Museum Management, Certificate
College of Arts and Sciences
Curate your career with skills and practical experience. Combined with your USC graduate degree, this certificate prepares you to work in a museum, archive, gallery, library or cultural heritage site.
Learn all aspects of working in a museum, including collections management, exhibition curation and presentation, and solving ethical challenges. By working in museums, archives and collections on campus or in Columbia, you will build proficiency in written and verbal communication, collaboration and leadership.
Program Highlights
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Fast Track
Take up to four 3-credit-hour courses and a 3- or 6-credit-hour internship. Two classes from your M.A. or Ph.D. work can count for credit.
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Interdisciplinary Approach
Study different perspectives from the fields of anthropology, art history, public history, library science and studio art.
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Marketable Skills
Enjoy coursework that provides an overview of administration, collections management and exhibition development.
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Practical Experience
Use McKissick Museum collections, as well as other on-campus special collections and exhibition spaces, to master hands-on tasks.
Building Skills
Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.
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Critical Thinking
Analyzing and evaluating information to make informed decisions or judgments
Interpersonal Skills
Communicating and interacting effectively in a variety of social and professional situations
Problem Solving
Identifying, analyzing and resolving problems or challenges using creative and effective strategies
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Project Management
Organizing and overseeing tasks to achieve specific goals
Flexibility
Adapting to changing circumstances and being open to new ideas and approaches
Responsibility
Being accountable for one's actions and decisions and fulfilling obligations and duties
Using your degree
Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.
Potential Careers
- Curator
- Registrar
- Educator
- Engagement Coordinator
- Cultural Resource Manager
- Archivist
Workplace Settings
- Museums
- Special Collections
- Libraries
- Archives
- Galleries
- State or National Park Service