Master of Arts in Museum and Exhibition Studies
Application deadline: March 15, 2011
University of Illinois at Chicago
Museum and Exhibition Studies
Department of Art History
College of Architecture and the Arts
Chicago, IL 60607
http://www.uic.edu/depts/arch/ah/museology.shtml
The academic curriculum in Museum and Exhibition Studies at UIC provides students with deep intellectual and scholarly training essential to professional careers in an array of positions: directors of institutions, curators, museum educators, exhibition developers, and professionals within the rapidly emerging spheres of digital information sharing, among others.
The curriculum is designed to deepen students’ understanding of the intellectual and practical tasks of museum work: engaging publics, curating exhibitions, interpreting objects and activities, harnessing new technologies to meet museum missions, and to help students improve their interpretive and critical writing.
Drawing on the broad range of disciplines available at UIC beyond art history (including anthropology, architecture, design, ethnic and gender studies, history, social work, and more) students are able to develop a plan of study tailored to their particular interests and goals. In the Museum and Exhibition Studies at UIC program close mentoring relationships with advisors and advisory faculty provide students with specialized training adapted to their needs and capabilities.
At the center of Museum and Exhibition Studies at UIC are courses in exhibition making, collecting and cultural heritage, public interaction, and second year capstone projects that may include theses, exhibitions or projects in alternative forms.
Faculty in the program come from the UIC Art History department (Peter Hales, Hannah Higgins, Lisa Lee, Martha Pollak, and Lorelei Stewart) as well as professionals from Chicago’s world class museums, such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago History Museum, the Field Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and the National Museum of Mexican Art, among others.
For information on the program, faculty, and application requirements please visit: http://www.uic.edu/depts/arch/ah/museology.shtml
For additional questions, contact Lorelei Stewart, Interim Program Director, [email protected]
Applications accepted online through: http://www.uic.edu/depts/oar/grad/apply_grad.html