Museum Studies - Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies provides specialized interdisciplinary training that enables students to pursue careers in museums in the public or private sectors. The curriculum includes museology, methods, exhibit development, collections management, conservation, curation, and practice in Museum Studies. The core requirements for Anth 545 Advanced Museology and Hist 594 Public History Seminar alternate on rotation with controlled electives every other year. If you enroll in a year when these courses are not being offered, it will take you at least two years to complete your certificate.
The Certificate may be completed as a stand alone certification or in conjunction with the M.A. degree in Anthropology, History, Art, and related fields.
If you wish to complete a graduate certificate, you must apply for admission to this non-degree program. Even if you already enrolled in a graduate program at NMSU, you will need to complete a separate application to be admitted to the certificate program. Once you have been admitted to the program and have completed all of the necessary coursework, you will need to apply to be awarded the certificate through your myNMSU account.
Please contact the Anthropology Graduate Advisor (kljenks@nmsu.edu) for information about how to complete the application.
The Certificate in Museum Studies is a 3 semester (or one year and one summer) program designed for individuals who want to enhance their understanding of museum work. It may be completed as a stand alone certification or in conjunction with a Master's degree in Public History, History, Art History, Anthropology, Studio Art or other disciplines.
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | ||
| ANTH 545 | Advanced Museology | 3 |
| ARTS 503 | Preventive Conservation/Collections Care | 3 |
| HIST 594 | Public History Seminar | 3 |
| Internship (credits from ANTH, ART, or HIST) | 3 | |
| Internship | 1-9 | |
| Museum Conservation Internship | 1-6 | |
| Museum/Gallery Research Internship | 1-9 | |
| Public History Internship | 3 | |
| Controlled Electives | ||
| Select two from the following: 1 | 6 | |
| Cultural Resource Management | 3 | |
| Advanced Museum Anthropology | 3 | |
| Advanced Native American Intersections in Museums | 3 | |
| Advanced Curation Crisis in Archaeology | 3 | |
| Museum Conservation Techniques I | 3 | |
| Museum Conservation Techniques II | 3 | |
| Museum and Curatorial Studies | 3 | |
| Methodologies and Historiography of Art History and Art Theory | 3 | |
| Oral History | 3 | |
| Advanced Historic Preservation | 3 | |
| Interpreting Historic Places for the Public | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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This list is regularly modified as new courses are added to the catalog, or old ones are phased out. Eligible courses are determined by a committee with at least one representative from Art, Anthropology and History. Substitutions may be approved with the advice of Museum Studies Faculty in Art, History, and Anthropology by the Department Head of Anthropology.