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I am responding to Matthew White's note that there is no MA program in
Museum Studies.  I haven't followed the whole thread so please excuse if
this has been mentioned.  I have worked in the ISE field for a long time and
I have an MA in Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program - one
of the oldest museum studies programs in the country (along with
Winterthur.)  The MA at Cooperstown was created in the 1960's by civic and
philanthropic leaders who felt they needed to provide professional training
for staff of museums.  I'm sure there are other examples. - Alice
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Alice Forbes
David Heil & Associates, Inc.
4614 SW Kelly Ave, Suite 100
Portland, OR 97239
phone: 503-245-2102; fax: 503-245-2628
  

Date:    Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:19:36 -0400
From:    Matthew White <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: more,more standards - more

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I find this conversation interesting and I hope it continues. Reading
the messages all in one sitting, some things strike me.

1. I am not sure we are all using the word or concept "certification"
in the same way. Beryl originally meant it (and please correct me if
I am wrong) it to mean an academic award received after completing a
series of courses or demonstrating proficiency in an area. Many
universities have a museum studies certificate program. You major in
an a traditional area such as history, biology, art etc and you take
additional coursework to get a museum certificate. It is an addition
or a focussing of the graduate degree, but there is no MA program in
Museum Studies as a stand alone subject area. To answer Charlie's
questions about what is provided, typically certification programs
provide skills or practical experience to augment a more academic
program of study for fields that need both. You do all the work for
the traditional degree, but then get skills in museum studies,
archival work, accounting, etc etc.

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