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
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Web site: http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/museum
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