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 Subject: PhD in Museum Studies
 
  Dear Colleagues, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts is conducting a feasibility study of potential interest in a Ph.D. program in Museum Studies. We are seeking input from museum professionals, museum studies faculty members, and students/graduates of museum studies programs. Please consider the four questions below and respond directly to me (rather than to the list) by October 16th. Cordially,   Margaret A. Lindauer, Associate Professor Museum Studies Coordinator Department of Art History Virginia Commonwealth University 
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  1) Among the universities offering a Ph.D. in Museum Studies, none is currently located in the United States. Do you believe such a Ph.D. program should be offered at a university in the US?  __x__ yes ____ no   If responding “no,” please briefly indicate why: ___________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________   2) Is there a particular aspect of museum work or research that a Ph.D. program should address?  __x__ museum education ____ curatorial studies  ___x_ administration  _x___ sociology of museums  __x__ historical and/or textual analysis of museum trends  ____ other ________________________________________________   3) For which primary clientele should such a Ph.D. program be designed?  ____ recent baccalaureates  _x___ recent graduates of post-baccalaureate degrees or certificates ___x_ mid-career museum professionals __x__ people who hold or intend to hold upper-level administrative positions in museums __x__ people who intend to administer and/or teach in a Museum Studies program ____ other ________________________________________________   4) Which universities/departments in the US currently offer a Museum Studies track within a discipline-specific PhD program?
  I am not ware of any, but I would like to know if any universities are going to be offfering it.
    We welcome any other comments you would like to offer.
 I think a PhD program would "legitimize" museum studies to many academics. I have a MA in Museum Studies and would have liked to gone on to receive a PhD in my field but it is not available to me.  
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