Offered through the Department of the History of Art and Design, the Advanced Certificate in Museum Studies is a 15-credit NYSED approved program that enhances any graduate degree with courses that deepen one’s knowledge and expertise in museum history, practice, and theory. The program provides a  foundation in the study of these areas and is supported by a broad range of electives that address all aspects of exhibition, collecting, and preservation of culture in museums and institutions of display more broadly. It is open to those pursuing a Pratt graduate degree in any discipline as well as to Master’s Degree holders interested in a stand-alone Certificate. 

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Advanced Certificate Coordinator
John Decker
jdecker@pratt.edu

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required core courses
HAD-674	Museology	3
HAD-672	Curating Culture: A History of Museums, Collecting, and Display	3
Choose one course from the following:		3
INFO-632	Conservation and Preservation
INFO-675	Museum and Library Outreach
INFO-679	Museums and Digital Culture:Theory and Practice
Electives*
Choose two courses from the following:		6
HAD-635	Creating Exhibitions
HAD-675	Museums Seen: Curating Culture in NYC
HAD-650	Materials, Techniques and Conservation
HAD-681	Introduction to Painting Conservation
HAD-682	Technical Considerations for Art Historians
ADE-618	Contemporary Museum Education
ADE-628	Museum Education: Collaboration And Innovation
INFO-632	Conservation and Preservation
INFO-675	Museum and Library Outreach
INFO-679	Museums and Digital Culture:Theory and Practice
Total Credits		15

_{^{*Additional electives from the History of Art and Design Department as well as other departments may be permitted with special approval from the Program Director.}}
 

Graduates of the program will be able to:

• analyze, interpret, and connect, in written and oral presentations, 

• employ the questions, vocabulary and perspectives specific to museum history, practice and theory;

• demonstrate the ability to conduct skilled and creative research using a variety of materials, resources and methods specific to the fields of museum studies;

• critically engage in the ongoing dialogue about the methodology of museum studies; 

• articulate the complexities and ambiguities of multiple perspectives in museum history, theory and practice based on coursework that foregrounds inclusivity, diversity as priorities.