:3:0) Explores the practice and theory of her itage tourism as a socio-cultural phenomenon and its sustainable development and management through an educational perspective for both the tourist and the host locally and transnationally.
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MKT 5360 Marketing Concepts and Strategies (3:3:0) Prerequisite: ECO 5310. This course examines marketing functions, the institutions which perform them, and the study of marketing planning, strategy, and tactics. Includes the organization, execution, and control of the marketing effort.MUSM 5325 Field Methods (3:1:6) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Problems of field work relating to the practices of identifying, protecting, conserving, and documenting natural and cultural heritage and developing responsible methods of applying those practices. Fieldwork at the Lubbock Lake Landmark, National Ranching Heritage Center, or similar approved location to include special project and documentation of project to provide practical information for the Heritage Management profession.
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MUSM 5328 Museum Practicum (3:1:6) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Individual instruction course of supervised experiences involving hands-on activities in heritage administration, conservation, interpretation, education, or utilization (ecotourism).THESIS OR INTERNSHIP (6 CREDIT HOURS)
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Credit HoursCourse Designation Course Title 6 6 6 Thesis or Internship HMGT 6000 Master's Thesis (V1-6)* Prerequisite: Advancement to candidacy status. Thesis research carried out under the supervision of the student's major advisor.
MUSM 6001 Internship (V1-6) Prerequisite: Advancement to candidacy status. Internship carried out under the supervision of the student's major advisor. Internship at the Lubbock Lake Landmark, National Ranching Heritage Center, or similar approved location to provide practical experience for the Heritage Management profession.
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RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (12 CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FROM THE LIST BELOW.)
Semester Credit Hours Course Designation Course Title 3 HIST 5326 3 HIST 5309 3 RWFM 5312 3 PUAD 5345 3 MGT 5377 3 3 PUAD 5333 3 3 RWFM 6303 3 MUSM 5332 3 PUAD 5344 3 3 LARC 5302 3 GEOG 5309 3 3 ARCH 5301 3 ARCH 5319 3 ARCH 5320 3 ARCH 5321 3 ARCH 5323 3 ARCH 5324 3 ARCH 5321 3 ARCH 5325 3 ARCH 5382 6 ARCH 5606 3 ANTH 5322 3 3 3 ZOOL 5312 3 PSS 5310 Variable HMGT 7000 12 Total Semester Credit Hours Free Electives PUAD 5345 Administrative Ethics (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Considers applications of ethical systems and thinking in public organizations. Particular emphasis on the ethical dilemmas caused by administrative discretion and defining the public interest.
MGT 5377 Human Resource Management (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Examination of the principles and methodology of personnel administration with emphasis on man-power planning, selection, development, and evaluation.
PUAD 5333 Environmental Policy and Administration (3:3:0)
Prerequisite: None listed. Analysis of the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of environmental and natural resources policy, emphasizing theoretical foundations, political contexts, and principles of administering environmental policies.
MUSM 5332 Museum Preventive Conservation (3:1:6) Prerequisite: MUSM 5321 and MUSM 5327 or consent of instructor. A course designed to give future museum workers an awareness of the need for specialized care of artifacts. Introduction to current methods and theories pertaining to museum collection care.
BIOL 6307 Topics in Biodiversity (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. An investigation of the causes and implications of biological diversity, including species diversity and phenotypic variation among and within species.
RWFM 6303 Imagery Interpretation for Natural Resource Management (3:3:0) Prerequisite: RWFM 4403 or RWFM 5404. An advanced course in the applications of imagery producing systems for use in the inventory, analysis, planning, and management of natural resources. Involves the use of satellite imagery, infrared and radar scanning systems, as well as advanced work in interpreting standard aerial photography.
BIOL 5309 Advanced Ecology (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Background in organismal biology or undergraduate ecology. A detailed examination of the structural and functional relationship underlying the organization of populations, communities, and ecosystems.
PUAD 5344 Public Budgeting (3:3:0) Political aspects of the budgetary process as the central mechanism for public resources allocation and executive planning.
MGT 5372 Leadership and Team-Building Skills (3:3:1) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Emphasizes cognitive, skill, and experiential-practicum learning applied to ongoing leadership and organizational problems.
PR 5345 Public Relations in the Nonprofit Sector (3:3:0) A seminar format course that addresses the communication theory and research related to planning, implementing, and evaluating public relations in the nonprofit sector.
LARC 5302 Advanced Environmental Planning for Sustainable Development (3:3:0) An introduction to environmental planning issues with emphasis on the integration of related disciplines to attain environmentally and socially sustainable development.
GEOG 5309 Seminar in Regional Analysis (3:3:0) Consideration of the objectives and methods of regional analysis and the application of research techniques to the spatial analysis of selected regions.
BIOL 5310 Advanced Community Ecology (3:3:0) Prerequisite: A course in ecology or consent of instructor. An investigation of both theoretical and experimental approaches to understanding the composition, diversity, and structure of plant, animal, and microbial communities.
ARCH 5301. Community Design and Development Resources (3:3:0). Investigation of the development resources available to communities and designers emphasizing partnerships and collaboration.
ARCH 5319. History of American Architecture: Pre-Contact to 1865 (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ARCH 2312 or approval of instructor. History of American Cultural expression, using buildings as a vehicle for exploring diverse issues including race, class and gender. Time period covers PreContact to 1865. (Writing Intensive)
ARCH 5320. History of American Architecture: 1865 to the Present (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ARCH 2312 or approval of instructor. History of American Cultural expression, using buildings as a vehicle for exploring diverse issues including race, class and gender. Time period 1865 to present. (Writing Intensive)
ARCH 5321. Historic Building Technology and Documentation (3:3:0). Survey of techniques of restoration and stabilization of historic buildings; standards of workmanship; traditional methods and new technologies. Survey of documentation techniques and preservation design.
ARCH 5321 Conservation, Restoration Technology, and Documentation (3:3:0) Survey of techniques of restoration and stabilization of historic buildings; standards of workmanship; traditional methods and new technologies. Survey of documentation techniques and preservation design.
ARCH 5323 History and Theory of Historic Preservation and Policy (3:3:0) Examination of mankind's interest in cultural and architectural heritage and the influence exerted by architectural styles upon preservation and adaptive use of buildings and sites, survey of preservation organizations and public programs.
ARCH 5324. History and Theory of Historic Preservation (3:3:0). Survey of theory and practice of historic preservation and restoration; overview of the history of the preservation movement in the U.S.
ARCH 5325. Conservation Policies (3:3:0). Survey of federal and state enabling legislation; federal, state, and local policies on historic
preservation and urban design, discussion of redevelopment strategies.ARCH 5382. Urban Theory (3:3:0). An extensive writing course proffering a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between culture, the city, planning, and urban design.
ARCH 5606 Community Design Studio (6:0:12) Community based design that explores sustainable solutions to actual building and planning problems. Special emphasis is placed on participatory process and civic engagement through service learning.ANTH 5322 Social Anthropology (3:3:0) Selected topics in kinship, social, and political organization; warfare and conflict resolution; and ritual and symbolism.
BOT 5401 Advanced Plant Physiology (4:3:3) Prerequisite: Organic chemistry or biochemistry and general botany or biology. A general plant physiology course for graduate students with no previous training in plant physiology. Emphasis is placed on recent experimental advances in the field.
PSS 5316 Advanced Arborculture (3:3:0) Advanced principles associated with anatomical, physiological, and chemical changes in woody plants.
ZOOL 5312 Advanced Animal Behavior (3:3:0) Comparative animal behavior with emphasis on genetics and neurophysiology and how they relate to survival.
PSS 5310 Insect Ecology (3:3:0) The effects of environmental factors on insect abundance. Composition, complexity, and dynamics of insect community systems.
HMGT 7000 Research (V1-12) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A research course is available through most academic departments.
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