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Tuition Fee
USD 25,080
Per year
Start Date
Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
12 months
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Masters
Major
Museology | History | Archaeology
Area of study
Humanities
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
Average International Tuition Fee
USD 25,080
Intakes
Program start dateApplication deadline
2023-09-01-
About Program

Program Overview


Overview

The Heritage, Museums and Galleries MLitt is a researched-based programme with some taught elements. The taught research methods part of the programme provides structured learning. This is ideal if you're unfamiliar with academic research or have been away from academia for a long time.

The flexible nature of the assignments makes this programme particularly suitable for sector professionals. It will suit those interested in advancing their career and knowledge through research. The assignments offer the opportunity for you to explore a variety of smaller topics or carry out in-depth research on a single topic. This research master's in Heritage, Museum and Galleries will also suit those who want to progress to doctoral study.

Cultural politics and policy

  • factors that determine how cultural policy is constructed: institutionally, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally
  • how management strategies affect heritage resources
  • the impact of large-scale constitutional change upon cultural policy
  • intended and unintended consequences of implementing international
  • conventions, charters and instruments
  • contribution of research to cultural policy construction
  • the intersection of political movements and agendas with heritage
  • definitions and attributed values of heritage
  • Identity, community and place

  • construction and representation of identities, places and communities through heritage
  • how heritage is used by and for communities
  • relationships between local, regional, national and international notions of place and identities, communities and heritages
  • principles of community museology and ecomuseology practice in different contexts
  • relationships between heritage tourism and identities, communities and places
  • identities produced through the consumption of heritage
  • relationship between identity construction and wellbeing
  • Media and representation

  • how media works in heritage organisations and how organisations work as media
  • factors shaping the production, morphology and consumption of media and media representations in heritage organisations
  • representations made possible through institutional technologies specific to heritage organisations and how we analyse them to understand culture, society and knowledge
  • study and design of digital heritage applications and digital cultural engagement
  • We have an emphasis on empirical research and its grounding on professional practice in the UK and abroad. As a result, our research alumni have been successful in securing worldwide careers in:

  • academia
  • other governmental organisations
  • the cultural and creative industry sectors
  • Find out more about:

  • research in media, culture and heritage
  • our staff specialisms
  • The programme is in Media, Culture, Heritage, within the School of Arts and Cultures. We also have links with the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies (ICCHS). This is a leading academic centre for research and teaching in museum, gallery, and heritage studies.

    ICCHS has a thriving, high-profile interdisciplinary research community of:

  • postgraduate research students
  • experienced academic researchers who are key figures in their fields
  • Our research students pursue a variety of topics related to museum, gallery and heritage studies. Our academic supervisors have significant experience in interdisciplinary research and professional practice. Our key research themes are:

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    Program Outline

    What you'll learn

    Taught modules aim to extend your knowledge and skills beyond undergraduate level and help to develop your research skills.


    Modules

    You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.

    Course content changes

    Module information is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

    Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

    Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.

    Optional modules availability

    Some courses have optional modules. Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.

    To find out more please see our terms and conditions.

    Heritage, Museums and Galleries MLitt modules

    Compulsory Modules Credits
    Information Skills 10
    The Making and Unmaking of Knowledge 10
    MLitt Heritage, Museums and Galleries Research Assignment 80
    MLitt Heritage, Museums and Galleries Dissertation 80

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