There is a strong feeling in many parts of the world against too
specialised a training in any very narrow museum field - especially when
looking forward to career progression employers generally want
well-rounded people who understand all aspects of museum work.

Hence the emphasis on Museum Education as a singificant element IN a
broadly based Museum Studies programme, rather than Museum Education on its
own.  There are very good Education options within several Museum
Studies and Museum Management MA programmes in Europe - with Leicester as
the longest-established and probably the largest.  The alternative track
is to do a more general Education (eg. teacher training) MA and follow
this with Museum Education research at M.Phil. or doctoral level:
Leicester (again) King's College, University of London, and City
University (London) all offer this possibility to those with MAs in
either Museum Studies, Education or Museum Management.


Patrick Boylan
City University

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On Fri, 4 Aug 1995, RBain1 wrote:

> As a hopeful transfer student I've been trying to find Museum Programs in
> England and Scotland which focus in education.  Unfortunately, I've only
> been able to find programs in Museum Management which only contain one or
> two courses in education.  Are there any universities in England or
> Scotland that have good Museum programs focusing on education?
> Please Respond,
> Deborah Bain
> San Francisco State University
>