Digital Curation, Certificate

Program Overview

The Johns Hopkins University's Certificate in Digital Curation equips museum and cultural heritage professionals with the knowledge and skills to manage digital collections, exhibitions, and research data effectively. Through six graduate-level courses, students analyze digital curation practices, evaluate long-term management strategies, apply digital principles, and contribute to the field's literature. The program prepares professionals to work in diverse museum settings and related organizations, ensuring the preservation of global cultural heritage in the digital age.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Johns Hopkins University Certificate in Digital Curation is a graduate program offered through the museum and heritage studies program. It is designed to educate and train museum and cultural heritage professionals worldwide in the emerging field of digital curation. The program aims to prepare professionals to work with digital collections, exhibitions, and research data, ensuring the effective stewardship of global cultural heritage in various museum types and related organizations.

Objectives:

The program aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to:

• Analyze digital curation practices in museums and cultural heritage environments from multiple perspectives, including theoretical, legal, ethical, and practical.
• Evaluate strategies for the long-term management of digital assets, including digital preservation plans and repositories.
• Apply digital curation principles and practices to the management of digital objects and collections.
• Examine tools and technologies for the creation, use, and management of digital assets in museums and cultural heritage environments.
• Apply knowledge and skills through practice and/or applied research in the field.

Outline:

The program requires students to complete six courses: five core courses and one elective. All courses are three credits.

Core Courses - Required:

• AS.460.670 Digital Preservation: 3 credits
• AS.460.671 Foundations of Digital Curation: 3 credits
• AS.460.672 Managing Digital Information in Museums and Archives: 3 credits
• AS.460.673 Digital Curation Certificate Internship: 3 credits
• AS.460.674 Research/Capstone in Digital Curation: 3 credits

Elective Course:

3 credits

• Students in the MA in Museum Studies program take one elective in museum studies as the digital curation elective; Collection Management (AS.460.666) is recommended, but another elective may be substituted with approval.
• Students in the MA in Cultural Heritage Management program take Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age (AS.465.740) as the digital curation elective.

Other:

• The program is offered through the graduate program in museum and heritage studies.
• The program is designed to prepare professionals to work in all types of museums, from art museums to zoos, and related scientific and cultural heritage organizations.
• Students in the program will contribute to the professional literature in the field.