{"id":50,"date":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/biology-new\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2025-08-26T17:58:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:58:03","slug":"careers-in-museum-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-museum-studies\/careers-in-museum-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers in Museum Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-50\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-50-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">What kind of fields can I work in with a <strong>degree in Museum Studies<\/strong>?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2025\/07\/brome-howard-slave-quarters.png\" width=\"627\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2025\/07\/brome-howard-slave-quarters.png 627w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2025\/07\/brome-howard-slave-quarters-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" alt=\"A group of people work on renovating a small wooden house, with ladders set up and some individuals painting or repairing the exterior.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Museum Career Fields<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Regional Planning<\/li>\n<li>City or Town Management<\/li>\n<li>Public Policy<\/li>\n<li>Research<\/li>\n<li>Intelligence<\/li>\n<li>Special Interest Advocacy<\/li>\n<li>Local and State Government<\/li>\n<li>Federal Government<\/li>\n<li>Politics<\/li>\n<li>Law<\/li>\n<li>Planning and Conservation<\/li>\n<li>Nonprofit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Career <strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alhfam.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The American Association for Living History, Farm, and Agricultural Museums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aam-us.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Association of Museums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imls.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institute of Museum and Library Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Smithsonian Institution<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/icom.museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Council of Museums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midatlanticmuseums.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smallmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Small Museum Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aza.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association of Zoos and Aquaria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Academic &amp; Professional <strong>Organizations<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/practicinganthropology.org\/\">National Association for the Practice of Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aafs.org\/\">American Academy of Forensic Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><a 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We offer resources to help you find the right opportunity and can guide you through the process of earning academic credit for your internship. 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