curriculum
first year
fall semester
- Introduction to Museums (3 credits)
- Culture and Collections I (3 credits)
- Research and Field Work ( 3 credits)
- Professional Seminar (1 credit)
- At least 3 credits of electives
spring semester
- Collections Care and Management (1 or 3 credit[s])
- Introduction to Museum Education (3 credits)
- Culture and Collections II (3 credits)
- Museum Project Management (1 credit)
- Professional Seminar (1 credit)
- At least 1 credit of electives
summer
- Internship I (1 credits)
second year
fall semester
- Museum Administration (3 credits)
- Professional Seminar (1 credit)
- * Thesis/Project Research (3 credits [unless taken in the previous semester])
- At least 5 credits (8 credits without thesis) of electives
spring semester
- Museum Exhibition (4 credits)
- Professional Seminar (1 credit)
- * Thesis/Project Writing (3 credits [unless taken in the previous semester])
- At least 5 credits (8 credits without thesis) of electives
* Students must take Thesis/Project Research in their 2nd or 3rd semester, and Thesis/Project Writing in their 3rd or 4th semester.
The Class of 2013 listens to Nick Vincent of the Metropolitan Museum of Art during a class field trip.
Maria Vann ( '11) with the Tiffany glass collection at the Corning Museum of Glass.
Ashley Bowden ('13) learns traditional farm ways while milking a cow at the Farmers' Museum.
CGP classes take field trips every year as part of their class curriculum to cities like Boston, New York City, and Montreal. Click here for more information.
Jessica Mayercin ('13) measures an outdoor exhibition space in Oneonta for a class project.
Mary Olson ('10), Michele Blackmore ('11), Johanna Blume ('10), and Jennie Davy ('10) stroll along the Newport Cliff Walk while on a field trip in Rhode Island.