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Online Museum Studies Certificate Program



The New Museum Certificate Program from museumclasses.org starts January:
  • Earn professional credentials without costly travel.
  • Level I provides you a basic understanding of many different facets of museums.
  • Level II provides you in-depth knowledge of one area of museums.

Requirements:
  • Complete 10 full courses and two short courses for each certificate.
  • Attend one statewide, regional or national multi-day museum conference.
  • Complete a final project. This project can be in the form of an exhibition, a paper, a conference presentation, or other format approved by NSCC.
  • Attend a final chat session with instructors online to answer specific questions that test knowledge of the museum topics studied.

How it Works:
  • $25 annual fee to register for the program.
  • Three years to complete each certificate level.
  • Successfully complete 10 full courses and 2 short courses for each certificate level. (One course cannot be used for different certificate levels.)
  • Each certificate has some required courses and a number of optional courses.
  • Former museumclasses.org students receive credit for courses they successfully completed.


Level I: General Museum Certificate
   (Successfully complete 10 courses and 2 short courses)

Required
   MS101: Introduction to Museums
   MS103: The Basics of Museum Registration
   MS104: An Introduction to Collections Preservation
   MS106: Exhibit Fundamentals: Ideas to Installation
   MS109: Museum Management

Recommended Optional Courses (May be part of your 5 optional courses)
   MS107: Introduction to Museum Security
   MS108: Fundamentals of Museum Volunteer Programs
   MS213: Museum Artifacts: How they were made and how they deteriorate


Level I: General Museum Certificate - Description & Info
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Level IIA. Certificate in Collections Management and Care
   (10 courses and 2 short courses)

Required
   MS104: An Introduction to Collections Preservation (If level I is skipped)
   MS103: The Basics of Museum Registration (If level I is skipped)
   MS201: Storage for Infinity
   MS205/6: Disaster Plan Research and Writing
   MS207: Cataloging Your Collection
   MS211: Preservation Environments
   MS008: Buy-In: Getting All of the Staff to Support Preservation
   MS213: Museum Artifacts: How they were made and how they deteriorate

Optional
   MS010: Condition Assessments (short course)
   MS202: Storage Facilities and Furniture
   MS203: Storage Techniques
   MS204: Materials for Storage and Display
   MS208: Applying Numbers to Collection Objects: Materials and Methods of Object Numbering
   MS209: Collections Management Policies for Museums and Related Institutions
   MS210: Integrated Pest Management
   MS212: Care of Textiles
   MS214: Collection Management Databases
   MS215: First Aid for Finds: Archaeological Collections Care
   MS217: Museum Cleaning Basics
   MS218: Collection Inventories
   MS219: Opening and Closing a Seasonal Museum (Not available in 2009)
   MS220: Plastics in Museums
   MS222: Care of Photographs
   MS223: Care of Metals
   MS224: Care of Leather
   MS225: Care of Baskets
   MS226: Care of Furniture and Wood Artifacts
   MS227: Care of Paintings (Not available in 2009)
   MS228: Care of Paper Artifacts (Not available in 2009)
   MS229: Photography, Digitization, Digital Images and Museums (Not available in 2009)
   MS233: Matting and Framing Artwork (Not available in 2009)
   MS234: Archives Management (Not available in 2009)
   MS303: Found in the Collection: Orphans, Old Loans and Abandoned Property


Level IIA: Certificate in Collections Management and Care - Description & Info
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Level IIB. Certificate in Exhibit Practices
   (10 courses and 2 short courses)

Required
   MS106: Exhibit Fundamentals: Ideas to Installation (If level I is skipped)
   MS107: Introduction to Museum Security
   MS221: Museum Lighting (Not available in 2009)
   MS110: Exhibit Design (Not available in 2009))
   MS235: Scripting the Exhibit - labels and interpretive panels
   MS236: Education and Exhibits
   MS237: Evaluating Exhibits (Not available in 2009)
   MS238: Design and Construction of Exhibit Mounts (Not available in 2009)

Optional
   MS010: Condition Assessments
   MS011: Gallery Guides
   MS108: Fundamentals of Museum Volunteer Programs
   MS204: Materials for Storage and Display
   MS217: Museum Cleaning Basics
   MS239: Furnishing Plans for Historic Houses (Not available in 2009)
   MS240: Curatorial Research and Planning for Exhibits (Not available in 2009)
   MS241: Exhibits and Preservation (Not available in 2009)
   MS242: Museum Microclimates


Level IIB: Certificate in Exhibit Practices - Description & Info
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Level IIC. Certificate in Museum Administration and Management
(10 courses and 2 short courses)

Required
   MS002: Collection Protection - Are you Prepared?
   MS007: The Mission Statement: Is it really that important?
   MS107: Introduction to Museum Security
   MS109: Museum Management (If level I is skipped)
   MS249: Fiscal Management for Non-Profit Organizations (Not available in 2009)
   MS250: Museum Governance (Not available in 2009)
   MS251: Managing People and Projects (Not available in 2009)
   MS246: Marketing Your Museum (Not available in 2009)
   MS302: Fundraising and Grant Writing

Optional
   MS008: Buy-In: Getting All of the Staff to Support Preservation and other New Ideas
   MS108: Fundamentals of Museum Volunteer Programs
   MS209: Collections Management Policies for Museums and Related Institutions
   MS210: Integrated Pest Management
   MS211: Preservation Environments
   MS247: Building Community Support for Your Museum - Membership, Advocacy (Not available in 2009)
   MS248: Visitor Studies (Not available in 2009)
   MS252: Building New Museums (Not available in 2009)
   MS205/6: Disaster Plan Research and Writing


Level IIC: Certificate in Museum Administration and Management - Description & Info
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Level IID. Certificate in Museum Facilities Management
(10 courses and 2 short courses)

Required
   MS107: Introduction to Museum Security
   MS202: Storage Facilities and Furniture
   MS205/6: Disaster Plan Research and Writing
   MS210: Integrated Pest Management
   MS211: Preservation Environments
   MS217: Museum Cleaning Basics
   MS216: Fire Prevention for Museums, Historic Sites, Libraries and Archives (Not available in 2009)
   MS221: Museum Lighting (Not available in 2009)

Optional
   MS219: Opening and Closing a Seasonal Museum (Not available in 2009)
   MS239: Furnishing Plans for Historic Houses (Not available in 2009)
   MS241: Exhibits and Preservation (Not available in 2009)
   MS242: Museum Microclimates
   MS252: Building New Museums (Not available in 2009)


Level IID: Certificate in Museum Facilities Management - Description & Info
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If you are interested in these courses, please contact Helen Alten at and sign up at MuseumClasses.org. Signing up as a prospective student now for any future courses is encouraged and does not require payment. Students will not be enrolled in paid courses until payment has been received. Students are manually enrolled into courses as they open, enrollment keys are no longer necessary.


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