Location

Washington, DC, USA

Program Description

Our JMU program provides an extraordinary opportunity to study one Museum Studies course while you are living in Washington, DC. You will visit world-class museums and arts institutions while experiencing the exhibition, gallery and auction culture of the nation's capital, one of the globe's leading centers for the arts. Learning will go well beyond a traditional JMU classroom, since you will have daily on-site visits and guest lectures from local experts, many of them our own JMU Alums.

Students that successfully complete this Winter program will meet the requirements of a 3-credit elective in Museum Studies: ARTH 409. Advanced Topics in Museum Studies. This elective can be used for the Museum Studies Concentration, or as a 400-level elective requirement in the Art History major or minor.

Daily we will visit the leading museums and cultural institutions of the capital. There will be some free time for students to explore Washington outside of class activities. The combination of studying, living, and traveling in this location will make this an experience that you will not forget from an academic, professional, and personal perspective.

Location Description

This Museum Studies domestic study program takes place in central Washington, DC. There will be some free time for you to explore on your own.

Director

Sarah Brooks | brooksst@jmu.edu | SADAH

Leah Stoddard | stoddala@jmu.edu | SADAH

Accommodations

Accommodations will be provided for students through JMU's Washington Center in shared furnished rooms with internet access in a centrally-located apartment complex in downtown DC: two doubles per apartment.

Students will be allocated a weekly meal stipend that will cover approximately 5 meals per week, covering lunch on the 10 weekdays of the program.

Additional Items to Consider

Program requires 16 hours of online a/synchronous work before departure.

Applicant Criteria

Applicants must have a GPA minimum of 2.0.

Open to all majors and class levels, including graduate students.