Matthew,
At my program, you are required to do a concentration: registration,
exhibition development, administration, or education. you take two core
courses giving oversight to the general workings of museums and a thesis
project.  The other classes are a blend on hands on activities, field trips,
and lectures from the professors and guest speakers.

There is a lot of reading, but it is mostly on the practical knowledge that
is needed on the job. I am a first year, and it is very intense. I am coming
straight from undergrad with a BA in history and second major: phil. I am
used to the reading and papers, but then again school is always stressful. I
am focusing on registration but am also going to try to get experience in
other areas. I am interested in exhibition development.

-michele
grad student

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Matthew Mangarella <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> When I went to graduate school museum studies was a very intense course.
> How intense is it? Is there a lot of reading like history or is it more
> hands on work like library science?
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