Museum Studies: Curriculum Design ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

This advanced study on curriculum design addresses the insight and skills needed as a professional educator in a museum environment working with all age groups. It prepares the museum educator for the development of educational programs while addressing diverse museums as well as alternative learning sites. Current trends in museum education are addressed to include integrated and interdisciplinary learning; meeting the teachers’ needs; the challenges in relation to the changing landscape/role of the museum professional; issues of diversity; and collaborative learning. A theory into practice component is included to provide students with the opportunity to create curricula that applies to permanent collections and/or temporary exhibitions at area museums.