Hi Melanie,

The Johns Hopkins M.A. in Museum Studies program is almost fully online.
It's 9 courses online and 1 two-week onsite seminar in a location that the
program organizes.  We're having an online information session on October 4
at 7 pm ET if you'd like to find out more. Rsvp at: http://bit.ly/Rqhiyg

Best,
Phyllis


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From:  Melanie C Deer <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To:  Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
Date:  Thu, 6 Sep 2012 13:39:42 -0700
To:  <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:  Re: [MUSEUM-L] Continue working in a museum vs. Museum studies
Master

I wouldn't be able to work full-time and go to school due to them being in
different cities. The museum I am at is in Tucson the school is in Phoenix.

John Simmons brought up a good point. Does anyone know of a good Museum
Studies Program that's online. Like a full degree, not just a certificate. I
hadn't realized any were out there.

Thank you for all of your advice and stories so far!

-Melanie

On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Sarah Buonacore <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Melanie,
> 
> Is there a reason why you wouldn't be able to work full time while attending
> classes? I am currently enrolled in NYU's Museum Studies MA program, and I am
> interning part time, working nights and weekends, and attending classes. Other
> classmates are in a similar situation as well, or are working full time. From
> my understanding, many programs are designed to accommodate working
> professionals. 
> 
> But as others have said, I do not think it is worthwhile to get a Certificate
> and then get a full MA later on. Might as well go for the MA right away,
> especially since you've already been admitted to the program. Plus, the whole
> reason why I chose to get a MA, at least, is because it seems to me that more
> and more places are looking for Master's degrees + experience in most job
> postings. 
> 
> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Brian Rayca <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Melanie,
>> 
>> Why go for a certificate?  Why not look into a full fledged MA in
>> Museum Studies?  i just graduated this May from the Johns Hopkins
>> Museum Studies Program.  I was working fulltime at the West Point
>> Museum while I did my studies.  The program is designed to so that a
>> working museum professional can continue to work and earn thier
>> degree.
>> 
>> Brian
>> 
>> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Melanie C Deer
>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> > Hello everyone,
>>> >
>>> > I'm stuck in a sticky situation and I was hoping some of you had some
>>> > advice. I volunteered/internship/did independent studies at the
>>> > undergraduate level at the Arizona State Museum (ASM) in Tucson, AZ (as
>>> > Southwest archaeological museum) for about two to three years and then
>>> > managed to get a student position in the Repository and held that for a
>>> > year, graduated with a BA in Anthropology and Creative Writing and I am
>>> > currently employed full time at ASM working on a major repatriation
>>> project
>>> > as well as working on finishing an article on a research project I did
>>> with
>>> > Southwestern Prehistoric pottery that I hope to get published. Before I
>>> got
>>> > the full-time position I had applied to Arizona State University's Museum
>>> > Studies Master program and was accepted. I am scheduled to start classes
>>> > Fall 2013 (I've already postponed enrollment the max amount of time, due
>>> to
>>> > a different situation). My employers already knew about my plan to attend
>>> > graduate school in a year before they hired me, so that is not a factor.
>>> >
>>> > I am wondering whether it would be better to stay at my full-time position
>>> > and pursue a Masters later (in other words tell ASU I will not be
>>> attending
>>> > classes in Fall 2013, potentially closing that door permanently) or if I
>>> > should leave my full-time position to attend classes as originally
>>> intended
>>> > risking not having a job when I graduate.
>>> >
>>> > An idea I had was to get an online Museum Studies Certificate while still
>>> > working full-time at ASM and possibly do night classes to get an
>>> > Anthropology MA. But I'm not sure how highly or lowly Museum Studies
>>> > Certificates are viewed in the museum world.
>>> >
>>> > Any advice/opinions would be greatly appreciated.
>>> >
>>> > Thank you,
>>> > Melanie Deer
>>> >
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