Two new programs for students were approved at the joint Faculty Senate and University Council meeting last Tuesday and are scheduled to begin this summer.
The Arts and Cultural Management master’s program in the College of Arts and Letters will teach students how to manage museums and events while working with campus institutions, such as the MSU Museum and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Dean Karin Wurst said.
“This program builds the foundation for students to succeed in various fields, including the arts, theatre, performance, creative writing and (fashion or graphic) design,” Wurst said. “Through hands-on, real-world experience, students will not only learn how to program art exhibits, but will also learn the administrative and operational functions that go along with managing a museum.”
In addition to the Arts and Cultural Management master’s program, a new program in the College of Engineering also is slated to begin this summer.
The Materials Science and Engineering bachelor’s and master’s linked program would allow students to obtain up to nine credits during their time as an undergraduate that they could apply to their graduate degree later on, Chairman of the University Committee on Curriculum Dennis Banks said.
Banks presented the University Committee on Curriculum report during the academic governance meetings last week.
Other than adding two new programs, the committee also altered and deleted courses as well as changed the requirements for some degree programs.
The committee added 27 courses to various colleges and deleted four.
The committee also changed the requirements for 13 degree, specialization and certification programs.
Among the new courses added are a Viticulture and Berry Production course in the Department of Horticulture. According to the committee report, the course will begin in the spring semester of 2015.
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