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Interested in Museum Studies, but not sure which program is right for you? To help you, the table below provides a side-by-side comparison of the MA, MA-MBA and Certificate programs in Museum Studies.

The cost per unit for Museum Studies courses is $560. Many types of financial aid are available to students including scholarships and low-interest loans. For financial aid information, click here or contact the Financial Aid office by emailing finaid@jfku.edu or by calling (925) 969-3385.

   

	Units	MA	MA/MBA	Certificate
CORE CURRICULUM
Issues in Museums
I - History and Theory	4.5	X	X	X
II - Finance and Administration	4.5	X	X	X
Collections Management I: Foundations	4.5	X	X	X
The Visitor Experience: Learning Theories and Understanding	4.5	X	X	X
Museums and Communities	4.5	X	X	X
Museums, Interactive Technologies and Electronic Access	4.5	X	X
Exhibition Development	4.5	X	X
Internship	3-13.5	9-12	3	7.5-13.5
Master's Project Sequence	10	X	X
Total Core Units		50.5-53.5	44.5	30-36
MANAGEMENT COURSES
Systems Approach	3.0		X
Visionary Leadership	3.0		X
Leading a Global Workforce	3.0		X
Organizational Communication	3.0		X
Organizational Ethics	3.0		X
Managerial Economics	3.0		X
Accounting for Managers	3.0		X
Marketing Management	3.0		X
Business Strategy & Planning	3.0		X
Total Business Units			27.0
SPECIALIZATION COURSES
Collections Management
Collections Management II: Preservation and Practice	4.5	X
Practicum	3.0	X
Internship*		X
Education & Interpretation
Interpretive Methods & Applications	4.5	X
Internship*		X
Total Specialization Units		4.5-7.5
Total Units Required		58	71.5	30-36

*Internship units for Specializations are included in the Internship units shown under Core Curriculum above.