MA in Museum Studies

Designing spaces for community engagement and public dialogue

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Application for Fall 2019 will open in August 2018.

The University of San Francisco offers a unique master’s degree in museum studies where students prepare for leadership positions in artistic, cultural, and heritage organizations that operate in a constantly changing social dynamic.

Our sixteen-month curriculum is flexible, providing students with the comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience to assume a variety of roles within cultural, artistic, and heritage organizations.

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Thacher Gallery manager Nell Herbert MA '16 hangs a display case featuring two handmade baskets.

Art From America’s Concentration Camps

Behind the Scenes at a Top American Museum

Rare Book Exhibition Displays Colonial Attempts At Disproving Ethnographic Prejudices

KTVU Interviews Student Curators

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Museum Studies

Sarah Schweitzer, Program Assistant

Xavier Hall, XARTS 007 (415) 422-5681

Beyond The Classroom

Museum Studies students preparing 'Interwoven: Indigenous Contemporary' an exhibit comprised of works by artists — most from California Indian tribes — who challenged preconceived ideas about indigenous identity.
Museum Studies students presented 'The Internet of its day' an exhibit spotlighting the printing press’s role in changing history.
Students visiting the Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco.
USF Museum Studies students and The Mexican Museum partnered to present ¡Escultura!, a collection of metal sculptures by renowned Latino and Mexican artists.
Museum Studies students preparing 'Interwoven: Indigenous Contemporary'
Students visiting the Exploratorium in San Francisco.