Welcome to UMSL's Museums, Heritage, and Public History graduate program! For the past two decades, our program has trained heritage and cultural professionals who go on to satisfying careers in the St. Louis region, the midwest, and across the United States.
Drawing on the disciplines of History, Anthropology, Archaeology, Digital Humanities, and Art History, our students received a well-rounded education while also gaining substantial applied experience through Graduate Research Assistantships and internships. Core faculty members and community partners sustain this innovative program, providing emerging museum and cultural professionals with the theories, skills, and experience needed to launch successful careers. Faculty in the program lead students through project-based learning grounded in public history methods and with a commitment to social justice-inflected cultural work.
Have you ever pictured yourself curating powerful exhibits, breathing life into history through digital tools, or advocating for diverse voices in museums? If your passion lies in history, culture, and making a difference, then UMSL's Museums, Heritage, and Public History program is your launchpad!
I love that the Museum Studies program offered opportunities for us to study museum theory in the classroom as well as real world work experiences in a museum or institution.
The faculty and staff at UMSL are fantastic. They are approachable and willing to mentor.
I came out of the Museum Studies program with an understanding of how to work as a member of a team.
