Master of Arts in Museum Studies

Museum Studies M.A. Program

The Museum Studies master's degree requires 36 credit hours.

The curriculum provides a comprehensive overview of the discipline, opportunities for grasping core components of museum practice, avenues for exploring the interdisciplinary nature of museums, grounding in current issues facing them, and possibilities for research to develop new and innovative approaches in the field. You'll also complete 500 total museum experience hours, including at least 250 hours in an approved internship.

Our graduates work as collection managers, educators, exhibit designers, curators, archivists, directors and more at museums and historical agencies across the country and around the world.