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A Proposal for the
Graduate Program in
Museum Studies
at the
University of New Mexico
A program to be administered
by the College of Arts and Sciences
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Contact person who can answer specific questions about the program:
E. James Dixon
Director, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
Professor, Department of Anthropology
e-mail: [email protected]
phone: 505-277-4210
fax: 505-277-1547
Contents
1. Executive Summary..................................................................................................... 5
2. Purpose of the Program ............................................................................................... 6
2.1 Program Description ............................................................................................ 6
2.2 Program’s role and scope within UNM................................................................ 6
3. Justification for the Program ....................................................................................... 7
3.1 Need ..................................................................................................................... 7
3.2 Justification for establishing a graduate program in Museum Studies................. 7
Coordination with other programs around the State .................................................... 8
Current Minor in Museum Studies at UNM ................................................................ 9
Faculty commitments .................................................................................................. 9
4. Student Characteristics .............................................................................................. 10
Projected Enrollment ................................................................................................. 10
Demographic characteristics and educational goals of the target students ............... 10
Student Support (GA & TA positions, scholarships, etc.)......................................... 11
Employment goals of the typical student .................................................................. 11
5. Institutional Readiness for the Program .................................................................... 18
5.1 UNM has prepared for this program in 4 critical areas ...................................... 18
5.2 All necessary resources have been secured by UNM for the program .............. 18
UNM faculty are prepared and committed to teach Museum Studies students......... 18
Related Courses ......................................................................................................... 18
Museum Studies Reference Library and Seminar/Conference Room ....................... 18
Library Impact Assessment ....................................................................................... 19
5.3 Support for the New Degree............................................................................... 22
5.4 State approval is the only missing element ........................................................ 23
5.5 Degree program administrative plan .................................................................. 23
6. Summary of Costs and Benefits ................................................................................ 25
Projected Cost: ........................................................................................................... 27
7. Assessment of Operations and Impact....................................................................... 31
7.1 Expect overhead costs ........................................................................................ 31
Student Support Services ........................................................................................... 31
7.2 Human Resource Plan ........................................................................................ 31
Workload Effects of current Faculty and Support Staff ............................................ 32
Faculty and Staff Development ................................................................................. 33
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8. Admission Criteria and Requirements for Master’s Degree (M.A. or M.S.) ............ 34
8.1 Application and Admissions .............................................................................. 34
8.2 Degree Requirements ......................................................................................... 34
Degree options: .......................................................................................................... 35
8.3 Learning Outcomes ............................................................................................ 37
Measuring Learning Outcomes ................................................................................. 37
8.4 Graduate Degree Program Curriculum .............................................................. 38
Graduate Minor in Museum Studies.......................................................................... 38
Museum Studies (MSST) .......................................................................................... 39
New Courses Approved Spring 2010: ....................................................................... 40
9. Accreditation Plan ..................................................................................................... 41
10. Additional Information .......................................................................................... 41
10.1 WWW Sources: .................................................................................................. 41
10.2 UNM Museum Studies Working Group: ........................................................... 41
11. Letters of Support .................................................................................................. 43
11.1 Internal Letters of support and endorsement: ..................................................... 43
11.2 External Letters of support and endorsement:.................................................... 43
11.3 Letters of support from associated universities .................................................. 43
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Tables
Table 1: Projected graduate enrollment and graduate student credit ................................ 10
Table 2: Museum-Related Job Postings on Dec. 6, 2011 ................................................. 11
Table 3: Potential New Mexico Employing Institutions and Organizations .................... 13
Table 4: UNM Library Holdings in Selected Subjects in OCLC WorldCat..................... 20
Table 5: Titles Held by UNM Peers in Selected Museum Subjects as Reflected in OCLC
WorldCat, November 2009 ............................................................................................... 20
Table 6: Selected UNM Library Databases ...................................................................... 21
Table 7: Selected Museum Studies Journals ..................................................................... 22
Table 8: Expected number of students for the first six years ............................................ 26
Table 9: Revenues and Extramural Contributions ............................................................ 27
Table 10: Budget ............................................................................................................... 28
Table 11: Projected Museum Studies Graduate Program Cost Estimates and Resources 29
Table 12: Museum Studies Graduate Projected Revenues Models Provided by Extended
University (2010) .............................................................................................................. 30
Table 13: Course Requirements ........................................................................................ 35
Figures
Figure 1: Museum Studies Graduate Program Governance Chart.................................... 23
Figure 2: Museum Studies Graduate Program Operational Chart .................................... 24
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1. Executive Summary
This program will establish an interdisciplinary graduate course of study leading to a
M.S. or M.A. degree in Museum Studies and strengthen and expand UNM’s existing
curriculum and graduate minor in Museum Studies. The major goals are: a) to provide a
formal graduate program to meet New Mexico’s need for trained museum professionals,
b) to strengthen New Mexico’s visitor industry, c) to increase the quality of museum
based public education, d) to support and provide training for tribal and pueblo museums
and cultural centers, and e) to encourage and facilitate object-based scientific and
humanistic education and research. Students completing the Master’s degree will be
prepared and highly competitive for a variety of occupations, including: collections
managers, curatorial assistants, registrars, museum educators, exhibit developers,
informal educators, and administrators. The Museum Studies Master’s degree will also be
valuable to students who wish to become outdoor educators, interpreters, or naturalists.
Some graduates will choose to pursue a Ph.D. to prepare for advanced curatorial work.
The core curriculum offers broad interdisciplinary graduate-level museum training in

anthropology, fine arts, natural history, and science networked with other state
universities and museums. It is designed to enable students to segue undergraduate and
graduate museum experience and course work into an organized program of advanced
study. It provides firm grounding in museum history and theory with emphasis on
current ideas, issues, and practices confronting contemporary museum professionals.
There is no graduate degree program in Museum Studies in New Mexico, and the
program the program is synergistic with museum-focused programs at other New Mexico
universities. The program is consistent with UNM’s mission of providing graduate
training in technical, humanistic, and scientific areas that are critical to the economy of
the State of New Mexico and the United States. It leverages UNM’s existing human and
museum resources to serve as laboratories for application of museum concepts and
techniques. It makes UNM more competitive for research, education, and outreach
funding from NSF, NEH, IMLS, and a wide array of private and federal funding sources
and foundations. It enhances UNM’s research and educational partnerships with state,
federal and private institutions, organizations, and agencies and provides new
opportunities for inter-collegiate cooperation and collaboration.
UNM’s Museum Council and Museum Directors fully support this proposal and are
committed to the programs success. It has been vetted and endorsed by the faculty and
administrators of the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Fine Arts, UNM faculty
senate, and UNM Board of Regents. The proposal describes the details of the committed
institutional resources and funding that are in place to launch the new program. No
additional or new state resources are requested.
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2. Purpose of the Program
2.1 Program Description ……………………………………………………………6

2.2 Program’s role and scope within UNM ……………………………………… ..6
2.1 Program Description
The purpose of this program is to establish an interdisciplinary graduate course of study

leading to a M.S. or M.A. degree in Museum Studies and to strengthen and enrich
UNM’s existing graduate minor in Museum Studies. The major goals are: a) to provide a
formal graduate program to meet New Mexico’s growing need for trained museum
professionals, b) to strengthen New Mexico’s visitor industry, c) to increase the quality of
museum based public education, d) to support and provide training for tribal and pueblo
museums and cultural centers, and e) to encourage and facilitate object-based scientific
and humanistic research and education.
2.2 Program’s role and scope within UNM
This program will strengthen UNM’s ability to build, through its museums, its growing
and effective network of partners promoting the university mission through student-
centered programming in cooperation with the UNM’s academic departments. UNM
Museums are significant assets for student collaboration with each other, faculty and
staff, and organizations outside the university. The Museum Studies Program will engage
students, faculty, and staff in exciting physical and intellectual challenges for collection
and field research and provide unique settings for formal and informal object-based
research and education. The program will build upon UNM Museums’ existing
collaborative relationships with on- and off-campus scholars and create an expanded off-
campus resource base for programmatic collaboration. The graduate program will
contribute original research enhancing the acquisition and understanding of the museums’
collections. Knowledge will be disseminated to professional and public audiences
through scholarly refereed and popular publications, lectures, exhibits, formal and
informal museum education programs, and a variety of public and academic programs.
The Museum Studies Program will advance UNM’s mission by providing graduate
training in the applied technology and the social and natural sciences important to the
economy, natural resources, and cultural heritage of New Mexico and the nation. This
program will benefit UNM’s national stature by recruiting exceptional graduate students
and help attract new faculty in cognate disciplines by providing expanded opportunities
for museum-based research and outreach. UNM’s museums are widely recognized as
regional and national treasures resulting from their collections and professional expertise
in research and formal and informal education. It will promote UNM’s value of
excellence by focusing and strengthening existing curriculum. It will bring together a
unique consortium of UNM Museums, courses, laboratories, researchers, museum
professionals and educators in a statewide and national network to train qualified
graduate students for teaching, research, and public service in Museum contexts.
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3. Justification for the Program
3.1 Need ………………………………………………………………………………7

3.2 Justification for establishing a graduate program in Museum Studies …………...7
3.1 Need
First, the State of New Mexico ranks tenth in the United States in the number of
museums per capita. The number of museums continues to grow and existing ones
expand to meet ever-increasing demand. Tribes and pueblos also are using their
resources to build and strengthen museums and cultural centers. Second, the state lacks a
multidisciplinary educational path to the museum profession, while at the same time there
is a need for trained museum professionals. Studies project increased demand for trained
museum professionals with graduate-level expertise in museum studies. Financial
support for museums and museum-related facilities has increased over the past two
decades. More than 100,000 people are employed in museums in the United States as
collection managers, curatorial assistants, registrars, museum educators, exhibit
development staff, curators and administrators. Third, graduates will be qualified for a
variety of other careers including outdoor education; interpreters in local, state, and
federal parks and visitor centers; and mid-level careers in field biology, fine arts,
anthropology, and natural history. Others will be inspired to continue their education at
the doctoral level. Fourth, UNM has five museums with significant collections and is
uniquely positioned to provide the leadership to offer additional graduate education in
museum studies. Fifth, the proposed program will enhance educational opportunities for a
broad range of diverse students. It will provide training opportunities for individuals from
underrepresented groups, including Native Americans, for positions in emerging tribal
and pueblo museums and similar cultural institutions. Sixth, it will create new and unique
opportunities for collaborative and self-directed research and learning that will serve as a
resource for knowledge for New Mexico, the nation and the world. Seventh, research
funding, graduate courses, and faculty expertise in museum studies are already in place in
several UNM departments, centers, and institutes in the Departments of Anthropology,
Biology, Earth and Planetary Science, and Fine Arts. A focused Museum Studies
program in partnerships with NM museums, tribal governments, and local, state, and
federal agencies will enable New Mexico to compete more favorably for extramural
research and educational funding.
3.2 Justification for establishing a graduate program in Museum Studies
There are about 90 museum studies graduate programs in the US. The majority of these
are sub-programs or “tracks” within anthropology or art departments. In the Rocky
Mountain/Plains/Southwest region, only the University of Colorado Boulder and Texas
Tech University offer broad interdisciplinary graduate museum training in anthropology,
fine arts, natural history, and science. While New Mexico State University offers an
emphasis in museum studies as part of its master’s degree in Anthropolog , the state does
not have a comprehensive graduate degree program in Museum Studies that aims to train
museum professionals broadly. Moreover, while the Institute of American Indian Arts
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(IAIA) in Santa Fe offers distance learning and Associate and Bachelor’s degrees in
Museology, the IAIA program is directed to Native Americans focusing primarily on
Native American Arts and Cultures. The IAIA program is designed to prepare individuals
to assume careers in Native American Museums, cultural centers, and galleries. The
proposed UNM Program will offer greater disciplinary breadth including Native
American Studies, as well as anthropology, archaeology, biology, earth and planetary
science, and fine arts and will work cooperatively with the IAIA program. The UNM
program will be synergistic with IAIA and provide a path for education beyond the
associate and baccalaureate levels.
Coordination with other programs around the State

The faculty and staff of the UNM Museum Studies Graduate Degree Program are
committed to collaboration and developing educational opportunities for students
throughout New Mexico. The programs at Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU),
Western New Mexico University (WNMU) and Highlands University, NM Tech, and
New Mexico State University (NMSU) offer courses designed to provide some museum
training that supplements graduate and undergraduate education. NMSU offers graduate
students in Art, Anthropology and History the opportunity to receive a Master’s Degree
with an emphasis in Museum Studies. It also offers a B.F.A. in Museum Conservation
through its art department. Highlands offers a Program for Interactive Cultural
Technology that trains students in exhibition design and project management. In addition,
NMSU, NM Tech, ENMU, Highlands and WNMU all have museums and engage
students in museum related activities and courses. Thus, all of these institutions offer
opportunities for inter-collegiate cooperation and collaboration, if not in the form of dual
degree programs, at least in the transfer of credits between programs or cross-recruitment
of students. None of these institutions, however, offers a full-scale graduate degree
program in Museum Studies. The proposed UNM program is multidisciplinary and builds
upon the strengths of UNM’s five museums and its doctoral programs in Anthropology,
Art and Art History, Biology, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Therefore, we anticipate
that some students exposed to museum studies at our other state universities will be
inspired to pursue the Museum Studies master’s program at UNM, and that some UNM
students will be motivated to take specialized classes or hold internships in such
programs as NMSU’s art conservation program or Highlands’s Interactive Cultural
Technology program.
UNM faculty are committed to maintain ongoing dialogue and discussions with our peers
across the state focusing on enhancing the opportunities for graduate studies in diverse
settings and sharing resources and expertise between campuses. Three senior members
of the UNM faculty drove to Las Cruces and consulted with NMSU who had expressed
concerns that the UNM master’s degree program might compete with their emphasis in
Museum Studies offered through the departments of Anthropology, Art, and History.
While opportunities for collaboration are challenging, UNM faculty hope that it will be
possible to work together with NMSU faculty so that our programs will continue to
complement one another as they do now. For example, UNM does not plan to develop
programs in museum conservation or in public history. It is conceivable that some UNM
students would be interested to explore those possibilities, particularly if NMSU were
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eventually to develop a graduate program in Museum conservation. We believe that the
UNM program as developed in this proposal is unique and complementary to, rather than
in conflict with, NMSU museum studies emphasis. Moreover, Highlands University’s
Cultural Technology Program, the Herbarium at WNMU, and ENMU’s Blackwater Draw
Museum have all provided letters of support for this proposal and all express strong
interest in collaboration and developing student opportunities. UNM will continue to
collaborate with all museums and state university museum programs by seeking their
advice and expertise to expand this pathway to graduate education and the museum
profession.
Current Graduate Minor in Museum Studies at UNM

UNM currently offers a graduate minor in museum studies available to any student
enrolled in a graduate degree program. The minor requires 9 hours of course work and 6
credit hours of internship for a total of 15 hours. It includes two core courses [MSST
507, Museum Practices (3) and MSST 585, Seminar in Museum Methods (3)] plus
ARTH 529, Topics in Art History (3) and MSST 586, Practicum: Museum Methods (3)
for the 6 hour internship requirement. The existing graduate minor provides the
foundation for the core curriculum of the proposed graduate program, which will be
expanded to include two new courses. The UNM Board of Regents approved an
undergraduate certificate program in October 2011 and the first course will be offered in
the Spring semester 2012. Courses offered through the certificate program will provide a
“gateway” for some students to pursue advanced study in the Museum Studies graduate
program.
The Seminar in Museum Methods and Practicum: Museum Methods (MSST 585 and
586) will continue to be taught by faculty in disciplines other than Art History as part of
the expanded required curriculum. It will be offered by appropriate faculty and staff in
all five of UNM’s museums and by qualified faculty in cognate departments. Graduate
seminars already offered in cognate departments also may count as advanced seminar
hours in Museum Studies with advisor approval; therefore it is anticipated that the
proposed program will increase enrollment in some of these seminars.
Faculty commitments
Existing and contractually committed faculty resources at UNM include these established
graduate courses. In addition, Maxwell Museum faculty and curators have developed a
Museum Collection Management course offered by and along with faculty and curators
from the Museum of SW Biology and Art Museum. All participants are committed to
continue to offer this interdisciplinary course on an annual basis. The Department of Art
and Art History has agreed to relinquish ownership of the MSST courses to the new
Museum Studies Department. These established courses [MSST 507 Museum Practices,
MSST 585 Seminar in Museum Methods, MSST 529 Topics in Art History, and MSST
586 Practicum: Museum Methods] will be cross listed with the Department of Art and
Art History and the existing graduate minor will continue to be offered and remain
unchanged.
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4. Student Characteristics
Projected Enrollment
Graduate applicants to the program will be accepted, rejected or invited to reapply based
on a combination of factors, including GPA, GRE scores, letters of reference, area of
interest, and the number of students the program can accommodate in a given two-year
cycle. A primary factor for graduate admission will be identifying a faculty member
from one of UNM’s Museums or academic departments whose expertise matches the
interests of an applicant and who is willing to advise and mentor the student. Potential
application and enrollment has been evaluated based on statistics for a similar program at
the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB) compiled for the period between1998 and
2005 for that institution’s 7-year program review. The UCB program received an
average of 45 applications per year (range 36-57) and admitted on average 11 per year
(range 9-13). It is important to recognize that the number of applicants increased
significantly over time. On average about 50% of students were state residents and 50%
non-residents. The mean GPA of students accepted upon entrance was 3.468 (mean
range/year 3.3-3.6) and the mean GRE scores for verbal (V), quantitative (Q), and
analytical (A) were 564, 589, and 632, respectively. The means of V, Q, and A scores for
all UCB graduate programs for 2004 were 558, 659, and 657, respectively. Mean time to
graduation was 2.5 years (range 2-3.5), which was identical to the mean for M.A.
graduates in UCB’s A & S natural science departments.
Table 1: Projected graduate enrollment and graduate student credit

Year New Graduate Returning & Total Students Credit Hours
Students Continuing Students
1 8 0 8 144
2 9 8 17 282
3 10 14 24 315
4 10 15 25 330
5 10 15 25 330
Demographic characteristics and educational goals of the target students

It is anticipated that in-state students in this program will reflect the ethnic, gender and
age make-up of the population in New Mexico and out-of-state students will reflect
national demographics. However, museums are important foci for underrepresented
groups in American society, and the program is anticipated to attract a larger percentage
of applicants from underrepresented groups compared to UNM graduate programs as a
whole. Anecdotal evidence suggests that there will be a greater number of female than
male applicants (the UCB applicant pool was approximately 80% female consistently
between 1998 and 2005). Anecdotal evidence (also from the UCB program) suggests
that the majority of applicants will select anthropology as their cognate discipline,
possibly followed in descending order by biology, fine arts, and earth and planetary
sciences.
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Student Support (GA & TA positions, scholarships, etc.)
Students in good standing will be eligible to receive funding through the program in the
form of graduate assistantships and through grants and contracts awarded to faculty. The
New Mexico Association of Museums (NMAM) provides scholarships to attend its
annual meeting to beginning museum professionals and students. The Hibben Trust has
agreed to fund two recurring graduate assistantships with preference given to Native
American applicants beginning in the fall of 2012. It is the program's goal to provide as
much funding as possible for all of its students, but it is recognized that it will take time
and that any level of funding for any individual student cannot be guaranteed.
Employment goals of the typical student

An analysis of the number of museums in the US using statistics compiled by the
American Association of Museums (AAM), the Institute of Museums and Library
Services (IMLS), and additional web sources indicates that New Mexico ranks tenth in
the nation in the number of museums per capita. According to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, job opportunities in Museum Studies are expected to increase faster than the
national average possibly by as much as 18% through 2016
(http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos065.htm). Given the Bureau of Labor projections, the
relatively large number of museums per capita in New Mexico, the regional emphasis on
developing tourism, and increasing needs for curation related to biological and cultural
research and preservation, it reasonable to presume there will be employment
opportunities both regionally and nationally for highly qualified museum professionals
(Table 2).
Students completing the master’s degree will be prepared for a variety of occupations,
including: collections managers, curatorial assistants, registrars, museum educators,
exhibit developers, park interpreters, informal educators, and administrators (Table 3).
The Museum Studies master’s degree will also be valuable to students who wish to
become outdoor educators, interpreters, or naturalists. Some graduates may choose to
pursue a Ph.D. to prepare for advanced curatorial work in museums.
Table 2: Museum-Related Job Postings on Dec. 6, 2011

New Mexico
Position Institution Location
Director of Information
O'Keefe Museum Santa Fe, NM
Technology
Development Assistant O'Keefe Museum Santa Fe, NM
Museum Registrar Part-Time City of Artesia Museum Artesia, NM
Instructional Coordinators -
Department of Cultural Affairs Santa Fe, NM
Advanced
Exibits And Collections Preparato Department of Cultural Affairs Santa Fe, NM
Museum Registrar Department of Cultural Affairs Santa Fe, NM
Curator of Archeology Department of Cultural Affairs Santa Fe, NM
Curator of Exhibits Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Albuquerque, NM
Museum Assistant UNM Art Museum Albuquerque, NM
Multitouch C++ Application Ideum Corrales, NM
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Developer
Web and Mobile Programmer Ideum Corrales, NM
ActionScript Programmer Ideum Corrales, NM
Park Ranger (Protection) White Sand National Monument Abiquiu, NM
Multiple Locations,
Park Ranger Forest Service
NM
Historian Army National Guard Santa Fe, NM
NM Museum of Natural History and
Director of Education Albuquerque, NM
Science
Colorado
Collections Management Intern Town of Windsor Museum Windsor, CO
Director of Planned &
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Denver, CO
Endowment Gifts
Nonprofit Accountant Clyfford Still Museum Denver, CO
Museum Educator Children's Museum of Denver Denver, CO
Fundraising Database Manager Children's Museum of Denver Denver, CO
Lead Cashier Denver Museum of Nature & Science Denver, CO
Western Museum of Mining & Colorado Springs,
Executive Director
Industry CO
Development Administrative Museum of Contemporary Art
Denver, CO
Assistant Denver
Museum of Contemporary Art
Special Events Manager Denver, CO
Denver
Arizona
Director of Development University of Arizona Museum of Art Tucson, AZ
Director of Development Arizona State Museum Tucson, AZ
Vice President and CFO Scottsdale Cultural Council Scottsdale, AZ
IT Assistant Scottsdale Cultural Council Scottsdale, AZ
Curator, Chicana/o Research
Arizona State University Libraries Tempe, AZ
Collection
Texas
Communications Manager Museum of Nature & Science Dallas, TX
Development Writer Dallas Museum of Art Dallas, TX
C3 Coordinator Dallas Museum of Art Dallas, TX
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey
Collections Cataloguer Dallas, TX
Plaza
Director Design Exhibition Witte Museum San Antonio, TX
Registrar The Grace Museum Abilene, TX
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The Amon Carter Museum of
Interpretation Manager Fort Worth, TX
American Art
Director of Design and
Witte Museum San Antonio, TX
Exhibitions
Assistant Librarian McNay Art Museum San Antonio, TX
Table 3: Potential New Mexico Employing Institutions and Organizations

Museums
Name Location
A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center Zuni Pueblo
Alamogordo Museum of History Alamogordo
Albuquerque Museum of Art and History Albuquerque
American International Rattlesnake Museum Albuquerque
Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum Albuquerque
Amistad Museum Amistad
Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art Roswell
Artesia Historical Museum & Art Center Artesia
Aztec Museum & Pioneer Village Aztec
Aztec Ruins National Monument Aztec
Bandelier National Monument Los Alamos
Bataan Memorial Military Museum & Library Santa Fe
Billy the Kid Museum Fort Sumner
Black Range Museum Hillsboro
Blackwater Draw Museum & Archaeological Site Portales
Bolack Electromechanical Museum Farmington
Bolack Museum of Fish & Wildlife Farmington
Bond House Museum Espanola
Bosque Redondo Memorial Fort Sumner
Bradbury Science Museum Los Alamos
Branigan Cultural Center Las Cruces
Capulin Volcano National Monument Raton
Carlsbad Caverns National Park Carlsbad
Carlsbad Museum & Art Center Carlsbad
Casa San Ysidro Corrales
Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum Santa Fe
Chaco Culture National Historical Park Farmington
Chimayo Museum Chimayo
City of Las Vegas Museum Las Vegas
Cleveland Roller Mill Museum Mora
Columbus Historical Society Museum Columbus
Coronado State Monument Bernalillo
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum Deming
E³ Children's Museum & Science Center Farmington
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Eastern New Mexico University Natural History Museum Portales
E.I. Couse Historic Home and Studio Taos
El Camino Real International Heritage Center Socorro
Elizabethtown Museum Elizabethtown
El Morro National Monument Ramah
El Rancho de las Golondrinas Santa Fe
El Rincon Trading Post and Museum Taos
Ernest L. Blumenschein Home & Museum Taos
Ernie Pyle House/Library Albuquerque
¡Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum Albuquerque
Farmington Museum Farmington
Folsom Museum Folsom
Fort Union National Monument Watrous
Fort Selden State Monument Las Cruces
Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology Abiquiú
Gadsden Museum Mesilla
Gallup Cultural Center Gallup
Gallup Historical Museum Gallup
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Geronimo Springs Museum Truth or Consequences
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Silver City
Governor Bent House and Museum Taos
Grandma's Trading Post and Museum Truchas
Haa'ku Museum Acoma Pueblo
Hacienda de los Martinez Taos
Harvey House Museum Belen
Harwood Museum of Art Taos
Herzstein Memorial Museum Clayton
Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico Museum Roswell
Hubbard Museum of the American West Ruidoso Downs
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Albuquerque
Institute of American Indian Arts Santa Fe
International UFO Museum Roswell
Jemez State Monument Jemez Springs
Jicarilla Arts and Crafts Shop Museum Dulce
Jonson Gallery Albuquerque
Kit Carson Home & Museum Taos
Kit Carson Museum Rayado
Las Cruces Museum of Art Las Cruces
Las Cruces Museum of Natural History Las Cruces
Las Cruces Railroad Museum Las Cruces
Lea County Museum Lovington
Lincoln State Monument Lincoln
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Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum Lordsburg
Los Alamos Historical Museum Los Alamos
Los Lunas Museum of Heritage and Arts Los Lunas
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Albuquerque
McBride Museum Roswell
Mesalands Community College's Dinosaur Museum Tucumcari
Meteorite Museum Albuquerque
Miles Mineral Museum Portales
Millicent Rogers Museum Taos
Moriarty Historical Society and Museum Moriarty
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Santa Fe
Museum of International Folk Art Santa Fe
Museum of New Mexico Santa Fe
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art Santa Fe
National Hispanic Cultural Center Albuquerque
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History Albuquerque
New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources Mineral Museum Socorro
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Las Cruces
New Mexico Film Museum Santa Fe
New Mexico History Museum Santa Fe
New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum Albuquerque
New Mexico Mining Museum Grants
New Mexico Museum of Art Santa Fe
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Albuquerque
New Mexico Museum of Space History Alamogordo
New Mexico State University Art Gallery Las Cruces
New Mexico State University Museum Las Cruces
New Mexico Veterans Museum Las Cruces
Old Coal Mine Museum Madrid
Old Mill Museum Cimarron
Palace of the Governors Santa Fe
Pancho Villa State Park Columbus
Pecos National Historical Park Las Vegas
Percha Bank Museum Kingston
Petroglyph National Monument Albuquerque
Philmont Museum and Seton Memorial Library Philmont
Picuris Visitor's Center and Museum Picuris Pueblo
Piedra Lumbre Education & Visitor Center Abiquiú
Pioneer Store Museum Winston
Poeh Museum Pojoaque Pueblo
Raton Museum Raton
Red Rock Museum Gallup
Roosevelt County Museum Portales
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Roswell Museum and Art Center Roswell
Route 66 Auto Museum Santa Rosa
Runnells Gallery Portales
Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology Abiquiú
Sacramento Mountains Historical Museum & Pioneer Village Cloudcroft
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Mountainair
Salmon Ruins Farmington
San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum San Ildefonso Pueblo
Santa Fe Children's Museum Santa Fe
Santuario de Guadalupe Santa Fe
Silver City Museum Silver City
Site Santa Fe Santa Fe
Smokey Bear Historical Park Capitan
Southwest Soaring Museum Moriarty
Space Murals Museum Organ
Taos Art Museum Taos
Telephone Museum of New Mexico Albuquerque
Tinkertown Museum Cedar Crest
The Toy Train Depot Alamogordo
Tucumcari Historical Museum Tucumcari
Turquoise Museum Albuquerque
University of New Mexico Art Museum Albuquerque
University of New Mexico Geology Museum Albuquerque
Unser Racing Museum Albuquerque
Villa Philmonte Cimarron
Walatowa Visitor Center Jemez Pueblo
War Eagles Air Museum Santa Teresa
Western Heritage Museum & Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame Hobbs
Western New Mexico University Museum Silver City
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian Santa Fe
White Sands Missile Range Museum White Sands
White Sands National Monument Alamogordo
Zuhl Geological Collection Las Cruces
Exhibit Design and Development Firms

Name Location
Ideum Corrales
Andrew Merriell & Associates LLC Santa Fe
Museum Development Associates Santa Fe
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National Historic Parks
Name Location
Aztec Ruins National Monument Aztec
Bandelier National Monument Santa Fe
Chaco Culture National Historical Park Farmington
El Morro National Monument Ramah
Fort Union National Monument Las Vegas, NM
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Silver City
Pecos National Historical Park Santa Fe
Petroglyph National Monument Albuquerque
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Albuquerque
Tribal Cultural Centers

Name Location
Acoma Acoma
Cochiti Cochiti Pueblo
Isleta Isleta Pueblo
Jemez Jemez Pueblo
Laguna Laguna Pueblo
Nambe Santa Fe
Ohkay Owingeh San Juan Pueblo
Picuris Peñasco
Pojoaque Santa Fe
Sandia Bernalillo
San Felipe Santa Fe
San Ildefonso Pueblo Santa Fe
Santa Ana Santa Ana
Santa Clara Española
Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Pueblo
Taos Taos
Tesuque Santa Fe
Zia Zia Pueblo
Zuni Zuni
Apache: Jicarilla Dulce
Apache: Mescalero Mescalero
Navajo Nation Window Rock, AZ
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Albuquerque
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5. Institutional Readiness for the Program
5.1 UNM has prepared for this program in 4 critical areas ……………………………18
5.2 All necessary resources have been secured by UNM for the program …………… 18
5.3 Support for the New Degree ……………………………………………………… 22
5.4 State approval is the only missing element ………………………………………. 23
5.5 Degree program administrative plan ……………………………………………... 23
5.1 UNM has prepared for this program in 4 critical areas

UNM has made preparations for the proposed Graduate Program in Museum Studies in 4
critical areas:
1. All necessary resources have been secured by UNM for the program
2. All key stakeholders support the program
3. There is a plan for the administrative structure of the program
4. There are a set of procedures on how students enroll and meet their degree
program requirements
The first three items above are described in the present chapter; the fourth item is
discussed in Chapter 8.
5.2 All necessary resources have been secured by UNM for the program
UNM faculty are prepared and committed to teach Museum Studies students
As part of a contractual agreement, recruitment for the Museum Studies Director (faculty
line) will begin immediately upon HED approval. Other faculty from all five museums
on campus have committed to teaching courses.
The proposed curriculum will be enriched significantly by providing additional courses to

further museum professionalism. There are many well-educated and experienced
museum professionals in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe area as well as other parties as
well that are available as part time instructors. Many are qualified to offer courses such
as museum conservation, museum administration, visitor evaluation, museum education,
and exhibit design and development. The program will draw upon this pool of expertise
and offer valuable enrichment courses.
Related Courses
Museum Studies has been taught at UNM as a graduate minor. There are currently eight
courses included in the program (see 8.4 Graduate Degree Program Curriculum). Four
new courses have been approved by the University: Museum Interpretation, Museum
Collection Management, Graduate Project, and Master Thesis.
Museum Studies Reference Library and Seminar/Conference Room

The Maxwell Museum will serve as the physical location for the program, and will
provide the office space necessary for the museum studies director, program specialist,
graduate students, and support facilities essential to the success of the program. Private
funding has enabled the renovation of existing space in the Hibben Center and a small
museum studies reference (library) collection and seminar/conference room are complete
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and ready for occupation. The participating museums and teaching departments will
provide laboratory facilities for thesis and project development and research. Additional
classroom space is available in the Hibben Center and can also be scheduled by the
Office of the Registrar. Additional instructional facilities exist in all UNM’s museums.
Library Impact Assessment

The University Libraries (UL) is composed of four separate branch facilities:
Zimmerman Library for education, social sciences, and humanities; Centennial Science
and Engineering Library; Parish Business and Economics Memorial Library; and the Fine
Arts and Design Library. In addition to the University Libraries, students and faculty also
have access on north campus to the Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center and the
Law Library. The UL has over 2.2 million volumes, 200 online databases, and 60,000
current journals.
UNM faculty and students can obtain materials not held by the UL free of charge through
interlibrary loan, usually within a few days. The UL is now a member of the Center for
Research Libraries, an organization of research libraries that provides access to a
collection of almost four million rarely-held books, journals, pamphlets, newspapers and
primary source materials which can be borrowed for extended time periods.
The Libraries hold strong collections of materials covering New Mexico, the Southwest,
and Latin America across many disciplines. Collections in art, anthropology, life
sciences, and Southwest history are particularly strong. Museum studies have not been a
particular focus of collecting in the libraries. The fine arts librarians, however, have made
some effort to support the museum studies component of the art curriculum. The
strengths in the Center for Southwest Research (the special collections of the Libraries)
include Native American studies, Chicano/Hispano studies, Spanish colonial history, and
environmental history.
Table 4 below shows the number of unique titles held in the UL collection as reflected in
the WorldCat database. The museum studies section of the Library of Congress
classification is a fairly small area. Subject searching within WorldCat for “art museums”
and other subjects expands the picture of what the UNM collections can support. As
shown in the enclosed Library Impact Assessment statement, the UNM collections for
museum studies are strong and expanding.
Table 6 shows selected databases available to UNM students and faculty. Most of the
major relevant databases are subscribed to at UNM. The same is not true for magazines
and journals in the subject area (Table 7). Subscriptions to several significant museum
journals were recently canceled at UNM. While the cost of those journals is not great, in
the current budget climate, the UL would be unable to add subscriptions to those titles
without canceling subscriptions in some other area. Museum studies students and faculty
would be greatly dependent on interlibrary loan.
The book collections of the University Libraries could presently provide moderate
support for a graduate program in museum studies. The journal collections offer only
basic support, which can be augmented by interlibrary loan. A one-time infusion of
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$10,000 would greatly improve the book collections in various museum subject areas. An
ongoing increase of $2,000 for library collections would ensure that collections were
maintained at a higher level.
Table 4: UNM Library Holdings in Selected Subjects in OCLC WorldCat
Subject Area #Titles
Museum Studies (LC class-AM) 661
Art Museums (subject) 576
Ethnological Museums (subject) 79
Heritage Tourism (subject) 70
Historic Preservation (subject) 325
Natural History Museums (subject) 52
Science Museums (subject) 38
Total Titles in Selected Areas 1,801
Total UNM Titles in WorldCat 1,523,785
Table 5: Titles Held by UNM Peers in Selected Museum Subjects as Reflected in OCLC
WorldCat, November 2009
Selected
Museum Natural Total Areas as
Studies Art Ethnological Heritage Historic History Science Titles in Total Titles % of
(LC class- Museums Museums Tourism Preservation Museums Museums Selected Held in Total Standard
School (OCLC Code) AM) (subject) (subject) (subject) (subject) (subject) (subject) Areas Library Library Deviation
U Arizona (AZU) 934 661 86 84 417 81 41 2,304 3,139,050 0.07% -0.95054
U Arkansas (AFU) 501 188 20 28 223 33 38 1,031 883,104 0.12% 1.88359
U Colorado (COD)* 637 538 51 71 271 58 41 1,667 2,016,705 0.08% -0.34503
U Iowa (NUI) 837 643 77 46 327 55 40 2,025 2,733,710 0.07% -0.90627
U Kansas (KKU)* 1,144 760 85 59 253 82 42 2,425 2,310,657 0.10% 1.1122
U Kentucky (KUK) 503 427 30 61 412 50 38 1,521 1,897,614 0.08% -0.50889
U Missouri (MUU) 536 372 45 45 308 58 26 1,390 1,992,286 0.07% -1.1878
U Nebraska (LDL) 620 716 43 41 353 81 65 1,919 1,858,039 0.10% 1.00317
U Oklahoma (OKU) 462 308 43 56 159 52 30 1,110 1,431,651 0.08% -0.68021
U Oregon (ORU) 653 454 59 54 412 57 46 1,735 1,730,432 0.10% 0.80593
U South Carolina (SUC) 446 365 38 46 348 46 21 1,310 1,628,172 0.08% -0.48895
U Tennessee (TKN) 462 298 41 78 186 23 24 1,112 1,415,581 0.08% -0.61343
U Texas (IXA) 1,357 993 108 103 567 118 54 3,300 4,217,708 0.08% -0.63388
U Utah (UUM) 651 514 66 73 416 67 51 1,838 2,176,965 0.08% -0.22932
U Virginia (VA@) 638 706 73 49 347 50 56 1,919 2,393,324 0.08% -0.50705
U Washington (WAU)* 1,305 766 128 88 554 103 73 3,017 3,886,687 0.08% -0.67425
Texas Tech (ILU)** 626 407 43 63 390 54 50 1,633 1,595,423 0.10% 0.94265
UNM (IQU) 661 576 79 70 325 52 38 1,801 1,523,785 0.12% 1.97807
Mean 721 538 62 62 348 62 43 1,837 2,157,272 0.09%

Median 638 526 55 60 348 56 41 1,768 1,944,950 0.08%
*Has graduate museum studies program.

**Texas Tech is not a designated UNM peer, but has one of the few comprehensive museums studies programs in the Western states.
OCLC WorldCat is a bibliographic database that reflects library holdings from around the world.
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Table 6: Selected UNM Library Databases
Anthropology/Archaeology
AnthroSource
Anthropological Literature
eHRAF Archaeology
eHRAF World Cultures
Art
Art Full Text
Art Index Retrospective
ArtBibliographies Modern
ARTstor
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
BHA Bibliography of the History of Art
History
ACLS Humanities E-Book
America: History and Life
American Indian History Online
America’s Historical Newspapers
Historical Abstracts
History Cooperative
International Medieval Bibliography
Life Sciences
Biosis
Birds of North America
Web of Science
Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide
Zoological Record
General Databases
Center for Research Libraries
Ebrary Academic Complete (e-book collection)
JSTOR
Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe
New York Times (1851-2004)
Project Muse
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Table 7: Selected Museum Studies Journals
Title Subscribed Electronic Cost
Access
AIC News Yes
Curator: the Museum Journal Yes ArtFullText
1997-
Forum Journal Yes
Forum News Yes
In the Field No $20
Journal of Education in Museums No $146
Journal of Museum Education Yes Publisher 2006-
2008
Journal of Museum Ethnography No $30
Journal of the American Institute for Yes JSTOR 1997-
Conservation 2005
Journal of the Canadian Association for No $30
Conservation
Metropolitan Museum Journal No JSTOR 1968- $96
2005
Museum Anthropology Yes Publisher 1997-
Museum International No Publisher 1997- $330
2009
Museum Management & Curatorship No $536
Museum Studies No JSTOR 1966- $50
2004
Museums Journal Yes
Preservation Yes
Total of unsubscribed titles $1,238
5.3 Support for the New Degree
Critical to the successful launch of UNM’s Graduate Program in Museum Studies is the
support of all key stakeholders. The support has been obtained from the follow key
stakeholders (see attached letters of support and Chapter Letters of Support11: Letters of
Support)
1) Directors of all five museum on UNM campus:

a. Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
b. Museum of Southwest Biology
c. Harwood Museum of Art
d. UNM Art Museum
e. Institute of Meteoritic and Meteorite Museum
2) Department Chairs for each of the relevant disciplines:
a. Anthropology
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b. Art and Art History
c. Earth and Planetary Science
d. College of Fine Arts
3) External letters of support from New Mexico’s Museums
4) Letters from other universities
5.4 State approval is the only missing element
The faculty that are needed are already here and there is contractual commitment for the
faculty position of museum studies director (see section 7). The curriculum is designed,
the space has been renovated and is ready for occupancy, and the equipment is purchased.
The funding is available and there are students anxious for the program to begin.
What elements are missing? To launch this program, the museum studies director needs
to be hired (upen HED approval) and the state needs to approve the program.
5.5 Degree program administrative plan
As an interdisciplinary program, academic governance will be by an Executive

Committee consisting of the Directors of UNM's five Museums (UNM Art Museum,
Harwood Museum of Art, Institute of Meteoritics and Meteorite Museum, Maxwell
Museum of Anthropology, and the Museum of Southwestern Biology) and the Deans (or
their designated representatives) of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Fine Arts. The
program will exist independent of any department, but will draw on faculty from
participating departments. The program will be led by a museum studies director who
will be a full time (9 month) tenured (or tenure track) faculty member. The museum
studies director will report to the Executive Committee on curriculum matters, manage
the recruitment and admissions process, coordinate the assignment of advisors, develop
and maintain relationships with other museums to facilitate internship opportunities,
teach in the program, chair the program’s curriculum committee, implement and maintain
courses, hire part-time instructors, supervise the administrative assistant, and report
annually (or more frequently if necessary) to the Museum Studies Executive Committee.
Figure 1: Museum Studies Graduate Program Governance Chart
Provost
Executive Committee
(Museum Council
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Fine Arts)
Museum Studies Director

Curriculum Committee Graduate Committees
Admissions and Recruitment Committee Part Time Instructors, Faculty, Curators
The program will be housed in the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology and supported by
a program specialist (Chapter 6). The program will be structured to ensure that
participating departments receive credit for courses taught by their faculty. When
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appropriate, courses will be cross-listed and available to students in the participating
departments.
Although this is an interdisciplinary program, it was administrative alignment within the

larger UNM organizational structure. The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology will
administer the program because a) it is UNM’s only museum accredited by the American
Association of Museums (AAM); b) anthropology bridges the social sciences, fine arts,
and natural sciences; c) the largest number of applicants is anticipated to select
anthropology as their cognate discipline. It is also anticipated that the majority of
students will select cognate disciplines within the College of Arts and Sciences. The
Executive Committee is designed to provide overall interdisciplinary museum-based
program review with representation from the museums and deans from both the College
of Fine Arts and the College of Arts and Sciences. It will determine and review the
Program’s policies and procedures. Because it is an interdisciplinary program the nexus
of both operational and organizational structures will be at the Provost’s office. The
following chart outlines the operational structure within the College of Arts and Sciences.
Figure 2: Museum Studies Graduate Program Operational Chart
Provost
Dean
Director Maxwell Museum
Museum Studies Director *

Museum Studies Program Office Part Time Instuctors (PTI)*
Program Specialist (1 FTE)*
* new positions
What is the program development and implementation timeline?
Although much has already been accomplished, it is anticipated that it will require about
5-6 months developing the program, obtaining approvals and making requested revisions.
Ideally implementation will begin during the fall semester of 2012 with the recruitment
of the Museum Studies Director, web development, program promotion, and student
recruitment.
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6. Summary of Costs and Benefits
A tuition differential has been approved by Board of Regents to help support the
proposed UNM Museum Studies program. The differential is necessary to meet
projected program costs and is consistent with tuition rates for other Museum Studies
programs. The financial burden on students will be ameliorated by graduate student
assistantships from research grants and contracts, the Hibben Trust, paid internships and
scholarships from participating institutions, and other sources of internal and external
support. The table below compares tuition rates based on enrollment for nine or more
credit hours for similar graduate programs nationally, and at neighboring state
universities that offer similar programs. Even with the tuition differential included in the
table below, the tuition for the UNM Museum Studies program is well below national
and regional rates.
Museum studies tuition comparison
9hrs
9hrs Tuition
Non- Tuition &fees-
Resident Resident & fees- Non-
Institution Degree Tuition* Tuition* Resident Resident
Georgetown M.A. in Art and Museum
University Studies $1,577 $29,913 $29,913
University of M.S. in Museum & Field
Colorado, Boulder Studies $496 1,336 5,215 12,775
New York University M.A. Museum Studies 1,272 12,753 12,753
University of Florida M.A. in Museum Studies 389 1,070 4,093 10,616
The George
Washington
University M.A. in Museum Studies 1,175 10,589 10,589
M.A. in Anthropology,
Certificate in Museum
Anthropology. Converting to
Arizona State M.A. in Museum Studies
University starting in fall 2011 608 919 4,425 8,441
University of
Washington M.A. in Museology 502 1,113 3,817 8,263
University of New
Mexico M.A./M.S. Museum Studies 400 955 3,601 8,591
Texas Tech University M.A. in Museum Science 232 542 3,270 6,059
Certificate in Museum (Non-
Brigham Young Practices in conjunction with (LDS) LDS)
University Anthropology M.A. 310 620 2,790 5,580
*1-hour tuition rate, fees not
included.
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The tuition differential is $148.40 per credit hour, which is based on the Anderson School
of Management. Enrollment projections call for 8 – 10 graduate students in the program
the first year, 16 – 18 in year two, and 25 by year three. The return to the program is
projected to be $10,684 per semester, or $21,369 for year one. In the Fall of 2011 the
provost funded a $5,000 Special Administrative Component (SAC) for an existing UNM
faculty member to support the program. The Maxwell Museum will provide part time
clerical support, IT, and other program costs as the program matures. The SAC will
provide temporary leadership until the contractually obligated funding for the full-time
faculty museum studies director is approved and the position filled. Two UNM
professors, Dr. Joyce Szabo and Dr. Tim Lowery, are already serving in this capacity.
Table 8: Expected number of students for the first six years

Year New Returning & Total Credit Hours
Graduate Continuing Students
Students Students
1 8 0 8 144
2 9 8 17 282
3 10 14 24 315
4 10 15 25 330
5 10 15 25 330
6 10 15 25 330
Projected graduate enrollment and graduate student credit hours (including thesis-
project hours) based on estimated average time of 2.5 years to completion.
Additional fiscal support is anticipated from private donors, Extended University, and
course fees. Extended University has projected seed funding and recurrent revenue to be
$11,530 – 27,183 annually. At least three of the courses (MSST 407/507, 475/575 and
476/576) may require course fees depending on specific instructional requirements and
the number and the number and distance of field trips. However, course fee revenue is
not included in the table “Projected Graduate Program Cost Estimates and Resources”
because these fees will have to be determined by the instructors. Although course fees
have not yet been determined, they are projected to average approximately $75 per
course. Private donors already have contributed $27,000 to renovate space and provide
equipment for the Program, and the Hibben Trust has pledged two recurring graduate
assistantships with Native American and Southwest students receiving priority for
funding.
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Projected Cost:
Table 9: Revenues and Extramural Contributions

Revenues Year 1 Year 2
Tuition differential revenue $21,369 $42,738
Course Fees $1,800 $2,700
Extended University $11,530 – $27,183 $11,530 – $27,183
Total revenues $34,699 - $50,352 $56,968 - $72,621
Committed Extramural Contributions

Facilities renovation and equipment $27,000
(One time only private donors) (complete 1/30/12)
Two recurrent Graduate Fellowships $28,000 $28,000
(Hibben Trust)
Total contributions $55,000 $28,000
A half-time program specialist (0.5 FTE @ $21,000 annually exclusive of benefits) will
be necessary to support faculty and students, track graduate applications, maintain
graduate student files, provide administrative coordination, and coordinate with the larger
administrative demands of the University. The museum studies director will require
equivalent career development support for faculty and staff in comparable programs and
departments. Typically this includes travel to attend the annual meeting of the American
Association of Museums and/or an appropriate cognate discipline.
There is a contractual agreement between the College of Arts and Sciences and the
Director of the Maxwell Museum committing the college to fund a new faculty position
to lead the Museum Studies Program. Because the Maxwell Museum is a museum of
anthropology, this new faculty hire should be an Anthropologist (or hold a Ph.D. in
closely related discipline) committed to interdisciplinary museum education and research.
The candidate will stand for tenure (or be tenured) in Anthropology, or Museum Studies,
and support the Department of Anthropology by teaching at least one course a year in
Anthropology as well as teaching museum studies courses and serving as museum studies
director for museum studies program. The museum studies director may also teach the
one new required course (Museum Interpretation).
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Table 10: Budget
FY12 FY13 FY14
Category Item Quant Cost Quant Cost Quant Cost

Personnel
Faculty Director 1.00 $ 5,000 (SAC) 1.00 $ 5,000 (SAC) 1.00 $ 65,000 (I&G)
Graduate Student Asst 0.00 $ 0 2.00 $ 28,000 2.00 $ 28,000
Program Specialist (Gr 12) 1.00 $ 0 0 $ 0 0.50 $ 21,000
Part-Time Instruction 0 $ 0 2.00 $ 10,000 3.00 $ 15,000
SubTotal $ 5,000 $ 43,000 $ 129,000
Fringe
Associate Professor $ 0 0 $ 0 1.00 $ 20,150 (I&G)
Program Specialist $ 0 0 $ 0 0.50 $ 7140
SubTotal $ 0 $ 0 $ 27,290
Supplies
Software $ 0 $ 2,500 $ 1,500
Office Supplies $ 0 $ 4,000 $ 3,000
Instructional Materials $ 0 $ 5,000 $ 2,000
SubTotal $ 0 $ 11,500 $ 6,500
Equipment
MacPro workstation 1 $ 0 $ 5,675 $ 0
Video Projector 1 $ 0 $ 1,000 $ 0
Office Furniture $ 0 $ 4,000 $ 0
Telephone & Fax 2 $ 0 $ 250 $ 0
SubTotal $ 0 $ 10,925 $ 0
Travel
Prof. Dev. $ 0 $ 0 $ 5,000
SubTotal $ 0 $ 0 $ 5,000
Other
Web & IT $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000
Postage $ 100 $ 100 $ 100
Telephone $ 720 $ 720 $ 720
AAM Membership $ 500 $ 500 $ 500
Facility Remodeling $ 25,000
SubTotal $ 31,320 $ 6,320 $ 6,320
Total Direct Costs (estimated) $ 36,320 $ 71,745 $ 174,110
Revenues
Instruction and General (I&G) $ 85,150
Tuition differential revenue $ 0 $ 21,369 $ 42,738
Private Donors (received) $ 27,000 unknown unknown
Hibben Trust $ 0 $ 28,000 $ 28,000
Course Fees $ 0 $ 1,800 $ 2,700
Extended University $11,530-$27,183 $11,530-$27,183 $11,530-$27,183
Projected Revenue & Funding $38,530-$54,183 $62,699-$78,352 $170,118-185,771
Projected Balance $ +2,210 - $ +17,863 $ -9,045 - $ +6,607 $ -3,992 - $+11,661
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Table 11: Projected Museum Studies Graduate Program Cost Estimates and Resources
Institution: The University of New Mexico
Proposed Program: Graduate Museum Studies
Projected Graduate Program Cost Estimates and Resources
ESTIMATED Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
REVENUES
Existing New Existing New Existing New Existing New Existing New Existing New
Projected 11,530 11,530 21,369 32,899 to 106,519 139,418 to 3,882 143,300 2,200 145,520 to
University I&G to to 48,552 155,071 to 161,173
or Tuition 27,183 27,183 158,953
External
Grants and
Contracts
Other 27,000 29,800 29,800 900 30,700 30,700 30,700
TOTAL 38,530 to 54,183 $62,699 to $170,118to $174,000 to $176,220 to $191,873 $176,220 to $191,873
REVENUE $78,352 $185,771 $189,653
ESTIMATED Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 . Year 5 Ye
EXPENSES ar
Existing New Existing New Existing New Existing New Existing New Existing 6 New
Salaries and/or 5,000 5,000 38,000 38,000 118,290 156,290 156,290 156,290
benefits
(Faculty &
Staff)
Learning
Resources
Equipment 10,925
Facilities & 25,000
modifications
Other 6,320 6,320 11,500 12,820 5,000 17,820 17,820 17,820
TOTAL 36,320 71,745 174,110 174,110 174,11 174,110
EXPENSES 0
DIFFERENCE +2,210 to +17,863 -9,046 to +6,607 -3,992 to +11,661 -110 to +15,543 +2,110 to +17,763 +2,110 to +17,763
(Rev.-Exp.)
ESTIMATED Year Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Ye
IMPACT OF 1 +17,863
+2,210 to ar
NEW -9,046 to +6,607 -3,992 to +11,661 -110 to +15,543 +2,110 to +17,763 +2,110 to6 +17,763
PROGRAM
FTE 8 17 24 25 25 25
Enrollment
Projected 144 282 315 330 330 330
Annual Credits
Generated
Tuition Generated $36,245 $70,979 $79,288 $83,061 $83,061 $83,061
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Table 12: Museum Studies Graduate Projected Revenues Models Provided by Extended
University (2010)
Graduate Museum Studies
Projected Revenue Models
Provided by Extended University (2010)
Semester #1 Subsequent Semesters
Scenario #1 - Graduate Online Courses per section 6 sections per section 6 sections
Prior to Scheduling:
Seed Funding (per section) $ 2,500.00 $15,000.00 $ - $ -
At time of Scheduling:
Seed Funding (per section) $ 2,500.00 $15,000.00 $ - $ -
Development Stipend $ 2,000.00 $12,000.00 $ - $ -
At Census Date (first semester):
Instruction Support to MS $ 4,000.00 $24,000.00 $ 4,000.00 $ 24,000.00
Revenue Sharing to MS $ 530.60 $ 3,183.60 note 1,5 $ 530.60 $ 3,183.60 note 1
Total funds to Museum Studies - Semester 1 $ 11,530.60 $69,183.60 $ 4,530.60 $ 27,183.60

Scenario #2 - Graduate ITV Courses per section 6 sections per section 6 sections
Seed Funding (per section) $ - $ -
Development Stipend $ - $ -
Instruction Support to MS $ 3,000.00 $18,000.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 18,000.00
Revenue Sharing to MS $ 530.60 $ 3,183.60 note 1,5 $ 530.60 $ 3,183.60 note 1
Total funds to Museum Studies - Semester 1 $ 3,530.60 $ 21,183.60 $ 3,530.60 $ 21,183.60

Scenario #3 - Graduate Hybrid Courses per section 6 sections per section 6 sections
Development Stipend $ - $ -
Instruction Support to MS $ - $ - $ - $ -
Revenue Sharing to MS $ - $ - $ - $ -
Total funds to Museum Studies - Semester 1 $ - $ - note 4 $ - $ - note 4

Scenario #4 - Live Certificate Courses per section 6 sections per section 6 sections
Tuition $ 3,600.00 $21,600.00 note 2 $ 3,600.00 $21,600.00 note 2
EU support $ 1,200.00 $ 7,200.00 note 3 $ 1,200.00 $ 7,200.00 note 3
Instruction Support $ 2,100.00 $12,600.00 note 3 $ 2,100.00 $12,600.00 note 3
Total funds to Museum Studies - Semester 1 $ 2,100.00 $12,600.00 $ 2,100.00 $12,600.00
notes:
1 Assumes 10 students per section offered
2 Tuition is variable through Extension, and is determined by Museum Studies. The tuition here is for representation only.
3 EU retains 1/3 of tuition revenue to fund scheduling and other support costs, with the balance
credited to Museum Studies.
4 Hybrid courses (less than 75% online) do not generate funding for EU and therefore cannot
participate in the EU funding model. EU does support hybrid courses for development.
5 Revenue Sharing is a formula that takes total tuition generated, less the instruction funding, x 60%.
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7. Assessment of Operations and Impact
7.1 Expect overhead costs …………………………………………………………………..31

7.2 Human Resource Plan …………………………………………………………………..31
7.1 Expect overhead costs

What technology, media, equipment and instructional supplies are needed to reach these learning
outcomes? Are these resources available? What is the estimated cost?
Considerable computing, scanning and digital imagery resources already exist in several of
UNM’s museums and cognate departments. UNM Museums’ existing collection and laboratory
facilities are integral assets for practica and thesis and project research. No new research
facilities are required at the present time.
To keep pace with contemporary and rapidly evolving museum technology, the program would
like to continue to acquire high performance high resolution hardware and software to train
students in their application to collection and database management and collection acquisition,
accessibility, and security. Museums are under increasing pressure to make their collections
accessible in digital formats. The program should include instruction and training in the policies
and procedures for digitizing museum objects, digitizing associated contextual data, producing
digital images for long-term archives, and the use of images and data for collection management,
exhibits, and outreach presentation. To balance theory with practice, students need to learn how
to produce, analyze and archive digital images. The program will look to industry, private
donors, foundations and trusts, and local, state, federal funding programs to continue to build and
maintain its assets for student support and program enhancements.
Student Support Services

The program will need to acquire a teaching and advanced study library consisting of select
Museum Studies references, instructional CDs for classroom use, and institutional American
Association of Museums membership, and related periodicals. A departmental laptop and power
point and video projectors and miscellaneous office equipment will also be required. The total
estimated cost of these acquisitions is $6,500.
Provide a rationale for any course fees or other expenses (in addition to tuition) that students will
be expected to cover.
No course fees have been identified at this time. However, course fees are likely to be required
for specific classes. A course fee request form (registrar.unm.edu) will be submitted as the
courses are developed by specific instructors.
7.2 Human Resource Plan
One new full time (9 month) faculty member will be required to serve as museum studies
director. The minimum qualifications for this position are a Ph.D. in Anthropology (or closely
related discipline) and at least three years of museum experience specifically focusing on
interdisciplinary education, research, and public service within a museum context. The
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successful candidate may be tenured in Anthropology or Museum Studies, but should be capable
of passing tenure review, in Anthropology (or a closely related discipline).
Workload Effects of current Faculty and Support Staff

The four required core curriculum classes (Museum Practices, Museum Interpretation, Museum
Collection Management, and Seminar in Museum Methods or Practicum: Museum methods) will
be taught annually on a regularly rotating basis to assure that students are able to complete their
course requirements in two years. The introductory graduate course (Museum Practices - MSST
407/507) is already offered annually by Dr. Joyce Szabo in the Department of Art and Art
History. If for some reason, Dr. Szabo is unable to offer the class, the class will default to the
Museum Studies Museum studies director. The Museum studies director should be capable of
teaching Museum Interpretation and at least one Advanced Seminar or Practicum every
semester. An additional Seminar in Museum Methods and Practica (MSST 585 and 586) will
continue to be taught by faculty and qualified staff in all five of UNM’s museums and by
qualified faculty in cognate departments on a voluntary basis. Maxwell Museum faculty and staff
developed Museum Collection Management and, along with faculty and staff from the Museum
of Southwestern Biology and Art Museum, are committed to formalize this interdisciplinary
course and offer it on an annual basis. Consistently offering practica, teaching advanced
seminars, advising and mentoring students, and offering Museum Collection Management
annually will have its largest impact on current faculty, curators, and supporting staff of all
UNM’s museums. Because the largest numbers of students are expected to select anthropology
as their cognate discipline, it is anticipated that the Maxwell Museum will be most heavily
impacted.
There is a contractual agreement between the College of Arts and Sciences and the Director of
the Maxwell Museum committing the college to fund a new faculty position to lead the Museum
Studies Program (Form B, Attachment 4). Because the Maxwell Museum is a museum of
anthropology, this new faculty hire should be an Anthropologist (or hold a Ph.D. in closely
related discipline) committed to interdisciplinary museum education and research. The candidate
will stand for tenure (or be tenured) in Anthropology or Museum Studies and support the
Department of Anthropology by teaching at least one course a year in Anthropology as well as
teaching museum studies courses and serving as Museum studies director for museum studies
program. The Museum studies director may also teach the one new required course (Museum
Interpretation). Beginning in FY14 a full time (9 mo) faculty director and a half-time program
specialist (0.5 FTE @ $21,000 annually exclusive of benefits) will be necessary to support
faculty and students, track graduate applications, maintain graduate student files, provide
administrative coordination, and coordinate with the larger administrative demands of the
University. At the recommendation of the UNM Provost, and subsequently approved by the
UNM Board of Regents, the Program will carry a tuition differential and the Program’s projected
tuition differential will be sufficient to fund the program specialist and related program costs.
The proposed curriculum will be enriched significantly by providing additional courses to further
museum professionalism. There are many well-educated and experienced museum professionals
in the Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and other New Mexico campuses that are available as part time
instructors. Many are qualified to offer resident and DL specialty courses such as museum
conservation, museum administration, visitor evaluation, museum education, and exhibit design
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and development. The program will draw upon this pool of expertise and offer valuable
enrichment courses.
Faculty and Staff Development

The museum studies director will require equivalent career development support for faculty and
staff in comparable programs and departments. Typically this includes travel to attend the
annual meeting of the American Association of Museums and/or an appropriate cognate
discipline such as the American Anthropological Association.
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8. Admission Criteria and Requirements for Master’s Degree (M.A. or M.S.)
Application and Admissions ……………………………………………………………34

8.2 Degree Requirements …………………………………………………………………...34
8.3 Learning Outcomes ……………………………………………………………………..37
8.4 Graduate Degree Program Curriculum …………………………………………………38
The Museum Studies Program is designed to provide students academic training in essential
aspects of museology. The program offers a 33 credit hour interdisciplinary Master’s degree, a
15 credit hour graduate minor, and a 15 credit hour undergraduate professional certificate in
Museum Studies. It is designed to prepare students for a variety of museum and museum related
occupations, including: collections managers, registrars, museum educators, exhibit developers,
park interpreters, and administrators.
8.1 Application and Admissions

Application and admissions criteria and process: The Museum Studies Application Review
Committee will begin reviewing complete graduate applications on the first Friday of January
and will not accept any files or additional information after that date. It is up to the applicant to
allow adequate time (6 to 8 weeks prior to the department deadline) for processing and mail
delivery of the application. The committee will not accept faxed or Xeroxed copies of any
information.
The following materials must be included to complete the application file: three letters of
recommendation, a letter of intent, official transcripts, GRE scores, the University of New
Mexico graduate school application, Registration Information Form and application fee.
Applicants to the graduate program must identify their particular area of interest and their
academic and professional goals in a letter of intent directed to the Museum Studies Graduate
Application Review Committee. GRE scores (verbal/analytical/quantitative) and three letters of
recommendation also are required as part of the application which will be reviewed by the
Museum Studies Graduate Application Review Committee, in consultation with the department
pertinent to the student's discipline if appropriate. Acceptance into the program will depend
upon: the number of openings available for new graduate students; the applicant’s potential as
indicated by the materials submitted with the application; and agreement by an appropriate
faculty person to act as advisor to the student. No student will be accepted into the program
unless he or she can be placed under the direction of a faculty advisor who will help to plan the
student’s program. Students admitted to the program may change their advisor, subject to prior
approval by the new advisor. Continuation in the program will require progress at a rate deemed
satisfactory by the student’s graduate advisor in consultation with the student’s graduate
committee, which will review progress each year. General departmental requirements are
described below.
8.2 Degree Requirements

The proposed UNM curriculum is a 33 credit hour interdisciplinary graduate program. The
curriculum builds upon several core courses already offered at UNM: MSST (407/507), MSST
(485/585), and (MSST 486/586). The proposed program is designed to give students academic
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training in all aspects of museology and their chosen cognate discipline. Course work may
include field projects related to the student’s chosen specialization. It will require the addition of
one new core course (museum interpretation) that will be offered every year, and formalizing
another course (museum collection management).
Degree options: Students accepted to the graduate program may choose between two courses of
study - a thesis track (Plan 1) and a project track (Plan 2). All students must have a firm
grounding in museum studies through the required core museology curriculum as well as
specialization in a cognate discipline. Students in either the thesis or project tracks will be
required to complete one museum practica. Graduate course work may include field projects
related to the student’s chosen specialization. Course work may include field projects related to
the student’s chosen cognate discipline in an area of specialization.
Table 13: Course Requirements

Thesis Plan (Plan 1) Cr. Hrs. Project Plan (Plan 2) Cr. Hrs.
Museum Practices MSST (407/507) 3 Museum Practices MSST (407/507) 3
Museum Interpretation (MSST 475/575) 3 Museum Interpretation (MSST 475/575) 3
Museum Collection Management (MSST Museum Collection Management (MSST
3 3
476/576) 476/576)
Seminar in Museum Methods (MSST Seminar in Museum Methods (MSST
485/585) ∆ 3 485/585) ∆ 3
Practicum: Museum Methods (MSST Practicum: Museum Methods (MSST
486/586) ∆ 3 486/586) ∆ 3
Cognate Discipline Hours (500+)** 12 Cognate Discipline Hours (500+)** 15
Total course hours: 27 Total course hours: 30
Thesis Hours MSST (599) 6 Project hours (598) 3
Minimum credits required: 33 Minimum credits required: 33
** Cognate hours may also include practicum work, field methods courses, and up to six hours
of *300 or *400 level classes, if appropriate. Cognate hours may be taken in more than one
department or school. Some Museum courses may count as cognate hours with advisor approval.
∆ Six (6) credit maximum.
Museum Practices (MSST 407/507) emphasizes theory and practices pertaining to collections,
documentation and care of museum collections, the importance of informal learning in museum
contexts, and the role museums play in serving the public. Course work may include field
projects related to the student’s chosen cognate discipline in an area of specialization. Museum
Interpretation (MSST 475/575) is a new course designed to explore the theory behind the
development of exhibitions, and the representation of people within museums especially
pertaining to the diverse cultures of New Mexico, museum education and public programming.
Museum Collection Management (MSST 476/576), has already been offered periodically at
UNM as a topics course and has been formalized to be a regular offering in the instructional
cycle. It will emphasize how to collect, catalog, and care for museum collections as well as the
role of research and informal object based learning in museums. The graduate requirements also
include successful completion of two existing museum studies courses, Seminar in Museum
Methods (MSST 485/585) and Practicum: Museum Methods (MSST 486/586). The Seminar in
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Museum Methods (MSST485/585) is designed to explore theoretical and practical work in
specific museum problems, topics and themes.
The decision to award either a Master of Arts or Master of Science degree will be determined on
a case-by-case basis. The determination will be made by the student’s graduate committee on
the basis of the nature of the student’s thesis or project, the specific graduate courses taken by the
student, and the requirements of the student’s cognate department. For example, the Department
of Anthropology requires two additional math or science classes (Biology, Chemistry, Statistics,
etc.) in addition to its Masters of Arts requirements if a student chooses the Master of Science
degree option. Students enrolled in the Museum Studies Graduate Program would be expected to
meet these same course requirements if their cognate discipline is Anthropology and they select
the M.S. rather than an M.A. option. The determination will be made by the student’s graduate
committee and must be approved by the Museum studies director. The existing graduate minor
in Museum Studies will continue to be offered and remain unchanged.
Students in either the Thesis or Project Programs will be required to complete one museum
practica. The practica (MSST 486/586) are 3 credit internships that include at least 150 hours of
experience or service in a museum or museum related facility or program. The practicum is an
opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience in some aspect of museum work. Practica
can be offered through the Harwood Museum of Art, Institute of Meteoritics, Maxwell Museum
of Anthropology, Museum of Southwestern Biology, the UNM Art Museum, and other UNM
collections and programs. Students also will be encouraged to conduct practica at an off-campus
cooperating institution at local museums such as the New Mexico Museum of Natural History,
the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque Biological
Park (Zoo, Aquarium, Botanic Gardens), Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, Museum of Indian
Arts and Culture, Museum of International Folk Art, Albuquerque Balloon Museum,
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, as well as at other regional and national museums
such as the Smithsonian Institution, Chicago’s Field Museum, and the American Museum of
Natural History. In the event that the student has had extensive museum work experience prior to
entering the program, the internship requirement (MSST 586) may be waived by the student’s
graduate committee. However, if MSST 585 is waived, the total number of credit hours (33)
required to complete the degree requirements will remain the same. All students must have a
firm grounding in museum studies through the required core museology curriculum as well as
specialization in a cognate discipline.
The practicum (MSST 586) is a 3 credit internship that includes at least 150 service or
participatory hours. The practicum is an opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience in
some aspect of museum work. Practica are offered through the Harwood Museum of Art,
Institute of Meteoritics, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Southwestern Biology,
the UNM Art Museum, and other UNM collections and programs. Students are also encouraged
to conduct practica at off-campus cooperating institutions. In the event that a student has
extensive museum experience prior to entering the Program, the internship requirement (MSST
586) may be waived by the student’s graduate committee.
In addition to the core curriculum, the graduate requirements also include successful completion
of Seminar in Museum Methods (MSST 485/585) and Practicum: Museum Methods (MSST
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486/586). The Seminar in Museum Methods (MSST485/585) is designed to explore theoretical
and practical work in specific museum problems, topics and themes. Requirements are for both
the thesis and project tracks are listed below:
8.3 Learning Outcomes
The proposed Museum Studies Graduate Program offers an opportunity for individuals with a
Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology, Art History, Biology, Classics, Education, Fine Arts,
Geological Sciences, Geography, History, or other disciplines to gain expertise in museum
theory and practice, as well as advanced topical knowledge in a chosen discipline (or specialty).
Students will be expected to contribute and present new and original knowledge to the museum
community and their cognate discipline upon completing either a Master’s thesis or a Master’s
project. The curriculum is designed to equip students with a range of museum skills and enable
them to tailor learning to their career objectives. Core learning objectives will dovetail with the
student’s cognate discipline to include: a) collection management - acquisition, organization,
stabilization, conservation, and research, b) security, risk management, and environmental
controls, c) exhibit interpretation and development d) museum law (Endangered Species Act,
Marine Mammal Act, Native American Graves and Repatriation Act, UNESCO Accords, etc.),
e) museum ethics and professionalism, f) serving underrepresented groups, g) informal and
object-based education in museum contexts and interpretation, and h) other topics relevant to
museum theory and practice.
What instructional model(s) will be used in presenting the program?

University faculty and museum staff will teach museum courses and seminars with contributions
from museum professionals and specialists throughout the region. The core curriculum will
provide a firm grounding in museum history and theory with special emphasis on current ideas,
issues, and practices confronting contemporary museum professionals. UNM’s museums will
serve as laboratories for application of learned concepts and techniques. Learning will extend
beyond UNM to other institutions through field trips and the internship requirement.
Coursework in the student’s cognate discipline should be completed in one or more departments
outside the Museum Studies Program. The proposed program takes advantage of the expertise
existing in UNM’s museums by combing their strengths with an integrated interdisciplinary
museology curriculum.
Measuring Learning Outcomes

All prospective students will be asked to submit with their applications to the program a
statement of their goals and interests as a baseline of expectations that will be used to assess the
extent to which their goals are met. Assessment will be made based on exit interviews to
evaluate whether students have realized their goals in achieving an adequate level of competency
in knowledge and skills. Learning outcomes will be measured by successful completion of
course requirements with a grade of B or higher, a comprehensive examination, completion of an
internship, and successful completion and defense of a project or thesis. All degree candidates
will be required to take a comprehensive examination. The examination will be given in two
stages: a written exam followed by an oral exam taken within two weeks of each other. The oral
exam requirement may be waived only by full consent of the student’s graduate committee. A
project or thesis that develops an original product or process of demonstrable value to museum
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professionals must be developed in consultation with the student’s committee. The student’s
committee will find the project satisfactory or unsatisfactory, and may recommend additional
steps for the student to correct any deficiencies in the project and/or the paper. The quality of the
comprehensive examination and master’s thesis and projects will be assessed by the student’s
graduate committee, which will evaluate each student’s level of content knowledge.
8.4 Graduate Degree Program Curriculum
Core Courses (Project and Thesis Tracks):
MSST 507 Museum Practices 3

MSST 575 Museum Interpretation 3
MSST 576 Museum Collection Management 3
MSST 585 Seminar in Museum Methods 3
MSST 586 Practicum: Museum Methods 3
Project Track (Plan 2)
Cognate Discipline Hours (500+)* 15

Total course hours: 30
Project hours (MSST 598) 3
Minimum credits required: 33
Thesis Track (Plan 1)
Cognate Discipline Hours (500+)* 15

Total course hours: 27
Thesis hours (MSST 599) 6
Minimum credits required: 33
* Cognate hours may also include practicum work, field methods courses, and up to six hours of
*300 or *400 level classes, if appropriate. Cognate hours may be taken in more than one
department or school. Some Museum courses may count as cognate hours with advisor approval.
Graduate Minor in Museum Studies (UNM Catalog 2008-09:460).

The Graduate Minor in Museum Studies is intended to be an interdisciplinary program that
emphasizes mentoring and collaborative opportunities through a combination of structured work
experiences, academic instruction, supervised internships, and short-term professional
workshops and training courses. Additional emphasis will be placed on collection care,
management, and preservation.
The Graduate Minor in Museum Studies will require 9 hours of course work and 6 hours of
internship for a total of 15 hours.
Internship opportunities will be created at a number of museums on the University of New

Mexico campus and around the state. Each internship will have a specific relation to the needs of
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the institution and its collections. Students will be able to apply for internships at specific
museums. The application process will be competitive and based on selection criteria established
by the specific internship’s requirements.
The minor is available to any student enrolled in a graduate degree program. Once completed the
minor designation will appear on a student’s transcript.
The minor is distributed as follows:
6 hours of required Core Courses

MSST 507, Museum Practices (3)
MSST 585, Seminar in Museum Methods (3)
3 hours of Museum Studies Topics courses

ARTH 529, Topics in Art History (3)
6 Hours of Internship
MSST 586, Practicum: Museum Methods (3)
Museum Studies (MSST)
(directly from UNM Catalog 2008-09:472).
311./511. Material Culture in America. (3)

(Also offered as AMST 311/511.) This course covers the theory and practice of material culture
study as it has been used to define American culture. Course content includes
architecture, technology, religious art and artifacts, literary, folk and “fine” arts.
407./507. Museum Practices. (3 to a maximum of 6) Δ

(Also offered as ANTH 402, ARTH 407.) History, philosophy and purposes of museums.
Techniques and problems of museum administration, education, collection, exhibition,
conservation and public relations. {Offered upon demand}
485./585. Seminar in Museum Methods. (3 to a maximum of 6) Δ

(Also offered as ARTH, ANTH 485.) Theoretical and practical work in specific museum
problems. Prerequisite: 407 or ANTH 402. {Offered upon demand}
486./586. Practicum: Museum Methods. (3)

(Also offered as ARTH, ANTH 486.) Practicum in museum methods and management.
Prerequisite: ARTH 407 or ANTH 402. {Offered upon demand}
507./407. Museum Practices. (3 to a maximum of 6) Δ

(Also offered as ANTH 582, ARTH 507.) History, philosophy and purposes of museums.
Techniques and problems of museum administration, education, collection, exhibition,
conservation and public relations. {Offered upon demand}
511./311. Material Culture in America. (3)
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(Also offered as AMST 311/511.) This course covers the theory and practice of material culture
study as it has been used to define American culture. Course content includes architecture,
technology, religious art and artifacts, literary, folk and “fine” arts.
585./485. Seminar in Museum Methods. (3 to a maximum of 6) Δ

(Also offered as ARTH, ANTH 585.)
Prerequisite: 407 or ANTH 402. {Offered upon demand}
586./486. Practicum: Museum Methods. (3 to a maximum of 6) Δ

(Also offered as ARTH, ANTH 586.)
Prerequisite: ARTH 585 or ANTH 585. {Offered upon demand}
New Courses Approved Spring 2010:
MSST 475./575. Museum Interpretation (3)

Public education within museum contexts including exhibit research, planning, development,
production; traveling trunks, booklets, outreach, public programming, evaluation, and digital and
virtual applications. {Offered every academic year}
MSST 476./576. Museum Collection Management (3)

Method, theory, and practice of collection management including acquisitions, law, ethics,
organization, storage and retrieval, environmental controls, security, stabilization, use, risk
management, and data management. {Offered every academic year}
MSST 598. Graduate Project. (1-6, no limit) ∆

Projects must be museum based. They may be exhibits, films, educational programs, collection
curation, field collection and analysis, or other museum endeavors. All projects must be original
contributions to museums, or the museum profession, and demonstrate contemporary knowledge
of museum methods, theory and practice.
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
MSST 599. Master’s Thesis. (1-6, no limit) ∆

Limited to graduate majors in the master’s program.
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9. Accreditation Plan
The proposed program will be subject to Academic Program Review (APR) as part of UNM’s
larger accreditation process. Program review will be coordinated through the office of the Vice
Provost for Academic Affairs in concert with UNM’s Accreditation Director. Although there is
no formal accreditation program for Museum Studies programs per se, the program will be
subject to additional review as part of the larger American Association of Museum’s
reaccreditation review of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, where the program will be
centered.
10. Additional Information

a. Provide any additional information needed to make the case for development of a
proposal.
The need for a graduate degree program in Museum Studies is also documented in the Strategic
Plan, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, April, 2008 and UNM Museums and Collections
Policy, October 10, 2008 a special report prepared at the request of UNM President David
Schmidley to address UNM Internal Audit: Assessment of Art Collection Management Report
2007-34.
December 10, 2008 (Revised March 4, 2012, version 16).
10.1 WWW Sources:
American Association of Museums

(http://iweb.aamus.org/Membership/MemberDirectorySearch.aspx)
Bureau of Labor Statistics

(http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos065.htm)
Museumstuff.com
(http://www.museumstuff.com/museums/usa.php)
U.S. Census
(http://factfinder.census.gov/)
10.2 UNM Museum Studies Working Group:
Carl Agee, Ph.D.

Director, Institute of Meteoritics and Meteorite Museum
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 505 277-1644
E. James Dixon, Ph.D.

Director, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
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Phone: 505-277-4127
Kathryn Klein, Ph.D.

Curator, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
Phone: 505-277-1936
Electra Luanne McKinnon, Ph.D. ABD

Director: University Art Museum
Phone: 505-277-6002
Deborah McLean, MBA

Interim Director, Harwood Museum
Harwood Foundation
Phone: 505-758-9826
Sara Otto-Diniz, Ph.D.

Training & Devt Consultant: Art Museum
Phone: 505 277-4010
Michele Penhall, PhD.

Curator, UNM Art Museum
College of Fine Arts
Phone: 505-277-2868
Joyce Szabo, Ph.D.

Chair, Department of Art and Art History
College of Fine Arts
Phone: 505-277-5861
Thomas Turner, Ph.D.

Director, Museum of Southwestern Biology
College of Arts and Sciences Email: [email protected]
Phone: 505 277-7541
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11. Letters of Support
11.1 Internal Letters of support and endorsement:
1) Mark Ondrias, Chair of the College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee
2) Jim Linnell, Interim Dean, College of Fine Arts
3) Michael W. Graves, Chair and Professor, Department of Anthropology
4) Joyce M. Szabo, Chair, Department of Art and Art History
5) E. Luanne McKinnon, Director, UNM Art Museum
6) Deborah McLean, Interim Director, Harwood Museum of Art
7) Thomas F. Turner, Director, Museum of Southwest Biology
8) John B. Cornish, Director of Curriculum Planning and Program Development
9) E. James Dixon, Director, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
11.2 External Letters of support and endorsement:

1) Jim Enote, Executive Director, A:Shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center
2) Patrick Lopez, Executive Director, explora
3) Rita A. Powdrell, President African American Museum and Cultrual Center of NM
4) Laurie J. Rufe, New Mexico Association of Museums President
5) Hollis J. Gillespie, Executive Director, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and
Science
6) Ellen Welker, President, Museum Cooperative council of Albuquerque
7) Tony R. Chavarria, Curator of Ethnology, Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/ Laboratory
of Anthropology
8) Laurie J. Rufe, Director, Roswell Museum and Art Center
9) Cathy L. Wright, Director, the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History
10) Jim Walther, Director, National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
11) Wendy Bustard, Museum Curator, Chaco Culture National Historical Park Museum
Collection, National Park Service
12) Marsha C. Bol, Director, Museum of International Folk Art, New Mexico
11.3 Letters of support from associated universities

1) William Norris, Professor, Herbarium, WNMU
2) Miriam Langer, Chair, Department of Media Arts, New Mexico Highlands University
3) John Montgomery, Director Blackwater Draw Museum, Professor and Assoc Dean,
Eastern New Mexico University
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A Proposal for the

The core curriculum offers broad interdisciplinary graduate-level museum training in

2.1 Program Description ……………………………………………………………6

2.1 Program Description

The purpose of this program is to establish an interdisciplinary graduate course of study

2.2 Program’s role and scope within UNM

3.1 Need ………………………………………………………………………………7

3.2 Justification for establishing a graduate program in Museum Studies

Coordination with other programs around the State

Current Graduate Minor in Museum Studies at UNM

Table 1: Projected graduate enrollment and graduate student credit

Demographic characteristics and educational goals of the target students

Employment goals of the typical student

Table 2: Museum-Related Job Postings on Dec. 6, 2011

Table 3: Potential New Mexico Employing Institutions and Organizations

Exhibit Design and Development Firms

Tribal Cultural Centers

5.1 UNM has prepared for this program in 4 critical areas

The proposed curriculum will be enriched significantly by providing additional courses to

Museum Studies Reference Library and Seminar/Conference Room

Library Impact Assessment

Mean 721 538 62 62 348 62 43 1,837 2,157,272 0.09%

*Has graduate museum studies program.

Total of unsubscribed titles $1,238

5.3 Support for the New Degree

1) Directors of all five museum on UNM campus:

5.4 State approval is the only missing element

5.5 Degree program administrative plan

As an interdisciplinary program, academic governance will be by an Executive

Figure 1: Museum Studies Graduate Program Governance Chart

Museum Studies Director

Admissions and Recruitment Committee Part Time Instructors, Faculty, Curators

Although this is an interdisciplinary program, it was administrative alignment within the

Figure 2: Museum Studies Graduate Program Operational Chart

Director Maxwell Museum

Museum Studies Director *

What is the program development and implementation timeline?

Table 8: Expected number of students for the first six years

Table 9: Revenues and Extramural Contributions

Committed Extramural Contributions

Category Item Quant Cost Quant Cost Quant Cost

Total Direct Costs (estimated) $ 36,320 $ 71,745 $ 174,110

Projected Balance $ +2,210 - $ +17,863 $ -9,045 - $ +6,607 $ -3,992 - $+11,661

Semester #1 Subsequent Semesters

Semester #1 Subsequent Semesters

Semester #1 Subsequent Semesters

7.1 Expect overhead costs …………………………………………………………………..31

7.1 Expect overhead costs

Student Support Services

7.2 Human Resource Plan

Workload Effects of current Faculty and Support Staff

Faculty and Staff Development

Application and Admissions ……………………………………………………………34

8.1 Application and Admissions

8.2 Degree Requirements

Table 13: Course Requirements

8.3 Learning Outcomes

What instructional model(s) will be used in presenting the program?

Measuring Learning Outcomes