By Samuel Yang, University of Alabama's The Crimson White, November 12, 2013
Behind every displayed T. Rex fossil, Spanish fort and Apollo
capsule, there is a team of museum professionals. For six years, William
Bomar, interim executive director of University Museums, has taught a
museum studies course exposing students to museum management.
“There
are about 18,000 museums in the U.S.,” Bomar said. “Museums have more
visitors each year than all professional baseball, football and
basketball games combined. Museums employ more than 400,000 Americans
and are regularly cited as among the most trusted sources of
information. Despite their importance to society, many people
surprisingly enter museum work seemingly by accident. This is changing
rapidly, however, as most professional museum positions now require, or
at least prefer, a master’s degree in museum studies and academic
preparation in a traditional discipline.”
Jeremy Davis, a doctoral
candidate in archaeology, said the knowledge he gained from taking the
course makes him more competitive in the already rigorous field of
anthropology.
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