To Stacey inquiring about MA va MS....it should be fairly evident that
    most Arts related disciplines fall under the Liberal Arts umbrella and
    thus carry MA's (thus why you see the most common "MA" as requirement);
    also, I'm curious about the M.S. opportunity?  How is the curriculum
    different other than the language requirement?  More technical courses?
    Where is the 'science' in Arts Administration?  Is this a School of
    Business option?
          Anyway, previous writers were right; it really matters little.
    What really matters is that you have used your time in school to
    maximize opportunities both to learn and to practice what people in
    museums do through internships, practicums, volunteerism, additional
    classes in your special areas of interest, etc.  Develop an
    "irresistable you" to a future employer.  The bottom line is that the
    degree is only part of what you need and the employer is going to be
    most concerned about what you can DO (to meet their needs). And that is
    shown by successful jobs (paid or unpaid)  on your record (and credible
    people in those places to speak for you as references).
          And to others inquiring about jobs in the field: yes, you can get
    museum jobs if you put yourself out to learn to be the best and to be
    ready through practical experience. (Mobility helps too.) But just
    sitting through a curriculum of classes and expecting a job to be
    waiting at the end is not how it works.
 
    Lucy Skjelstad
    Oregon State University
    The Horner Collections
    (and previously Coordinator of the MAIS Museum Studies emphasis.)
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