For those who are shopping for Museum Studies programs:

The Program in Museum Studies at the Graduate School of Arts and Science,
New York University offers the Advanced Certificate in Museum Studies,
which focuses on the contemporary theory and practice of museum work. It is
a 24-credit interdisciplinary graduate program for students who aspire to
professional careers in today's museums as curators, educators, registrars,
directors, and administrators; it also prepares those already working in
museums for new responsibilities.  There is training in both the practical
and theoretical aspects of museum work, "museology," and in the application
of skills and techniques of museum work, "museography."
         Our courses cover major museum functions.  Professionals today are
expected to have a knowledge of museum administration and organization,
development and fundraising, educational programming, collection
management, and exhibition planning and design.  This is in addition to the
traditional functions of research and writing, collecting and connoisseurship.
         The Program in Museum Studies is committed to preparing museum
professionals with a solid disciplinary background.  The Program must be
associated with graduate study (MA or PhD) in any of the disciplines in the
humanities, social sciences, or sciences, that can be pursued at NYU or
other universities in this country or abroad.
         Also, the Graduate School of Arts and Science currently offers
four Master of Arts degrees with Concentration in Museum Studies, for those
interested in combining formal museological training with an area of
specialization. With Concentration in Museum Studies, the Master of Arts in
Africana Studies, the Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean
Studies,  the Master of Arts in Near Eastern Studies, and Master of Arts in
Hebrew and Judaic Studies,  are special 36-48 credit programs which may
take three semesters to complete.
         Internships are integral to professional training, and a student's
preferences and professional goals are important considerations in
individual placement.

         You are invited to phone or e-mail to the department if you have
further questions. In the meantime, please check our web site at
http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/museum




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Program in Museum Studies
Graduate School of Arts and Science
New York University
726 Broadway, Suite 601
New York, NY 10003
Tel:  (212) 998-8082
Fax: (212) 995-4185
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Web site: http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/museum
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