Museum Administration, Master of Arts

This program provides opportunities for research and professional training in the history and preservation of cultural artifacts. You are offered the academic expertise and practical knowledge you need to build a career of your choice as a collections andor exhibition manager, curator, events manager, museum educator, registrar, rights and reproductions manager, or social media or technology specialist. You can also consider a career in museum fundraisingdevelopment and membership, or pursue a career in related areas of Public History and Library and Information Science as an archivist or database specialist.

Applicants to the M.A. in Museum Administration must presentevidence of the successful completion of a bachelor’s degree with a major in an area that intersects with museum practice (e.g., anthropology, art history, business, communications, English, fashion, fine arts, film/video, graphic design, history, journalism, library and information science, photography, and public relations).A cumulative undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher, as well as a 3.0 or higher in the major disciplineStudents who have not met the GPA requirement as undergraduates may take two courses on a non-matriculated basis to demonstrate the ability to succeed at graduate-level work—and then enter the program as a full-time matriculated student. (All students who have taken this path have succeeded).