Good Morning Megan, I'm writing as a young professional who received a certificate in public history as a part of her masters degree in history. In my limited experience, my MA has qualified me for more positions and with better pay than a certificate alone would have. You might ask your intern to conduct a job search and learn what specific experiences and qualifications she would need for the positions that interest her. I have had little involvement in hiring, but I also imagine that a relevant bachelors' degree with internship and volunteer experience would be worth more than a one semester, one course certificate. To my knowledge, most certificates in the museum studies field are 12 credit hours or more and involve an internship. It's rare, but there are MA programs out there that offer considerable scholarships or assistantships. Many of my Public History cohort at UMass Amherst are now earning their PhDs or are employed full-time in the field. Most of us received a TAship with tuition-waiver and a stipend to fund some or even all of our program. Other state universities provide tuition-waivers for students working as resident advisers in student housing or who are otherwise employed by the university. Your intern may wish to look into these options if finances are pressing. Best wishes, Elizabeth Bradley On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 11:09 AM, Megan Griffin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good Morning! > My Intern came to me with a question that I was unsure of. She asked me > about the pros and cons of getting a Masters Degree in museum studies or > public history vs getting a certificate in public history through a 1 > semester course after completing a Bachelors Degree. > > I told her that I was unfamiliar with the 1 semester program but I told > her that as an employer that it would serve her much better in the long run > to have a Masters Degree. > > The issue about a Masters Degree is the money and amount of student loans > needed for a full program. So there is a consideration for the 1 semester > program from the financial side. > > However since I am unfamiliar with the 1 semester programs I don't want to > give her any wrong information. So if anyone could send me some information > that I can share with her, that would be wonderful! > > Thanks! > Megan Griffin > Curator of Education > Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center > Townsend, TN > > > -- > *Megan A. Griffin* > *Curator of Education* > Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, Townsend, TN 704.305.3679 > LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/megan-griffin/55/254/2b9> > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).