Offered by the NASAD-accredited Department of Art and Design, the two-year, 36-credit Master of Arts in Museum Administration program consists of 27 credits in Museum Administration, including nine elective credits in museum administration, public history or archive management, a three- or six-credit internship, and an optional capstone exhibition or research project. Concentrations are available in the areas of collections management, curating, education, and special exhibitions management. Classes are offered during convenient evening hours. The program welcomes students from diverse academic and professional backgrounds.
Core Courses
| Course | Title |
| ART 101 | Introduction to Working in Museums |
| ART 102 | The Modern Museum: History, Theory, and Practice |
| ART 103 | Writing for Museums |
| ART 105 | Introduction to Curatorial Studies |
| ART 106* | Topics in Museum Administration I |
| ART 107* | Topics in Museum Administration II |
| ART 600 | Internship I |
*Recent topics include: Fundraising and Development for Museums; Race and Museums: Political, Legal and Ethical Controversies, 1980s-Present; Global Issues in the 21st Century Museum; Virtual Reality, Media, and Museums; Museums: Laboratories of Social Relations in Non-Institutional Settings
Electives
| Course | Title |
| ART 301 | The Museum as Learning Environment |
| ART 500 | The Business of Museums |
| ART 502 | Museums and Technology in the 21st Century |
| HIS 410 | History of Material Culture |
| HIS 512 | History and Visual Media |
| LIS 257 | Archival Representation |
| LIS 258 | Museum Informatics |
Career & Internship Outcomes
A master’s degree in Museum Administration prepares you to enter the dynamic, fast-paced world of international and local cultural institutions. With this training you qualify for a wide range of professional museum specializations, including collections management, curation exhibition management, fundraising and development, marketing and public relations, museum education and programming, and social media and technology.
Recent graduates of the Museum Administration program have completed internships and/or obtained jobs with the following prestigious institutions:
| American Museum of Natural History New York, NY | Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn, NY | American Museum of Natural History Los Angeles, CA | New York Historical Society New York, NY |
| Guild Hall East Hampton, NY | El Museo del Barrio New York, NY | Hofstra University Museum Hempstead, NY | Mystic Seaport Museum Stonington, CT |
| Jewish Museum New York, NY | Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Washington, D.C. | Kings Manor Historic House Queens, NY | Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space New York, NY |
| 9/11 Memorial Museum New York, NY | Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian New York, NY | Voelker Orth Museum Queens, NY | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York, NY |
| Tenement Museum New York, NY | John Jay Homestead Katonah, NY | Rubin Museum New York, NY | Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art Peekskill, NY |
Contact
Susan Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Director, M.A. in Museum Administration
Professor, Department of Art and Design
[email protected]