Algonquin Applied Studies

1385 Woodroffe Avenue Room C230 , ONT K2G1V8 http://www3.algonquincollege.com/healthandc ommunity/program/applied-museum-studies/

Director(s): Michael Wheatley [email protected] 613-727-4723-7434

Program Description: Founded in 1972, this three-year College Advanced Diploma program admits 40 students each year and approximately 15 university graduates directly into second year. Students acquire a sound background in the technical areas common to all including collections management, exhibit preparation, conservation, education programming, and museum management. Approximately 700 students have graduated from the program, with current average of 33 graduating annually.

Degrees Offered: • • Ontario College Advanced Diploma • British Museum • City of Ottawa Archives Program Strengths: Museum Studies • Canada Science and Technology Museum How Many Students are Admitted Annually: • North America Carnival Museum and BA: N/A MA: 40 PhD: N/A Archives • House of Commons Financial Aid Available: Scholarships • Royal Ontario Museum Loans • The Diefenbunker • National Research Council Deadline to Apply: • Chateau Ramezay Museum

• Credit Hour Requirement: 2120 (1580 for direct • Pace/MacGill Gallery entry) • National Museum of Ireland

• National Capital Commission Internship Requirement: Required. Arranged by • students with faculty advisor. Manitoba Museum; Museum of Health Care • Places Where Students Have Interned During Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre the Past Three Years: • Classics Museum • National Gallery of Canada • University of Alberta Human Ecology • Canada Aviation Museum Department • • Bank of Canada Currency Museum Goulbourn Township Historical Society • St. Catharine’s Museum • Canadian Museum of Nature

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Job Placement Assistance Offered:

Employers Who Have Hired Graduates from this Program within the Past Five Years: • National Gallery of Canada • Canada Aviation Museum • Canadian Museum of Nature • Parks Canada • City of Ottawa Archives • Canada Science and Technology Museum • The Diefenbunker • National Capital Commission • Museum of Health Care • Goulbourn Township Historical Society • The Museum • The City of Ottawa • and National Historic Site • Ottawa Art Gallery Library and Archives Canada • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation • • Canadian Museum of Civilization • House of Commons • Canadian Museums Association

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