MA in Museum Studies/Certificate in Digital Curation
Please note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only. The Certificate in Digital Curation program is not currently accepting new students.
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Please note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only. The Certificate in Digital Curation program is not currently accepting new students.
Program Requirements
MA in Museum Studies students pursuing the Certificate in Digital Curation must take nine courses from the Museum Studies course list, per the degree requirements, and five Digital Curation courses listed below. Two approved courses (i.e., AS.460.670 Digital Preservation and AS.460.666 Collection Management) may be applied to both the MA and the certificate for a total of 14 courses.
Courses for the MA in Museum Studies
- One required core course
- Four customizable core courses
- Four elective courses
Courses for the Certificate in Digital Curation
- Five required core courses
Please note that this entry is for currently enrolled students only. The Certificate in Digital Curation program is not currently accepting new students.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Museum Studies Courses | ||
| Core Course - Required: | 3 | |
| Two-Week Onsite Seminar | ||
| Core Courses - Customizable | 12 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Exploring Museum Professions | ||
| Museums in the Digital Age | ||
| Select three of the following: | ||
| Introduction to Museum Education | ||
| Exhibition Strategies | ||
| The Business of Museums | ||
| History & Philosophy of Museums | ||
| Museum Evaluation and Audience Research | ||
| Collection Management | ||
| Electives | 12 | |
| Select four of the following: | ||
| Museums and Community Engagement | ||
| Museum Controversies: Ethical Issues in Museums | ||
| Museums, Race, and Inclusion | ||
| Accessibility in the Museum | ||
| Evaluation Projects and Practice | ||
| Architecture of Museums | ||
AS.460.630 | ||
| Practice of Public History | ||
| Conservation-Restoration: A 21st Century Approach | ||
| Curatorship: Principles and Practices | ||
| Living Collections | ||
| Curating Online Exhibitions and Experiences | ||
AS.460.638 | ||
| Material Culture and the Modern Museum | ||
| Educational Programming for Museum Audiences | ||
| Museum Marketing and Communications | ||
| Fundamentals of Museum Fundraising | ||
| Social Media Strategies for Museums | ||
| Introduction to Archives | ||
| Collection Management Systems | ||
| Cataloging Museum Collections: History, Standards, and Applications | ||
| Leadership of Museums | ||
| Project Management in Museums | ||
| Museum Finance and the Economy | ||
| Private Collectors, Collections, and Museums | ||
| Culturally Specific Museums | ||
| Provenance Research: Connecting Histories | ||
| Science, Society, and the Museum | ||
AS.460.691 | ||
| Shaping Reality: Immersive Technologies in the Museum | ||
| Museum Internship | ||
| Museums in a Changing Time: Virtual Seminar | ||
| Museum Projects | ||
| Digital Curation Certificate | 15 | |
| Core Courses - Required: | ||
| Digital Preservation | ||
| Foundations of Digital Curation | ||
| Managing Digital Information in Museums and Archives | ||
| Digital Curation Certificate Internship | ||
| Research/Capstone in Digital Curation | ||
| Total Credits | 42 | |