Museum Education - Master of Arts

Polly McKenna-Cress
pmckennacress@uarts.edu
Chairperson, Museum Studies
215-717-6328

Helen M. Shannon
hshannon@uarts.edu
Director, Museum Education
215-717-6051

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

AEDU 501 - Creative and Cognitive Development 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 630 - Museum Education Practicum 3 credits

Spring Credits: 15

MSEM 621 - Media for Museum Communication 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
or an elective from the list of possible electives below.
MSEM 780 - Thesis Research 3 credits

Summer

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

MSEM 695 - Museum Internship: Museum Education 3 - 6 credits

Year Two Credits: 15

Fall Credits: 15

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

Possible Electives

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 601 - Museum Seminar: The Museum Society 3 credits
MSEM 602 - Museum Seminar: The Exhibition And Educational Programming 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
Liberal Arts - A variety of courses taken for graduate credit