Graduate Programs
Student Learning Outcomes
Master of Arts in Museum Studies (M.A.)
Students completing the Museum Studies M.A. curriculum will:
- Develop their abilities as critical thinkers by questioning the role of museums in society and think critically and creatively to evaluate and improve that role.
- Develop self-reflective understanding of their own vocations and professional ethics in the museum field.
- Develop mastery of professional skills through using a variety of approaches to create original products, such as educational programs, exhibit concepts, strategic plans, of relevance to museums in the community.
- Develop necessary knowledge and skills to meet professional standards in one or more areas of museum practice including collections, education, exhibit development, administration, curatorial practices, evaluation, and interpretive planning.
- Engage in and conduct creative research problems that, over time, yield new insights into museums, their missions, their collections, and their engagements with communities and
- Engage in hands-on learning in an area of the museum field through an internship experience.
- Become skilled at effectively presenting their work through oral presentations and in written work in formats relevant to the museum profession (ex. exhibit concept documents, object labels, press releases, research papers, catalogue entries, curriculum).
Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies
Students completing the Museum Studies certificate will:
- Develop their abilities as critical thinkers by questioning the role of museums in society and think critically and creatively to evaluate and improve that role.
- Engage in hands-on learning in an area of the museum field through an internship experience.
- Become familiar with and develop basic competency in the core areas of museum practice including collections, education, exhibit development, and administration.