Overview

Offered in partnership with the Barnes Foundation — one of the world's premiere art collections — the program teaches students how to share knowledge with the public in an engaging and inclusive way, from K12 school groups to everyday visitors. Participants will learn strategies for teaching about objects and collections, developing skills that are applicable to any type of museum—including art and natural history museums, science institutes, and historical sites and houses.

Key facts

The fully online — synchronous and asynchronous — MA curriculum includes three key areas:

Foundations of Museum Education: Explore the history and philosophy of museums, museum education and the museum’s shifting role in society.
Inclusive Learning Environments: Learn how to apply diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) frameworks in museum education through an anti-racism and anti-bias lens.
Pedagogical Practices: You will also study experiential learning, object-based learning and design theory for in-person and virtual spaces as well as effective communication and presentation strategies.

If you’re an undergraduate student at Saint Joseph's, our 4+1 program offers the opportunity to earn credits towards the Museum Education MA and earn a master's degree in just five years. Students interested in this option must apply to the graduate program in their junior year and be conditionally accepted before they complete their bachelor's degree.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History of Museum Education
Museum Management & Administration
Inclusive Learning Environments / DEI
Empowering Change Agents
Inclusive Practice in Museums
Strategic Human Resources

Pedagogical Practices

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-17 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00

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More details

Graduate applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

Museum Studies View 14 other Masters in Museum Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be considered for admission you must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with a demonstrated record of academic success.
Submit official college transcripts from all colleges attended.
Submit a personal statement.
Submit resume.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17580 USD / year

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Out-of-State

17580 USD / year

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In-State

17580 USD / year

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Funding

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