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

Program Courses

PDP courses are offered online, remotely, and on-campus in accordance with University guidelines . Please refer to the Schedule Notes for course delivery information.

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MUSEUM 372-DL : Learning and Museums

Description

ONLINE: This course studies current theories and practices of education and learning in museums and examines the principal activities in planning and implementing educational experiences for museum visitors. Included are consideration of the role of museum educators and the principles of informal learning. Strategies to assess learning interests for potential audiences and to include technology in museum learning are presented. All types of educational opportunities and experiences offered by museums are examined and evaluated. Students will analyze the learning opportunities and experiences offered by a museum of their choice in their own area, in addition to participating in weekly online discussion boards.

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
• In Principle, In Practice: Museums as Learning Institutions. Falk, John H., Lynn D. Dierking, and Susan Foutz, eds. Lanham: AltaMira Press, 2007. ISBN-10: 0-759-10977-X | ISBN-13: 978-0-759-10977-3

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.