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MA in Museum Education at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

Master of Arts in the art education department preparing students to teach visual art in museums, design museum education curricula and handle curatorial and administrative duties. It combines education, museum studies and arts administration, and the skills also apply to history and science museums. The programme is not currently accepting applications.

Faculty: College of Fine Arts  |  Department: School of Visual Arts, Art Education  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Art education coursework, a directed study (internship), approved art history and arts administration courses, studio courses, approved electives and a thesis.

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Entry requirements

Intended for applicants holding a BA or BFA in visual arts or art history who want to teach in cultural institutions other than public schools.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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