museum literature search:

Boylan, Patrick. “A Revolution in Museum Management requires a Revolution in Museum Professional Education and Training.” Paper to Joint Seminar of ICOM Committees for Management (INTERCOM), Museology (ICOFOM), and Training of Personnel (ICTOP), Barcelona, July 2001. http://www.city.ac.uk/ictop/boylan-2001.html

College Art Association. Guidelines for Curatorial Studies Programs. CAA Board of Directors, 2004. 

Davis, Joy. “Responding to Change: Challenges for Professional Education in the Museum Sector,” Curator 48, no. 4 (October 2005): 427-38.

ICOM and ICTOP Curricula Guidelines for Museum Professional Development. http://museumstudies.si.edu/ICOM-ICTOP/comp.htm

 

Reynolds, Terry R. “Training for Entry-Level Museum Professionals.” Report Prepared for the Committee on Museum Professional Training, AAM, April, 2000.

areas of curricular deficiencies:

business

 

information technology

 

communication

suggestions for new courses:

business—

 

management 

administration 

leadership of nonprofit institutions

information technology—

database management

network technologies

web design

communication—

 

small group communication 

public speaking 

web foundations/digital design

RIT is a nationally respected leader in professional and career-oriented education. Talented, ambitious, and creative students of all cultures and backgrounds—and from 50 states and more than 95 countries—have chosen to attend RIT.

Cultural Resource Studies—a two-track BS degree program:

cultural resource & information studies

 

art conservation

general curricular overview:

general education courses (50%)

  liberal arts core 

math & science core 

upper division minor 

electives 

program courses (50%)

museum studies core:

introductory courses—

introduction to museums & collecting 

artist materials: photography 

artist materials: panel painting

advanced courses—

 

conservation of cultural materials 

legal & ethical issues for collecting institutions 

display & exhibition design 

collections management & museum administration

advanced courses (continued)—

 

fundraising, grant writing, and marketing for nonprofit institutions 

forensic investigation of art and research methods 

senior thesis

art history & studio arts:

survey of western art and architecture I, II, III

introduction to photography 

freshman studio—two different media

disciplinary minor—five courses in a relevant discipline:

art history

cultural studies 

American or European history 

archaeology 

anthropology

visual culture (coming soon)

public history (coming soon)

business core:

financial accounting

organizational behavior

principles of marketing

 

management information systems track:

business application development

systems analysis & design

applying business technology

database management systems

emerging business technologies

electives—seven courses chosen from throughout the university:

communication—

 

small group communication 

public speaking 

web foundations/digital design 

technical writing 

intercultural communication 

business communication

business—

  internet marketing 

leadership in organizations 

business ethics

internship:

200 hours at a relevant institution

http://www.rit.edu/cla/crs