College of Arts and Sciences; Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering; O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs; University Graduate School

Departmental E-mail: curator@indiana.edu

Departmental URL: https://curatorship.iu.edu/

(Please note that when conferring University Graduate School degrees, minors, certificates, and sub-plans, The University Graduate School’s staff use those requirements contained only in The University Graduate School Bulletin.)

Curriculum

Curriculum

Degrees Offered

The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Curatorship is offered in collaboration between the College of Arts and Sciences; Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering; O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs; and University Graduate School.

Master of Arts in Curatorship

Requirements

30 credit hours in graduate-level work.

Students will complete their choice of any three of the following four core options:

• Curatorship: FOLK-F 731 Curatorship; or AADM-Y506 Curatorship (3 credits)
• Collections History and Theory: HIST-H697 Museum History (3 credits)
• Museum Exhibitions: FOLK-F730 Museums and Material Culture; OR ARTH-A691 Curating Museum Displays and Exhibitions (3 credits)
• Representation and Organization: ILS Z503 Representation and Organization (3 credits)

Students will also complete:

Disciplinary Core: 6 credits of additional graduate work in a chosen museum- or gallery-relevant department or program. One of these courses will be a “core” course required of graduate students in this department or program; another can be any standard (non-individual readings, non-practicum) graduate course offered in this unit.

Electives: 6 credits of museum-relevant electives to be selected in consultation with the Program Director.

Practicum: 6 credits of practicum or internship course experience in a relevant campus or community museum or collection. These credits can be taken using any of the available museum practicum courses available in units on campus (e.g., AADM-Y 750, ANTH-A 576, FOLK-F 806, GRAD-U595, HIST-H 543).

Capstone: Using relevant graduate courses suitable for independent projects (ex: ARTH-A 775, AMST-G 753, FOLK-F 800, GRAD-U600, ILS-Z 602), students will conclude their program of study with a 3-credit capstone project pursued in partnership with a campus or other museum or collection. The capstone project may be an exhibition, a collections research study, or other curatorial activity approved by the Program Director or a designated faculty member. Programs of study will be discussed with the Program Director or another faculty designee and approved each semester prior to registration.