I am part of a preservation task force with NAMAC -- at our recent meeting in July we discussed making a concerted effort to work with museum studies programs to ensure sensitivity to conservatorship of moving images -- specifically video art and experimental film. Can you tell me if you have such a component as part of your program, and if not would you be interested in discussing this further? Margaret [log in to unmask] On Fri, 8 Jul 1994, Robert J. Dougherty wrote: > Every once in a while we get requests for information > about "online degee programs" or "off-campus > degree programs". While we DO NOT offer an "online > degree program", we do offer an "external degree program." > Students complete the majority of work at a distance > from campus. Perhaps you could pass this information > on if you cannot use it personally. > > The University of Oklahoma's College of Liberal > Studies offers fully accredited Bachelor's and > Master's degrees which are earned mainly through > independent study. > > For museum professionals we offer a special > Master's degree: The Master of Liberal Studies > with Museum Emphasis. If you are working in a museum, > gallery, historical society, zoo, or other museum- > related facility, the Master of Liberal Studies with > Museum Emphasis may offer the educational opportunity > you've been seeking. The MLS/ME is a curricular alternative > within the framework of the basic MLS program which offers > a nontraditional graduate program. The MLS/ME is not a > professional museum studies program; rather, it is an > academic program which addresses common museology issues and > content from philosophical and theoretical perspectives. > It is flexible, self-paced, and individually designed. > > Our program consists mostly of non-traditional > students from all over the country and the world. > Almost all of our students work full time. > Most of the program is completed through independent > study. Students attend only three seminars here > at the University of Oklahoma campus as they progress > through the program: 1) MLS/ME INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR (2 WKS) > 2) COLLOQUIUM (3 WKS) 3) ADVANCED SEMINAR (2 WKS). > Our next two MLS/ME Introductory Seminars are: > > October 24 - November 3, 1994 > March 20-30, 1995 > > For more information about our program please feel > free to call me personally, Frank Rodriquez, > Coordinator of Student Information, at 1-800-522-4389 > or 405-325-1061. I can answer your questions > or send you some literature. Or of course feel free > to send an EMAIL request with your complete US Postal > service mailing address and I will be glad to send > you the information. > > Sincerely, > > FRANK RODRIQUEZ > COORDINATOR OF STUDENT INFORMATION > [log in to unmask] OR > [log in to unmask] > UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA > COLLEGE OF LIBERAL STUDIES > 1700 ASP AVENUE, SUITE 226 > NORMAN, OK 73072-6400 > PHONE: (405) 325-1061 > 1-800-522-4389 > FAX: (405) 325-7698 >