Academic Programs in Museum Studies

Below are the available and affordable programs available in Museum Studies. These are possible programs to advance the career of museum professionals and to make the exhibits better.

Northwestern Museum Studies Certificate

Required Courses:

Optional Symposium:

  • The Exhibit: from Concept to Opening and Beyond

Cost: $3675 (+$700 for Symposium)

Atlanta History Center and UWG Museum Studies Certificate

University of Georgia Certificate in Museum Studies

Required Courses:

  • FCID 7010 Introduction to Museum Studies (3 credits)
  • FCID 7015 Museum Internship (3 credits)
  • FCID 7020 (Proposed) Museum Studies Capstone (1 credit)

Plus 3 of the Following Classes:

  • ANTH 6260-6260L. Natural History Collections Management (3 hours lecture + 1 hours lab per week)
  • ARED 7500. Introduction to Museum Education (3 credits)
  • HIPR 6072. Issues in International Heritage Conservation (3 credits)
  • HIPR 6160. Public History and Technology (3 credits)
  • HIPR 6120. Historic Site Interpretation (3 credits)
  • HIST 6760. Hands on Public History (3 credits)
  • HIST 8770. Colloquium in Public History (3 credits)

University of Washington Certificate in Museum Studies

Required Courses:

Electives:

Cost: $3894

University of Washington Master of Arts in Museology

Required Courses:

  • MUSEUM 500 Introduction to Museology (4 cr)
  • MUSEUM 570 Thesis Design (4 cr)
  • MUSEUM 599 Careers and Social Capital (4 cr)
  • MUSEUM 601 Internship (6 cr)
  • MUS 710 Master’s Project/MUS 720 Thesis Research (10 cr)

24 Credits of Museum Electives (plus 2 Courses Outside of Museology):

  • MUSEUM 520 Learning in Museums (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 521 Community Engagement (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 522 Making Meaning: New Models of Museum Interpretation (3)
  • MUSEUM 524 Exhibit Development I (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 525 Exhibit Development II (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 540 Preservation and Management of Collections (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 541 Collections Management Lab (2 cr)
  • MUSEUM 542 Preservation of Collections II (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 562 Museum Law (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 563 Who Owns Humanity (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 565 Museums and Technology (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 566 Grant Writing for Museums (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 574 Introduction to Museum Evaluation (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 575 Evaluation Data Analysis & Interpretation (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 576 Evaluation Specialization: Project Design (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 577 Evaluation Specialization: Data Collection (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 578 Evaluation Specialization: Analysis & Dissemination (3 cr)
  • MUSEUM 588 Special Topics in Museology (2-3cr)
  • MUSEUM 594 Public Programs (3 cr.)

2 Courses Outside of Museology:

  • ANTH 540 Anthropology of Place (5)
  • ARCHY 465 Public Archaeology (5)
  • ARCHY 490B Museum Curation Practicum: Archaeology
  • ASIAN 404 Writing Systems (5)
  • EDC&I 528 Foundations of Language, Literacy, and Culture (4)
  • HCDE 537 User-Centered Web Design (4)
  • LIS 502 Database Concepts for Information Professionals (3)
  • LIS 505 Archival and Manuscript Services (3)
  • LIS 522 Collection Development (3)
  • LIS 561 Storytelling in a Digital Age (3)
  • SCAND 270A Sagas of the Vikings
  • URBDP 573 Digital Design (4)

Johns Hopkins Certificate in Digital Curation

5 Core Courses:

  • 460.670 Digital Preservation
  • 460.671 Foundations of Digital Curation
  • 460.672Managing Digital Information in Museums and Archives
  • 460.673 Digital Curation Certificate Internship
  • 460.674 Digital Curation Research Paper

1 Elective Course:

  • 460.666 Collection Management

Cost: $4554 per course ($27,324 total)