I, for one, don't feel graduate work is necessary to be an excellent museum
professional....unless perhaps your career will be in one of the
museum-related disciplines such as archaeology, archives, art, historical
research/writing, etc.

The great majority of the recent postings on job-seeking are from those who
simply want to "work for a museum."  I'd feel more at ease if colleges were
producing graduates who had some idea of "what type" of museum work they
have in mind.  Perhaps they'd have better results in their job searches if
they were more focused in their entry-level objective?


-----Original Message-----
From: Melissa M. Michelson <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, June 08, 1998 10:48 AM
Subject: Do I need a Masters?


>I would like to work in a US musuem (like many of the subscribers here) but
>am
>wondering if I need a Masters to be considered. As it is, it has been
>difficult with just my BA-- would you say it were equally difficult with an
>MA?
>
>Also, if I were to get a Masters, do US museums only acknowledge MAs from
>American universities, or would they also accept, say a "Magister" (the
>equivalent, also involving a thesis and 6+ years total in a university)
>from a German university.
>(I am American and got my BA in Art History from an American University)
>
>Thanks in advance for a reply.
>
>Melissa Michelson