Museum Education, Master of Arts

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Contacts

Polly McKenna-Cress \ pmckennacress@uarts.edu \ 215.717.6328
Chairperson, Museum Studies

Helen M. Shannon \ hshannon@uarts.edu \ 215.717.6051
Director, Museum Education

Description

This 3-semester degree offers the opportunity to obtain theoretical and practical foundation as well as the experience necessary to develop programs for audiences of all ages in museums of all subjects - art, history, cultural history and science. Students in the Museum Education program learn to teach in a museum setting; to use a variety of means, including text, speech and new media to foster museum learning for children, teenagers, and adults; and to understand administrative skills needed to support education programs. Coursework comprises educational theory and methods; museum history and practice; internships; and the writing and defense of the master’s thesis.

Program Requirements (45 Credits)

Required Courses (39 credits)

AEDU 501  Creative and Cognitive Development 3 credits
GRAD 655  Graduate Seminar: Visual Culture Studies 3 credits
GREM 601  Electronic Media/Production I 1.5 credits
MSEM 600  Museology 3 credits
MSEM 603  The Museum Audience 3 credits
MSEM 614  Museum Graphics 1.5 credits
MSEM 621  Media for Museum Communication 3 credits
MSEM 630  Museum Education Practicum 3 credits
MSEM 631  Educational Programming for Museums 3 credits
MSEM 690  Graduate Museum Project 3 credits
MSEM 695  Museum Internship: Museum Education 3 - 6 credits
Students must complete 6 credits of internship coursework. This can be satisfied either by taking the course twice for 3 credits or once for 6 credits.
MSEM 780  Thesis Research 3 credits
MSEM 785  Thesis Development: Museum Education 3 credits

Electives (6 credits)

Select 6 credits from the following:

AEDU 531  Multicultural Learning-Arts 3 credits
AEDU 602  History of Ideas in Art and Museum Education 3 credits
AEDU 621  Educational Media A: Teaching and Learning Online 3 credits
MSEM 641  Museum Governance: Legal Issues, Ethics and Museums 3 credits
MSEM 642  Development, Fundraising, and Grantsmanship 3 credits
MSEM 644  Video, Film and Technology for Museum Interpretation 3 credits
MSEM 646  Publications, Public Relations, and Marketing 3 credits
MSEM 702  Issues in Museums Seminar 3 credits