multiple: program in Historic Preservation, certificates in Nonprofit Management, certificate in Museum Studies
Master of Science in Historic Preservation in the Historic Preservation Program. The University of Oregon's Historic Preservation Program has an interdisciplinary focus within the School of Architecture and Allied Arts. The program offers a Master of Science in Historic Preservation as well as an Undergraduate Minor. Students enter the Master's program with a range of backgrounds, including architecture and interior design, art history, anthropology, history and planning. There are three concentration areas: Preservation Theory, Design, and Technology; Preservation Planning and Cultural Resource Management; and Resource Identification and Evaluation. Undergraduate Minor also available.
Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management The objective of the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management is to prepare students for leadership positions in nonprofit and philanthropic (grant making) organizations. The curriculum, centering on technical skills specific to the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors, is designed to develop the skills necessary to manage and lead financially stable, innovative and effective organizations. Nonprofit is an organizational form that includes such diverse activities as: Community development organizations, human service agencies, employment and training centers, arts and cultural associations, affordable housing, education, sports and recreation activities, environmental protection, health and hospitals, and other public services.
The Museum Studies Graduate Certificate addresses the demand for professionally trained museum personnel and provides University of Oregon graduate students with an invaluable credential for the job market. It is a masters-level, multidisciplinary course of study sponsored by the Arts and Administration Program, the Department of Architecture, the Department of Art History, the Department of Anthropology and campus museum professionals. . . . The program requires 28 credit hours, including a 200-hour (6 credit) internship. Up to 12 relevant credits may be applied from courses being taken for a UO graduate degree. When all requirements are completed and certificate graduation has been requested through the School of Graduate Studies, students are awarded the Museum Studies Graduate Certificate by the School of Architecture and Allied Arts.
School offers two degree programs, an Associate of Arts in Museum Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Museum Studies. Or a student may minor in Museum Studies.
Designed from a Native American perspective of the world to assist and direct Indigenous ways of seeing, presenting, and caring for important cultural arts and artifacts throughout North America; Graduates from this program work in positions such as collections managers, curators, education managers, museum directors, and repatriation officers.
The Department of Communication and The Arts, at Seton Hall University offers a Master of Arts (MA) degree program in museum studies (since 1994). Called the “MA Program in Museum Professions,” it offers practical training rooted in a thorough understanding of museum theory. Museums in the 21st century have become complex, multipurpose organizations. This program is designed to meet their need for professionally trained employees.
The MA Program in Museum Professions prepares students for professional careers in museums and other cultural institutions through challenging coursework and concrete experience. It is designed for individuals interested in pursuing careers in museums or related cultural institutions. Combining structure with flexibility, this 39-credit program offers four professional tracks:
I. Museum Education II. Museum Management III. Museum Registration IV. Exhibition Development
The program’s diverse offerings are provided through cooperation with other departments and schools at Seton Hall University, and through collaboration with museums and museum professionals who serve as advisers and faculty for the program. This museum studies program is designed for recent college graduates, people seeking a career change, and museum employees who wish to improve their skills. Courses are offered in the evenings and on Saturdays to accommodate both full-time and part-time students.
UNR offers an undergraduate minor in Museum Studies.
The interdisciplinary program in Museum Studies offers students an opportunity to explore the expanding field of museum work and museum research. The Museum Studies minor is designed to provide an introduction to the field, exposure to some of the skills and techniques required of a career museologist and an initial apprenticeship experience in a museum setting.
Today there are roughly 7,000 public museums in the United States, employing career museologists as well as professional curators, exhibit technicians, educators and others. Students contemplating a career in the museum field, or in a discipline such as anthropology, art, biology, geology, history, historic preservation, textiles and clothing, or in federal or state agency service, will find the minor particularly useful.
Student earns a Master of Arts in History (Museum Studies), with a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies.
Museums are changing rapidly, and they need professionals skilled in leading the processes that are generating a new, community-oriented style of museology. The University of Missouri-St. Louis offers an innovative graduate program to meet this need.
Museum Studies is an interdisciplinary program housed in Anthropology that serves multiple departments in the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences and of Fine and Applied Arts. The program offers a graduate minor in museum studies, effective Fall 2009. An undergraduate minor in museum studies is currently undergoing approval.
Museum Studies courses available for Fall Semester 2012 include:
Museums in Action
Museum Management (instructor permission required)
Library & Museum Exhibition (instructor permission required)
Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies
Artifact Collection Care Certificate Program
Build the skills and knowledge you need to care for a collection of art and artifacts at your organization or in your own personal collection. In a series of six courses, you will develop techniques that will help you manage a collection of historical objects, photographs, papers, textiles, art, and other items.
How do you track and organize your collection?
What are the best practices for labeling objects?
How do you store objects?
What are the best materials to use for long-term storage?
How do you protect your objects from light and other environmental damage?
Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies is the only resource of its kind in the northern Illinois region. The certificate provides students with a solid background in museum practice. It can be earned on its own or in conjunction with a graduate degree in cooperating departments.
The certificate is jointly administered by the College of Education, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Visit NIU's online catalog for course descriptions and updated requirements.
The Certificate Museum Studies is designed to enrich the backgrounds of students and museum professionals working with anthropology, art, history, physical science, or other museum collections. It can also enrich K-12 teachers' use of museum collections in their teaching. The 15-semester-hour certificate may be earned on its own or in conjunction with a graduate degree in cooperating departments.
The certificate combines a core course in museum methods with a guided internship and three additional courses. Course work and internships review major principles of museum collections and program management, giving graduate students in various disciplines a solid grounding in museum practice. The certificate is one that museums would welcome in new employees. It also offers fresh ideas and perspectives to practicing professionals.
Certificate program in Museum Studies through School of Continuing Studies
Certificate program in Museum Studies crosses academic and professional boundaries. Theory and practical experience come together in a curriculum that prepares participants for professional or volunteer careers in administration and specialty disciplines within museums, zoos, aquariums, parks and botanical gardens.
Northwestern University's School of Continuing Studies (SCS) offers a Museum Studies program designed to give an overview of museum practices and strategies and help students understand the contemporary role played by collections and exhibits. The curriculum balances art studies with insight on museum management. Chicago is one of the country's major cultural centers, and courses are taught by leading museum professionals from the area.
SIUC offers an undergraduate minor in Museum Studies in the College of Liberal Arts; and a Masters in the Public Administration Program with emphasis on museum studies by taking the 43 hour Museum Administration Curriculum, which "is designed to give the student a firm foundation in the essentials of public administration and specialized training through advanced courses in museum administration. "
