Museum Education - Master of Arts

Program Total Credits: 45

The Master of Arts in Museum Education is a concentrated program focused on the development and implementation of appropriate pedagogical practices and critical/interpretive skills for communicating to the public about culture and the arts. Coursework comprises three distinct areas: a broad education core addressing theory and methods; concentration in museum studies and practices; and a professional core including research and an internship with a cooperating museum.

Year One Credits: 30

Fall Credits: 15

MSEM 600 - Museology Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
MSEM 603 - The Museum Audience Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
MSEM 614 - Museum Graphics Credits: 1.5 cr, 3 hrs
MSEM 630 - Museum Education Practicum Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
AEDU 501 - Creative and Cognitive Development Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
GREM 601 - Electronic Media/Production I Credits: 1.5 cr, 3 hrs

Spring Credits: 15

MSEM 621 - Media for Museum Communication Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
MSEM 631 - Educational Programming for Museums Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
MSEM 690 - Graduate Museum Project Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
MSEM 695 - Museum Internship: Museum Education Credits: 3 - 6 cr
or an elective from the list of possible electives below.
MSEM 780 - Thesis Research Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs

Summer

Note: Students may elect to take one of their internships during the summer at no additional charge.

MSEM 695 - Museum Internship: Museum Education Credits: 3 - 6 cr

Year Two Credits: 15

Fall Credits: 15

MSEM 695 - Museum Internship: Museum Education Credits: 3 - 6 cr
MSEM 785 - Thesis Development: Museum Education Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
GRAD 655 - Graduate Seminar: Visual Culture Studies Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
Electives - see list of possible electives below; 3 - 6 cr

Possible Electives

AEDU 531 - Multicultural Learning-Arts Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
AEDU 602 - History of Ideas in Art and Museum Education Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
AEDU 621 - Educational Media A: Teaching and Learning Online Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
MSEM 601 - Museum Seminar: The Museum Society Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
MSEM 602 - Museum Seminar: The Exhibition and Educational Programming Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
MSEM 641 - Museum Governance: Legal Issues, Ethics, and Museums Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
MSEM 642 - Development, Fundraising, and Grantsmanship Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
MSEM 644 - Video, Film and Technology for Museum Interpretation Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
MSEM 646 - Publications, Public Relations, and Marketing Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
MSEM 702 - Issues in Museums Seminar Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
Liberal Arts - A variety of courses taken for graduate credit