Registrars Committee Western Region
We are a professional organization that advocates for art registrars and collections managers from Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington
If you are enrolled in one of these programs and would like to set up a seminar or networking opportunity with current working museum professionals, contact RC-WR Museum Studies Liaison.
Degrees Available:
BA in Art with a concentration in Museum Studies
Contact:
School of Art
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
P.O. Box 871505, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1505
http://art.asu.edu/museumstudies/
408-965-8521
Program Administration:
Sada Gilbert,
Academic Success Coordinator,
Sada.Gilbert@asu.edu
Degrees Available:
MA and Certificate in Museum Studies
Contact:
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Human Evolution and Social Change
P.O. Box 872402, Tempe, AZ 85287-2402
http://shesc.asu.edu/museum_studies
480-965-6215
Program Administration:
Richard Toon,
Program Director,
richard.toon@asu.edu
Georgie Miller,
Graduate Academic Success Specialist,
georgianna.miller@asu.edu
Degrees Available:
MA in Art History with a Certificate in Museum and Curatorial Studies or Certificate of Museum and Curatorial Studies
Contact:
School of Art
Department of History
1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90840
http://www.art.csulb.edu/Art_History/Museum_Studies/
Degrees Available:
BA in Visual and Public Art with a concentration in Museum Studies and Arts Education
Contact:
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Visual and Public Arts
100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955
https://csumb.edu/vpa
831-582-3005
Program Administration:
Lila Staples,
Chair,
lila_staples@csumb.edu
Gail Salgado,
Office Coordinator,
gsalgado@csumb.edu
Degrees Available:
Certificate in Museum Studies
Contact:
Department of Anthropology
5500 University Parkway, Room SB-327, San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397
http://www.csusb.edu/majorsdegrees/certificates/
909-537-5502
Program Administration:
Dr. Peter Robertshaw,
Chair,
proberts@csusb.edu
Patricia Massei,
Administrative Support Coordinator,
pmassei@csusb.edu
Degrees Available:
MA or PhD in Cultural Studies with a concentration in Museum Studies
MA in Arts Management
Contact:
School of Arts & Humanities
Cultural Studies
121 E. 10th Street, Claremont, CA 91711
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/7183.asp
909-607-7587
Program Administration:
Eve Oishi,
Professor of Cultural Studies,
eve.oishi@cgu.edu
Degrees Available:
Certificate, MA, MA-MBA in Museum Studies
Contact:
School of Education and Liberal Arts
Department of Museum Studies
2956 San Pablo Ave., 2nd Floor, Berkeley CA 94702-2471
http://www.jfku.edu/Programs-and-Courses/College-of-Graduate-Professional-Studies/Museum-Studies.html
510-647-2072
Program Administration:
Susan Spero,
Professor,
sspero@jfku.edu
Degrees Available:
MA in Exhibition and Museum Studies
Contact:
School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate Programs
Exhibition and Museum Studies
800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
http://www.sfai.edu/degree-programs/graduate/ma/exhibition-and-museum-studies-ma
415-749-4563
Program Administration:
Degrees Available:
MA in Museum Studies
Contact:
College of Humanities
Museum Studies Program
Humanities 515, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132
http://museumstudies.sfsu.edu/
415-405-0599
Program Administration:
Christine Fogarty,
Program Coordinator,
cfog@sfsu.edu
Degrees Available:
Minor in Arts Management
Contact:
Department of Art and Art History
1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928
http://www.sonoma.edu/art/programs/minorartsmanagement.html
707-664-2295/2720
Degrees Available:
MA and PhD Public History
Contact:
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Department of Public History
1212 HMNSS Building, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521
http://history.ucr.edu/Public_History/index.html
951-827-5823
Program Administration:
Thomas Cogswell,
Chair,
thomas.cogswell@ucr.edu
Kiril Tomoff,
Graduate Adviser,
kiril.tomoff@ucr.edu
Degrees Available:
MA in Museum Studies
Contact:
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Museum Studies
2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
https://www.usfca.edu/arts-sciences/graduate-programs/museum-studies
415-422-4039
Program Administration:
Marjorie Schwarzer,
,
mschwarzer@usfca.edu
Degrees Available:
Certificate in the History of Collecting and Displaying
Contact:
USC College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
Department of Art History
Von KleinSmid Center—VKC 351, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0047
http://dornsife.usc.edu/
213-740-4552
Program Administration:
Carolyn Malone,
Chair,
cmalone@usc.edu
Jeanne Herman,
Academic Advisor,
jaherman@college.usc.edu
Degrees Available:
Certificate in Museum Studies
MA or MFA in Exhibition Design
Contact:
Visual Arts Department
P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850
https://www.fullerton.edu/arts/art/Areas_of_Study/mfa_exhibitiondesign.html
657-278-7750
Program Administration:
Mike McGee,
Professor and Museum Studies Coordinator, Exhibition Design and Museum Studies,
mmcgee@fullerton.edu
Degrees Available:
Certificate in Art Museum and Gallery Studies Program
Contact:
Continuing Education Certificate Programs
25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward, CA 94542
http://www.ce.csueastbay.edu/certificate/art_museum/index.shtml
510-885-3299
Program Administration:
Lanier Graham,
Program Director,
lanier.graham@csueastbay.edu
Janet Kelly,
Program Coordinator,
janet.kelly@csueastbay.edu
Degrees Available:
Certificate in Public History
Contact:
History Department
Trinity Hall, Room 223, Chico, CA 95929-0735
http://www.csuchico.edu/hist/programs/certificate.shtml
530-898-6332
Program Administration:
Dr. Michael Magliari,
Advisor Certificate in Public History,
mmagliari@csuchico.edu
Degrees Available:
Certificate in Museum Studies
MA in Anthropology (option in Museum Studies)
Contact:
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Department of Anthropology
Butte Hall 311, Chico, CA 95929-0400
http://www.csuchico.edu/anthmuseum/get-involved/studies/index.shtml
530-898-5397
Program Administration:
Georgia Fox,
Museum Co-Director/Assistant Professor,
gfox@csuchico.edu
Stacy Schaefer,
Museum Co-Director/Assistant Professor,
sschaefer@csuchico.edu
Degrees Available:
Certificate in Museum Studies
Certificate in Historic Preservation
Contact:
American Studies Department
Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program
1890 East-West Road, Moore 324, Honolulu, HI 96822
http://manoa.hawaii.edu/amst/museum-studies/about-museum-studies/
808-956-8570
Program Administration:
Karen K. Kosasa,
Assistant Professor and Director of Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program,
museum@hawaii.edu
William R. Chapman,
Professor and Director of the Historic Preservation Program,
amstuh@hawaii.edu
Degrees Available:
Historic Preservation Minor
Contact:
Interdisciplinary and Special Programs
College of Liberal Arts
1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557-0042
http://www.cis.unr.edu/ecatalog/%28S%28gqezxp55d4to3ieqkwa0pd55%29%29/Default.aspx?article_list_id=25652
775-784-6704 x2007
Program Administration:
Dr. Donald L. Hardesty,
Historic Professor and Chair, Anthropology,
hardesty@unr.edu
Degrees Available:
Museum Studies Minor
Contact:
Interdisciplinary and Special Programs
1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557-0042
https://apps.unr.edu/ecatalog/Default.aspx?article_list_id=25417
775-682-7688
Program Administration:
Carolyn White,
Assistant Professor, Anthropology,
clwhite@unr.edu
Degrees Available:
MS in Historic Preservation, concentration areas: Preservation Theory, Design, and Technology; Preservation Planning and Cultural Resource Management; and Resource Identification and Evaluation
Undergraduate minor in Historic Preservation
Contact:
School of Architecture and Allied Arts
Historic Preservation Program
5233 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-5233
http://hp.uoregon.edu/
541-346-2115
Program Administration:
Dr. Kingston Heath,
Director, Professor,
kwheath@uoregon.edu
Degrees Available:
Undergraduate Minor in Community Arts
MA or MS in Arts Management, with four areas of concentration: Community Arts Management, Media Management, Museum Studies, and Performing Arts Management
MBA / AAD Concurrent Degrees
Graduate Certificates in Museums Studies or Nonprofit Management
Ph.D/D.M.A. Program
Contact:
School of Architecture and Allied Arts
Arts & Administration Program
5230 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
http://aad.uoregon.edu/
541-346-2296
Program Administration:
Tina Rinaldi,
Program Manager,
trinaldi@uoregon.edu
Maia Howes,
Office Coordinator,
mhowes@uoregon.edu
Degrees Available:
BA in Public History
MA in Public History
Contact:
Department of History, Public History Program
1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201
http://www.pdx.edu/history/
503-725-3982
Program Administration:
Thomas Luckett,
Department Chair of History,
luckettt@pdx.edu
Degrees Available:
Museum Practices Certificate
Contact:
Anthropology Department
Museum Practices
Provo, Utah 84602
http://graduatestudies.byu.edu/content/museum-practices-certificate
801-422-3058
Program Administration:
Degrees Available:
Museum Studies Area Certificate
Contact:
Anthropology Program and Museum of Anthropology
HASS Area Studies Program
Old Main 245F, 0730 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-0730
http://anthromuseum.usu.edu/museumstudies.aspx
435-797-1496
Program Administration:
Dr. Bonnie Pitblado,
Certificate Advisor,
bonnie.pitblado@usu.edu
Degrees Available:
Minor in Museum Studies
Contact:
Department of Anthropology and Museum Studies
400 E. University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926
http://www.cwu.edu/anthropology/
(509) 963-3201
Program Administration:
Kathleen Barlow,
Department Chair,
barlowk@cwu.edu
Degrees Available:
Certificate or MA in Museology
Museum Studies Graduate Certificate
Contact:
Museology Graduate Program
Professional and Continuing Education
Box 359485, Seattle, WA 98195-9485
http://depts.washington.edu/uwmuse/
206-616-1437
Program Administration:
Jessica Luke,
Director,
jjluke@uw.edu
Maya Farrar,
Operations Manager,
procel@uw.edu
