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MA Curatorship at Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University Bloomington, United States

Programme overview

The M.A. in Curatorship is an interdisciplinary graduate programme at Indiana University Bloomington that lets students think with objects, use campus collections and deepen a disciplinary specialty. It is offered by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Luddy School, the O'Neill School and the University Graduate School.

Faculty: University Graduate School (with College of Arts and Sciences, Luddy and O'Neill)  |  Duration: 30 credit hours  |  Intake: Fall deadline March 1; spring by contacting the programme.  |  Location: Bloomington, IN, United States

What you will study

30 credit hours: any three of four core options (Curatorship, Collections History and Theory, Museum Exhibitions, Representation and Organization), 6 credits of disciplinary core, 6 credits of museum-relevant electives, a 6-credit practicum or internship in a campus or community museum or collection, and a 3-credit capstone project.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree or US equivalent with a minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA (4.0 scale; unusual circumstances reviewed). Application includes resume, unofficial transcripts, a 1-2 page personal statement, a writing sample and two references. Non-native English speakers need TOEFL iBT 96 (600 paper), Duolingo 120 or IELTS 7.0, taken within two years. Curatorship AMP applicants need a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The graduate application fee is $70 (US citizen and international); a reduced fee of $35 applies to students currently enrolled in a graduate programme who apply to a second programme in the same school, and fee waivers are available for eligible applicants.

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