AMNH offers Museum-based courses through education and policy partnerships with several colleges and universities. These courses are developed in collaboration with the higher education partners and taught by teams of museum scientists and educators or by university and museum faculty.
Upcoming Offerings
Visual Sciences Workshop - School of Visual Arts (HSD-3507)
Undergraduate course with the School of Visual Arts - This course will explore the science of the tools that visual artists use.
Past Offerings
Informal Science Education - Teachers College (MSTC 4852 / CRN 51395)
February 23, 2013 - March 31, 2013
Graduate course with Teachers College - participants study the theory and practice of teaching natural and physical sciences (K-12) using informal, science-rich settings.
The Museum as a Resource For Teaching Science
January 30, 2013
Graduate course with Lehman College - middle and high school teachers develop theoretical and practical perspectives on the use of museum exhibitions and resources for teaching science.
Science in the City
September 27, 2012 - October 6, 2012
Undergraduate course with Barnard College - For students interested in urban education, science teaching, and science careers.
Explorations of Nature
May 31, 2012 - June 26, 2012
Graduate Course with Bank Street College of Education - an introduction to the scientific exploration of the natural world.