Interdisciplinary Programs

MUSEOLOGY GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

General Information
University of Washington

We appreciate your interest in the program and look forward to receiving your application.  We believe that you will find the following information valuable and urge you to read it before applying.

The Museology Certificate Option is open to students formally matriculated into a graduate program at the University of Washington.  This program is associated with the Interdisciplinary Museology Graduate Program and is intended to serve students from a wide variety of disciplines.  The certificate program proposes to add an interdisciplinary aspect to the graduate degree.  It is administered by an advisory committee headed by the Director of the Museology Graduate Program.  A minimum GPA of 3.0 in one’s graduate discipline is required for consideration.

To apply for the Museology Certificate Option, the following documents must be submitted directly to the Museology Graduate Program:

 Graduate Certificate Option Application Form
             Statement of Purpose
             Transcripts
             Letters of recommendation
             Writing sample
             Resume

Please mail all materials to:

Museology Graduate Program-Certificate Option
            University of Washington
            Educational Outreach
            4311 - 11th Ave. NE, Suite 330
            Seattle, WA 98105-4608       

Your application materials will be forwarded to the Director for approval.  An interview may be required prior to acceptance.  The Museology Certificate Option Checklist and other registration related information will be forwarded upon admittance to the Program.  You will be required to fill out the Checklist and return it to UW Educational Outreach after completion of all certificate requirements and before you graduate from the UW.

Graduate School Requirements:  A graduate certificate program requires a minimum of fifteen student credit hours, nine of which must be earned in courses numbered 500 and above.  In addition, nine student credit hours must be earned in graded courses.  Courses taken for the certificate may count as electives to fulfill degree requirements in the home department. The Museology Certificate will be conferred at graduation, after the student fulfills the Graduate School requirements

Certificate Program Requirements:  

To receive a Museology Certificate, students must complete a minimum of 21 credits in Museology, ten of which must be at the 500 level or above. 

Category (1):  [The following courses are mandatory]

            MUSEUM 480 – Introduction to Museology (3)                  
            MUSEUM 481 – Museum Collections Management (5)      

Category (2):  At least one of the following:

            MUSEUM 483 – Museum Operations Practicum (3)            
            MUSEUM 490 – Museum Curation Practicum (3)               
            MUSEUM 491 – Museum Curation Practicum: General Collections (3)

Category (3):  At least one of the following:

MUSEUM 590 – Seminar in Museum Theory (5)     
            MUSEUM 591 – Seminar in Museum Operations (5)

Category (4):  At least one of the following:

MUSEUM 593 – Museum Exhibition Seminar (5)   
            MUSEUM 594 – Seminar in Museum Education (5)
            MUSEUM 595 – Museum Legal and Ethical Issues (5) 
 

You may also petition to include a MUSEUM 488 course for one of the courses in Categories 3 or 4.
 

If you need additional information or assistance, please contact:

Wilson O'Donnell
Director, Museology Graduate Program
206-543-9680

or

Maya Procel
Program Administrator, Museology Graduate Program
206-616-8280
mprocel@extn.washington.edu 

 

        Museology Certificate Option Checklist