Museum Studies Programs in the Western Region: 2011 Update

Arizona

  • Arizona State University
  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • School of Human Evolution and Social Change
  • PO Box 872402, Tempe, AZ 85287-2402
  • Degree(s): MA and Certificate in Museum Studies
  • Contact name: Richard Toon, Program Director; Georgie Miller, Graduate Academic Success Specialist
  • Email: richard.toon@asu.edu; georgianna.miller@asu.edu
  • Phone: 480-965-6215
  • http://shesc.asu.edu/museum_studies
  • Also at ASU
  • School of Art
  • Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
  • PO Box 871505, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1505
  • Degree(s): BA in Art with a concentration in Museum Studies
  • Contact name: Sada Gilber, Academic Success Coordinator. Lead areas: BA in the Arts, BA in Design Studies, Art History, Museum Studies
  • Email: Sada.Gilbert@asu.edu
  • Phone: 408-965-8521
  • http://art.asu.edu/museumstudies/

California

  • Also at CSU Chico
  • History Department
  • Trinity Hall, Room 223, Chico, CA 95929-0735
  • Degree(s): Certificate in Public History
  • Contact name: Dr. Michael Magliari, Advisor Certificate in Public History
  • Email: mmagliari@csuchico.edu
  • Phone: 530-898-6332
  • http://www.csuchico.edu/hist/programs/certificate.shtml
  • California State University East Bay
  • Continuing Education
  • Certificate Programs
  • 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd. Hayward, CA 94542
  • Degree(s): Certificate in Art Museum and Gallery Studies Program
  • Contact names: Lanier Graham, Program Director; Janet Kelly, Program Coordinator
  • Email: lanier.graham@csueastbay.edu; janet.kelly@csueastbay.edu
  • Phone: 510-885-3299
  • http://www.ce.csueastbay.edu/certificate/art_museum/index.shtml
  • California State University Fullerton
  • Visual Arts Department
  • P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850
  • Degree(s): Certificate in Museum Studies
  • Contact name: Mike McGee, Professor and Museum Studies Coordinator, Exhibition Design and Museum Studies
  • Email: mmcgee@fullerton.edu
  • Telephone: 657-278-7750
  • http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/art/programs/cert_museumstudies.html
  • California State University Long Beach
  • In partnership between the University Art Museum and the Art Department
  • As of fall 2011:
  • The Museum Studies Program is undergoing re-development, and currently students cannot obtain a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies. However, several options exist to incorporate the classes that are being taught into your chosen program.
  • General information: http://www.csulb.edu/misc/uam/infopag1.html
  • Course information: http://www.csulb.edu/misc/uam/infopag2.html
  • California State University, Monterey Bay
  • College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
  • Department of Visual and Public Arts
  • 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955
  • Degree(s): BA in Visual and Public Art with a concentration in Museum Studies and Arts Education
  • Contact name: Lila Staples, Chair; Gail Salgado, Office Coordinator
  • Email: lila_staples@csumb.edu; gsalgado@csumb.edu
  • Phone: 831-582-3005
  • http://catalog.csumb.edu/undergrad-education/majors/visual-public-art/overview
  • California State University, San Bernardino
  • Department of Anthropology
  • 5500 University Parkway, Room SB-327, San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397
  • Degree(s): Certificate in Museum Studies
  • Contact name: Dr. Peter Robertshaw, Chair; Patricia Massei, Administrative Support Coordinator
  • Email: proberts@csusb.edu; pmassei@csusb.edu
  • Phone: 909-537-5502
  • http://www.csusb.edu/majorsdegrees/certificates/
  • Claremont Graduate University
  • School of Arts & Humanities
  • Cultural Studies
  • 121 E. 10th Street, Claremont, CA 91711
  • Degree(s): MA or PhD in Cultural Studies with a concentration in Museum Studies
  • MA in Arts Management
  • Contact name: Eve Oishi, Professor of Cultural Studies
  • Email: eve.oishi@cgu.edu
  • Phone: 909-607-7587
  • http://www.cgu.edu/pages/7183.asp
  • San Francisco Art Institute
  • School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate Programs
  • Exhibition and Museum Studies
  • 800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
  • Established 2006
  • Degree(s): MA in Exhibition and Museum Studies
  • Phone: 415-749-4563
  • http://www.sfai.edu/page.aspx?page=208
  • San Francisco State University
  • College of Humanities
  • Museum Studies Program
  • Humanities 515, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132
  • Degree(s): MA in Museum Studies
  • Contact name: Christine Fogarty, Program Coordinator
  • Email: cfog@sfsu.edu
  • Phone: 415-405-0599
  • http://www.sfsu.edu/~museumst/
  • University of California Riverside
  • College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
  • Department of Public History
  • 1212 HMNSS Building, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521
  • Degree(s): MA and PhD Public History
  • Contact name: Thomas Cogswell, Chair; Kiril Tomoff, Graduate Adviser
  • Email: thomas.cogswell@ucr.edu; kiril.tomoff@ucr.edu
  • Phone: 951-827-5823
  • http://history.ucr.edu/Public_History/index.html

Hawai’i

  • University of Hawai’i
  • American Studies Department
  • Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program
  • 1890 East-West Road, Moore 324, Honolulu, HI 96822
  • Degree(s): Certificate in Museum Studies
  • Contact name: Karen K. Kosasa, Assistant Professor and Director of Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program; Teri Skillman, Program Coordinator
  • Email: museum@hawaii.edu
  • Phone: 808-956-8570
  • http://www.hawaii.edu/amst/MS_home.htm
  • Also at University of Hawai’i
  • American Studies Department
  • Historic Preservation Program
  • 1890 East West Rd., Moore 324, Honolulu, HI 96822
  • Degree(s): Certificate in Historic Preservation
  • Contact name: William R. Chapman, Professor and Director of the Historic Preservation Program
  • Email: amstuh@hawaii.edu
  • Phone: 808-956-8570
  • http://www.hawaii.edu/amst/historic.htm

Nevada

  • Also at University of Nevada
  • Interdisciplinary and Special Programs
  • College of Liberal Arts
  • 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557-0042
  • Degree(s): Historic Preservation Minor
  • Students enrolled in the Land Use Planning Policy master’s degree program may specialize in historic preservation
  • Contact name: Dr. Donald L. Hardesty, Historic Professor and Chair, Anthropology
  • Email: hardesty@unr.edu
  • Phone: 775-784-6704 x2007
  • http://www.cis.unr.edu/ecatalog/%28S%28gqezxp55d4to3ieqkwa0pd55%29%29/Default.aspx?article_list_id=25652

Oregon

  • University of Oregon
  • School of Architecture and Allied Arts
  • Arts & Administration Program
  • 5230 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
  • Degree(s): Undergraduate Minor in Community Arts
  • MA or MS in Arts Management, with four areas of concentration: Community Arts Management, Media Management, Museum Studies, and Performing Arts Management
  • MBA / AAD Concurrent Degrees
  • Graduate Certificates in Museums Studies or Nonprofit Management
  • Ph.D/D.M.A. Program
  • Contact name: Tina Rinaldi, Program Manager; Maia Howes, Office Coordinator
  • Email: trinaldi@uoregon.edu; mhowes@uoregon.edu
  • Phone: 541-346-2296
  • http://aad.uoregon.edu/
  • Also at U of O
  • School of Architecture and Allied Arts
  • Historic Preservation Program
  • 5233 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-5233
  • Degree(s): MS in Historic Preservation, concentration areas: Preservation Theory, Design, and Technology; Preservation Planning and Cultural Resource Management; and Resource Identification and Evaluation
  • Undergraduate minor in Historic Preservation
  • Contact name: Dr. Kingston Heath, Director, Professor
  • Email: kwheath@uoregon.edu
  • Phone: 541-346-2115
  • http://hp.uoregon.edu

Utah

  • Utah State University
  • Anthropology Program and Museum of Anthropology
  • HASS Area Studies Program
  • Old Main 245F, 0730 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-0730
  • Degree(s): Museum Studies Area Certificate
  • Contact name: Dr. Bonnie Pitblado, Certificate Advisor
  • Email: bonnie.pitblado@usu.edu
  • Phone: 435-797-1496
  • http://anthromuseum.usu.edu/museumstudies.aspx

Washington

  • University of Washington
  • Museology Graduate Program
  • Professional and Continuing Education
  • Box 359485, Seattle, WA 98195-9485
  • Degree(s): Certificate or MA in Museology
  • Museum Studies Graduate Certificate
  • Contact name: Kris Morrissey, Director; Maya Farrar, Operations Manager
  • Email: Morriss8@uw.edu; procel@uw.edu
  • Phone: 206-616-1437
  • http://www.museum.washington.edu/museum/

If you are enrolled in one of these programs and would like to set up a seminar or networking opportunity with current working museum professional contact the RC-WR Museum Studies Liaison. That contact information can be found on the Appointed Positions page.

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