Overview

People choose this master’s degree program to become advocates for museums and other institutions. Our alumni craft and execute missions and strategic plans, expand and educate audiences through marketing and community outreach, write grants, and raise money to fund vital museum efforts.

Program Features

Our Museum Studies master’s programs are purposefully multidisciplinary. Students can take coursework in the related programs Museum Exhibition, Planning and Design and Museum Education. They also have opportunities to craft a personalized learning experience with graduate-level courses in the School of Design.

Designed for collaboration, The University of the Arts ’ program offers you the opportunity to apply all you will learn about traditional and contemporary approaches to full, complex team-based projects the professional standard of the museum field.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Museums: History & Theory

Principles of Development & Grant Writing

Museum Audiences & Evaluation

Museum Graphic Principles

Essentials of Graphic Software

Museum Studies Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-08-12 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

45 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Museum Studies View 92 other Masters in Museum Studies in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Completed Online Application Form
Application Fee of $60
Official Transcripts
3 Letters of Recommendation
Statement of Intent & Resume
Creative Portfolio
Personal Interview

In addition to the requirements listed above, international applicants or those with foreign credentials must submit:

All applicants with transcripts from outside the United States are required to submit transcripts officially translated into English.
International applicants whose primary language is not English must submit the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

Tuition Fee

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International

34700 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 52050 USD for the full programme during 18 months.
National

34700 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 52050 USD for the full programme during 18 months.

Living costs for Philadelphia

1313 - 2284 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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