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.
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?
Students can earn an MA in Curatorial Studies at the Center for Curatorial Studies (CSS) at Bard College. CSS is an exhibition and research center dedicated to the study of art and exhibition practices from the 1960s to the present day.
This broadly interdisciplinary program provides practical training and experience in a museum setting and an intensive course of study in the history of the contemporary visual arts, the institutions and practices of exhibition making, and the theory and criticism of the visual arts in the modern period. The faculty includes curators and other museum professionals, scholars in the humanities and social sciences, artists, and critics. The curriculum is specifically designed to deepen students understanding of the intellectual and practical tasks of curating exhibitions of contemporary art, particularly in the complex social and cultural situations of present-day urban arts institutions, and to help students improve their interpretive and critical writing.
