Museum Administration

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course explores the many facets of leadership and management in the museum setting. Topics include: governance and board relations, strategic planning, fundraising, budgeting and financial management, management of human resources, program and institutional evaluation, and community stakeholders. The goal of the course is to provide tools for understanding the organizational and community context for museum collections, research, interpretation and presentation activities and for garnering public and private support.