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Online Museum Studies Certificate Program
Full Course List
Listed by Date - Listed by Instructor Intro Classes - Intermediate Classes - Advanced Classes Short Courses - Certificate Program Frequently Asked Questions Student Comments The Museum Certificate Program from museumclasses.org:
Requirements:
How it Works:
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 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 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 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 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)
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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