Master of Arts Program in Museum Studies

Course description

Pioneered by Asst. Prof. Dr. Apinya Buasuang, the field of museum studies at RILCA has been promoted since 1991 and developed into a Master of Arts program. The 2023 museum studies course was established as the first and only museum studies major in Thailand.

The program aims to produce graduates who are both practical and theoretical experts, who have research skills that can be applied to solve problems. Students are taught to be experts deft in the skills of ethics and leadership in the academic realm and professions, especially those on the GLAM (Gallery Library Archive Museum) career path. Graduates focus on developing lifelong learning to promote social equality and raising awareness in museum design and sustainable development, with the aim being to develop people through knowledge and innovation and promoting the principle: Museum is well, society is happy.

Course Highlights

• The first and only museum studies program in Thailand developed with 30 years of experience in the field
• Three dimensions of museum work: 1. preservation of cultural heritage 2. audience experience design; and 3. management.
• Consortium among industry and academia that forms a solid relationships between teachers and students around the nature of research work and co-learning
• Research-based learning, practice and critical thinking through classroom learning, intensive internship and field work
• Research skills, practical problem-solving skills, ethics and leadership in the academic realm and professions