The Heritage and Museum Sciences program is one of the longest established and best recognized Masters programs of its kind in the United States. Graduates from the program are employed in museums and heritage institutions of all types and sizes across the US and around the world. They serve as leaders in the field at local, state, regional, national, and international levels, and provide an established network of alumni with which graduates of the program can connect.The Master of Arts in Heritage and Museum Sciences offers a concentration in either Museum Science or Heritage Management. The concentration in Museum Science emphasizes thorough preparation in the broad spectrum of museum theory and practice. Graduates from the Museum Science concentration of the program have a comprehensive background in museum studies and are prepared as generalists or emphasize areas of special interest such as:collections management and care,exhibitions and interpretation,museum education,museum management,discipline-based curator ships,The Heritage Management concentration emphasizes extensive investigation in the field of heritage management. Graduates from the Heritage Management concentration of the program are prepared to enhance local, regional, and national sociological and scientific values, encourage preservation and stewardship of cultural and natural heritage, advocate public service, and direct educational programming designed to derive maximum advantage from innovative technology without the loss of cultural identity and biodiversity.The Heritage Management concentration is configured to allow students to emphasize areas of special interest such as:heritage administration,interpretation,heritage education,heritage tourism and ecotourism,The concentration offers both theoretical and practical coursework designed to prepare graduates to be leaders in the heritage management field.