Graduate Certificate program in Museum, Museology and Curatorial Studies at Johns Hopkins University

Students in the Museum Studies Program include current and aspiring museum professionals from around the world. We have students from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds, including those with degrees in areas such as art history, anthropology, history, economics, business administration, historic preservation, music, philosophy, and film and media arts.

The Museum Studies Program offers a structured curriculum of required and core courses augmented with electives. This curriculum provides opportunities for students to gain knowledge and skills in current professional museum practice with an eye to the future and an integration of past philosophies and practice. The program encompasses both theory and practice, focusing on providing real-world skills and training that enable students to move into the museum field or move up to jobs with responsibility and requiring greater skills and knowledge.

Each student must take a total of 10 classes (two required courses, three out of four core courses, and five electives). Nine of the ten classes required for the degree may be taken and one class, a two-week intensive seminar, will be held in Washington, DC, or in another location organized by the program.