Bank Street College

Program Information

Degree Offered

Master of Science in Education

Format: Campus

Program Description:

Bank Street offers three museum education programs for those seeking to work with diverse museum visitors of all ages. Gain a strong foundation in human development, learning theories, school curriculum, and museum policy and practice, with field experiences in museums and schools. The museum component of the program helps you bring the full richness of museum collections, programs, and resources to children in their schools, with their families and within their communities. The museum courses complement the education courses in your program, emphasizing the educational role and mission of museums and schools in a pluralistic society. Visit museums, meet with museum staff, observe museum-school partnerships in action, and develop museum-based projects. Learn about child development and its variations, curriculum development, reading, mathematics, science and the arts. These courses stress a learner-centered, integrated, experiential approach to learning for children of diverse backgrounds, abilities, and ages (elementary through middle school). Programs include: Museum Education (non-certification) Museum Education, Childhood Education Museum Education, Middle School

Accreditation:

Bank Street College is accredited by the Regents Accreditation of Teacher Education (RATE), and is regionally accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Cost Per Credit Hour:

1240 USD

Financial Aid Offered: Yes

Classification: Teachers' Colleges

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 1,000 - 4,999