Hartwick offers one of relatively few undergraduate Museum Studies programs in the country. The program is for students interested in understanding the ways museums are used as intellectual resources, preservers and presenters of the world’s cultures; as well as gaining perspectives on how museums reflect positions of power and provide diverse educational opportunities by offering many different modes of learning. In addition, Hartwick’s Yager Museum of Art and Culture is not only an outstanding college museum, but also an experiential learning classroom and lab.
Please note: Hartwick College focuses on offering fall, January, and spring term undergraduate courses in person, however circumstances may require us to offer a small number of courses in this department through distance education. In times of emergency, following regulatory guidelines, all classes may temporarily need to be delivered through distance education, including online. We also offer a slate of courses online in the summer to help our students make progress towards their degrees. With support from an academic advisor, students needing particular courses may have other online options as well. If you have questions about the way courses are delivered in your program, please contact your Department or Program Chair.
Exciting Student Outcomes
Graduate School
Cooperstown Graduate Program,
State University of New York at Oneonta
Leanne Schmadtke ’15
Alexa Wichowsky ’16
Karl Wietzel ’17
Carlie Doggette ’18
Sotheby’s Institute of Art
Arantza Orengo Green ’17
William & Mary College,
Graduate Program in American Studies
Anna Thompson ’10
Employment
Visitor Services Assistant
New York State Museum
Anna Doren ’17
Assistant Director of Major Gifts
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
Leanne Schmadtke ’15
Development Associate
Norman Rockwell Museum
Alexa Wichowsky ’16
Historic Sites Manager
Nantucket Historical Association
Karl Wietzel ’17
Ready to be a museum studies minor? Here’s what it takes.
Hartwick’s Museum Studies courses provide students with theoretical and practical courses and experiences that enable them to understand and value the role museums play in our society. Students create exhibitions and programs and learn collections care and management through practical, hands-on experiences at the Yager Museum of Art and Culture and the Foreman Gallery.
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Museum Assistant positions in the College’s Yager Museum of Art & Culture, national internship placements, and the Museum and Gallery Club offer students opportunities for hands-on museum work.
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Hartwick’s Museum Studies courses are taught by skills professionals who have achieved success in the museum profession and share their experiences with students.
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