Program Overview

Art Museum Education Certificate

Graduate Academic Certificate

Program Type

Graduate Academic Certificate

Format

On Campus

Estimated Time to Complete

2-3 semesters

Credit Hours

15

The Art Museum Education Certificate is designed to provide professional training for those who desire careers in art museum education and expertise in the use of art museums as education resources for school educators. The program promotes a visitor-centered, inclusive, and socially-engaged approach to art museum education through targeted readings, discussions, and experiences with museum professionals who employ recognized best practices in the field.

Why Earn an Art Museum Education Certificate?

The program responds to both industry demands and the educational standards of the field of art museum education, creating a student who is professional, thoughtful, and curious about the world. Those who complete the graduate academic certificate in art museum education will possess the skills to develop and implement education programs for art museum audiences of varied ages and backgrounds.

Art Museum Education Certificate Highlights

• Designed to be pursued in conjunction with a graduate degree in art history, art education, studio art, or library science
• Stellar record of job placement, with graduates working in museums throughout the United States
• Exposure to local art museum professionals in their home institutions
• Development of skills in using research and reference materials, synthesizing and organizing research, and presenting materials in both written and oral forms
• Engagement in coursework and experiential learning to build the skills and knowledge needed in today’s art museums

Art Museum Education Certificate Courses

• Seminar in Art Museum Education I (3 hrs)
  • Applied study of the practice of art museum education
  • Emphasis on teaching, writing, and program development for multiple audiences in the art museum
• Seminar in Art Museum Education II (3 hrs)
  • Study of contemporary and historical issues regarding the educational function of art museums
  • Concentration on object-based learning, pedagogical theory, and audience identification
• Professional Internship (6 hrs)
  • In-training programs offered in cooperation with approved businesses and professional organizations with career connections to the studio arts
• Seminar in Art Museum (3 hrs)
  • Study of the functions of an art museum collection, preservation, exhibitions, research, and interpretation of art objects
  • Visits to North Texas museums required

Requirements

• Designed to be pursued in conjunction with a graduate degree in art history, art education, studio art, or library science
• Completion of the graduate academic certificate in art museum education will require 15 credit hours

Outcomes

• Develop and implement education programs for art museum audiences of varied ages and backgrounds
• Possess the skills to create and facilitate nuanced, impactful, and engaged art museum education experiences that reflect the highest standards of the discipline
• Autonomously lead a 30-minute teaching experience in an art museum
• Conceive of a museum-quality program for an audience of their choosing
• Write a thoroughly researched paper about a dilemma in museums today
• Act as a junior member of an art museum through an internship