Museum Education, Master of Arts

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Contacts

James Savoie \ jsavoie@uarts.edu \ 215.717.6393
Interim 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: 18th-21st Century Cultural Ideas 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