About The Program
Heritage and Museum Sciences (Master of Arts degree) at Texas Tech University is an
interdisciplinary program that enables graduate students to study and work in an immersive
museum and/or heritage environment while developing a track in Heritage Management
or Museum Science that is unique to their long-term career goals. The program allows
students to design a degree comprised of core and elective courses that provide them
with the knowledge and skills for independent research and creative expression for
solving fundamental problems of today and into the future within the sphere of museums
and heritage properties and to succeed in the future workforce that is continuing
to become more interdisciplinary.
Within the program, the teaching of theory and practice are integrated through the
combination of theory-based learning, practice-based professional learning, experiential
learning, and work-based learning. This integration allows for an emphasis on what
museums and heritage sites do and why they matter to be recognized and understood
in every area of museum and heritage business and operations. Through high impact
practices such as faculty-mentored research and creative activity opportunities, service
learning, field-based learning, apprenticeship, and internship, integrated learning
and program flexibility create a unique signature learning experience for each student.
Heritage and Museum Sciences is housed in the Museum of Texas Tech University. The Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum, including the Lubbock Lake Landmark and the Natural Science Research Laboratory, provides a learning laboratory setting for immersive practice within a working museum and heritage property as well as for the development of method and theory critical to the growth of the professions.
Heritage Emphasis
While heritage management is the focus, it is couched in the broader view of heritage, including tangible and intangible aspects and cultural and natural realms.
The heritage management concentration and high impact practices are configured to allow students to emphasize areas of interest such as:
- Heritage administration
- Interpretation
- Heritage education
- Heritage tourism and ecotourism.
Museum Science Emphasis
Preparation in the broad spectrum of museum theory and practice provides a comprehensive background in museum studies.
The museum concentration and high impact practices are configured to allow students to be generalists or emphasize areas of interest such as:
- Museum administration
- Exhibitions and interpretation
- Museum education
- Collections management and care
- Discipline-based curatorship
Contact and More Information
If you would like more information on Heritage and Museum Sciences at Texas Tech University, please feel free to contact Dr. Eileen Johnson or Sally Y. Shelton directly.
Eileen Johnson, Ph.D.
Chair, Horn Professor
P: 806-834-5560
Sally Y. Shelton
Associate Professor of Practice and Associate Chair
806-834-6292
Master of Arts in Heritage and Museum Sciences
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Address
3301 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79415 -
Phone
806.742.2490 -
Email
museum.texastech@ttu.edu