kellyk0202

Most Museum Studies Programs are attached to other Academic Departments, such as Art History, History, Anthropology, etc. If you intend to be a curator, you're best off getting a Ph.D. in your field with a concentration or certificate in Museum Studies. If you're more interested in the archival side of museums, you might consider a Master of Library Sciences (MLS) program. If you're interested in the administrative side of things, an MBA or an MA in Museum Studies can be very helpful. Since you're doing an internship this summer, you should talk to the administrators and curators for advice on how to get into the field - take advantage of their experience and ask them if they have any colleagues at university museums whom you might contact. I'm an Art History major at St. Louis University, I'm starting graudate school for Art History in the Fall. I worked in an art museum for several years, too. If you're interested in Art History-based Museum Studies Programs, I can recommend quite a few. If you're interested in the archival/library stuff, there's a list of uni's with MLS programs here: http://www.ala.org/ala/accreditation/li ... ectory.htm If you're in St. Louis and you'd like to get together to chat about grad school stuff, I'd be happy to talk to you. I'm a first-generation college student and I basically went into the process not knowing what to expect or what was expected of me.

I didn't realize you were looking into a PhD. You might check out Stanford University for your next round too. They have quite a few contemporary Chinese scholars.

That's too bad. It sounds like you have really great experience. I really hope you'll get in at Harvard. Aside form the Ivy League, I know U. of Michigan has a Chinese Scholar, though I doubt he's 20th C. I can only go to grad school if I get funding, so I applied to less competitive programs - I figure I'll apply to Ivy League Schools for my PhD (although I haven't entirely given up the idea of law school).

I wish I had applied to some Ivy League schools, but I didn't think they would fund me. So far, I've gotten some really great offers. What other programs did you apply to?

I'm specializing in 18th and 19th C. French Art. Since then, I've also been accepted at U. Conn. and U. of Maryland. I'm really anxious to hear from Johns Hopkins and Northwestern.

I just got an acceptance letter today from Syracuse University, one of my back-ups. Anyone else applying for MA or MA/PhD programs in Art History? My top choices were Northwestern University and Johns Hopkins University. I also applied to Penn State, U of Maryland, and University of Connecticut (which had a late deadline. so they probably haven't made choices yet. Art History... anyone?

I just got an acceptance letter today from Syracuse University, one of my back-ups. Anyone else applying for MA or MA/PhD programs in Art History? My top choices were Northwestern University and Johns Hopkins University. I also applied to Penn State, U of Maryland, and University of Connecticut (which had a late deadline. so they probably haven't made choices yet. Art History... anyone?