All I can say is I did a museum studies program and I felt like I gained very little. If i wanted to be a bureaucrat in a museum it might be helpful. I would now do it differently: I would study one solid subject matter and then pursue internships in a museum in that field.
On Sep 6, 2012, at 5:03 PM, Matthew White wrote:
> Melanie,
>
> Yes. I know of at least two. Oklahoma and Johns Hopkins. If you want to do Museum Education there is Bank Street, although requires some meetings in NYC.
>
> The best list of Museum Studies programs I know is at the Smithsonian at http://museumstudies.si.edu/training.html
>
> Good luck,
>
> Matt
>
> On Sep 06, 2012, at 01:39 PM, Melanie C Deer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I wouldn't be able to work full-time and go to school due to them being in different cities. The museum I am at is in Tucson the school is in Phoenix.
>>
>> John Simmons brought up a good point. Does anyone know of a good Museum Studies Program that's online. Like a full degree, not just a certificate. I hadn't realized any were out there.
>>
>> Thank you for all of your advice and stories so far!
>>
>> -Melanie
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Sarah Buonacore <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Melanie,
>>
>> Is there a reason why you wouldn't be able to work full time while attending classes? I am currently enrolled in NYU's Museum Studies MA program, and I am interning part time, working nights and weekends, and attending classes. Other classmates are in a similar situation as well, or are working full time. From my understanding, many programs are designed to accommodate working professionals.
>>
>> But as others have said, I do not think it is worthwhile to get a Certificate and then get a full MA later on. Might as well go for the MA right away, especially since you've already been admitted to the program. Plus, the whole reason why I chose to get a MA, at least, is because it seems to me that more and more places are looking for Master's degrees + experience in most job postings.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Brian Rayca <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Melanie,
>>
>> Why go for a certificate? Why not look into a full fledged MA in
>> Museum Studies? i just graduated this May from the Johns Hopkins
>> Museum Studies Program. I was working fulltime at the West Point
>> Museum while I did my studies. The program is designed to so that a
>> working museum professional can continue to work and earn thier
>> degree.
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Melanie C Deer
>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> > Hello everyone,
>> >
>> > I'm stuck in a sticky situation and I was hoping some of you had some
>> > advice. I volunteered/internship/did independent studies at the
>> > undergraduate level at the Arizona State Museum (ASM) in Tucson, AZ (as
>> > Southwest archaeological museum) for about two to three years and then
>> > managed to get a student position in the Repository and held that for a
>> > year, graduated with a BA in Anthropology and Creative Writing and I am
>> > currently employed full time at ASM working on a major repatriation project
>> > as well as working on finishing an article on a research project I did with
>> > Southwestern Prehistoric pottery that I hope to get published. Before I got
>> > the full-time position I had applied to Arizona State University's Museum
>> > Studies Master program and was accepted. I am scheduled to start classes
>> > Fall 2013 (I've already postponed enrollment the max amount of time, due to
>> > a different situation). My employers already knew about my plan to attend
>> > graduate school in a year before they hired me, so that is not a factor.
>> >
>> > I am wondering whether it would be better to stay at my full-time position
>> > and pursue a Masters later (in other words tell ASU I will not be attending
>> > classes in Fall 2013, potentially closing that door permanently) or if I
>> > should leave my full-time position to attend classes as originally intended
>> > risking not having a job when I graduate.
>> >
>> > An idea I had was to get an online Museum Studies Certificate while still
>> > working full-time at ASM and possibly do night classes to get an
>> > Anthropology MA. But I'm not sure how highly or lowly Museum Studies
>> > Certificates are viewed in the museum world.
>> >
>> > Any advice/opinions would be greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thank you,
>> > Melanie Deer
>> >
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