214 Full-time Master's degrees in Museum Studies

How do we make history matter to our communities? How can we build connections between past, present, and future? University of North Carolina Greensboro program in History with Concentration in Museum Studies places a premium on making history relevant and connecting contemporary audiences to the past.

Heritage and Cultural Sciences - Heritage and Cultural Tourism (Coursework) from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving that will help you develop to your full potential.  

This MA in Museum Studies from University College London (UCL) provides a broad academic and professional training in all aspects of museum work, and encourages students to reflect on the concept of the museum and its associated practices. Grounded in museum practice and research, the programme looks at all types of museums.

The Cultural Heritage Management degree at Johns Hopkins University offers you the chance to protect as well as shape the future of our most precious places and people.

At Interior Architecture - Exhibition and Narrative Environments from Rhode Island School of Design students engage in a dynamic course of study focused on making interior interventions within the context of narrative environments—spaces that encompass or communicate a form of storytelling.

This History of Art and Museum Studies programme from Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi  offers a diverse approach to the study of History of Art and Archaeology alongside the functions of museums’ management. 

A muse is someone, or something, that inspires. The ending, -ology, means to study. So museology is the study of inspiration. That’s what we do. That’s what our students at the Museology programme at the University of Washington, do. They study inspiration. They study how it fuels innovation, nurtures community, and propels positive change.

The Museum Studies (Heritage Studies) programme of the University of Amsterdam is a unique, one-and-half year professional programme that focuses on the museological field, and includes an intensive, one-semester internship.

SUNY Oneonta's Cooperstown Graduate Program (CGP) in Museum Studies trains creative, entrepreneurial museum leaders committed to generating programs and services for the public good.  Learn more with Museum Studies from SUNY Oneonta College.

The Fine Arts and Museum Studies program of Tufts University emphasizes advanced individual studio practice, creative collaboration, mentorships, and rigorous academic discourse.

This Art Gallery and Museum Studies MA programme from the University of Leeds aims to provide you with a critical understanding of issues in curatorship, museology and museum management. 

The Museum Studies programme at The University of New Mexico offers M.A. and M.S. degrees through a 33-credit interdisciplinary curriculum. Available full-time, this postgraduate course combines museum theory with practical training. Students can choose between thesis or project tracks to suit their professional goals.

The MA in Cultural Heritage Management at the University of Lincoln is a one-year full-time programme designed to equip students with the necessary skills for leadership roles in the cultural heritage sector. This course offers part-time study options and focuses on practical experiences and theoretical insights to enhance understanding of heritage management.

The Museum Studies program at Arts University Plymouth offers a unique opportunity to reimagine the role of the museum within contemporary socio-political debates, working with The Box, Plymouth's award-winning museum, art collection, gallery and archive and a range of regional and national museums and collections.

Art History and Curatorial Studies (Advanced) from Australian National University  offers courses in a range of fields including Australian and Asian art; 19th – 20th century Australian and European art and design; modernism and postmodernism; curatorial practice, all taught by our specialist art historians.

The Conservation of Archaeological and Museum Objects (Diss) programme offered by Durham University combines theoretical knowledge with specialist practical skills. It equips you with the investigative skills to answer some of the complex conservation and archaeological questions posed by ancient and historic artefacts and explores ways to safeguard valuable objects.

This Curatorial and Museum Studies course from Adelaide University utilises emerging technologies to ensure you develop next-generation skills.

The Museum Studies program at Shanghai University will closely meet the major national and local needs, focus on the practical work of museums, and build a museum discipline with new concepts, perspectives, and methods in the context of global regionalization.

Museum Studies (Joint Degree with Effat University) blends theoretical and practical training, inviting students to explore the world of curation and museology while developing the critical and creative tools needed to navigate the rapidly changing landscape of museum practice.

The Exhibition Studies (Part-time) students from Liverpool John Moores University engage with histories and methods of exhibition culture, with specific emphasis on socially engaged practices. Students study community-based curatorial methodologies as well as the mediation of curatorial projects in galleries, museums, and biennials.