I have an MA in public history and a graduate certificate in museum studies
from UW-Milwaukee that I got concurrently. Would have taken 2 years full
time but I had to take a little longer. I've found it to be a pretty good
combination.

Dan


On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 4:31 PM, Colleen Filipek <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've been looking into graduate schools and I noticed that there are both
> Museum Studies programs and Public History programs, at different schools
> of course, as well as a lot of certificate programs. I know that some of Public
> History work is done in museums, is there a huge difference between a Public
> History MA program and a Museum Studies MA program? My career goal is to
> be a curator, so would there be a big difference in my appeal as an
> applicant between them? Also, I've noticed that there are a lot more Museum
> Studies certificate programs than MA programs. Obviously you don't get
> the master's degree with a certificate program, but is there a huge
> difference between the two? Does it matter that much in the hiring
> process?
>
> Thanks,
> Colleen
>
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Dan Bartlett
Curator of Exhibits and Education
Instructor of Museum Studies
Logan Museum of Anthropology
Beloit College

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