Course Overview for the Certificate in Museum Studies, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies - Northwestern School of Professional Studies

Program Courses

To limit our community's exposure to COVID-19, the spring quarter will now commence on April 4. Online courses may have adjusted dates, but will otherwise run as usual. On-campus courses will be conducted remotely until April 27; University leaders will decide by April 17 whether to continue remote teaching or to return to in-person instruction on April 27. Updated information for affected courses can be found in the scheduling notes area under the course description.

MUSEUM 372-DL : Learning and Museums

Description

This course explores theories and practices of education and learning in museums for all visitors, of all ages, through a combination of weekly readings, presentations, videos, assignments, and virtual class discussion questions assigned on Canvas. In addition to studying the theories of education, students will research a museum in their own geographic area to examine theories in action and other practical applications of museum education OR design a family-oriented museum activity, incorporating all the theories of family learning.

There is no live or real-time component to this class. Students participate in all aspects of the learning experience, within each week, around their own life-work schedules.

Course Materials:

• Learning from Museums, Second Edition. Falk, John H., and Lynn D. Dierking. Schwarzer, Marjorie. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers/American Association for State and Local History, 2018. ISBN-10: 1442275995 | ISBN-13: 978-1442275997
• Museum Education for Today's Audiences: Meeting Expectations with New Models. Porter, Jason, and Cunningham, Mary. (Eds.). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / American Alliance Of Museums, 2022. ISBN-10: 1538148609 | ISBN-13: 978-1538148600

Students may purchase these books from any retailer where they are available, in any format. Additional course materials will be provided via the online course site.

Registered students can access their online course site here. An activated NetID and password is required for login. *Please note: It may take up to 24-hours for registered students to be added to the online course platform.

Additional Information:

This course is offered every academic quarter.