curriculum
curriculum -
schedule -
coursework -
professional training -
internships -
field trips -
thesis/project
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.
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.
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.