Program Overview
The UCD Masters Programme in World Heritage Management & Conservation equips students with the knowledge and skills to address heritage conservation and management challenges. This multidisciplinary program provides practical training, including field trips and case studies, and prepares graduates for careers in heritage protection, management, and research. The program emphasizes sustainability, stakeholder engagement, and critical thinking to address threats to heritage and contribute to Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The UCD Masters Programme in World Heritage Management & Conservation is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to address heritage conservation and management challenges. It aims to contribute to the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Key Features:
- The only World Heritage Management course in Ireland and one of the first of its kind globally.
- Multidisciplinary, encompassing natural, cultural, tangible, intangible, and moveable heritage.
- Innovative, addressing shared challenges faced by heritage locally, nationally, and internationally.
- Provides practical training in heritage management and conservation.
- Offers opportunities to visit Ireland's most iconic World Heritage Site, Bru na Boinne.
Objectives:
- Develop knowledge and skills to excel at managing cultural and natural heritage sites and protected areas.
- Foster a holistic approach to heritage management, recognizing the interconnectedness of cultural and natural features.
- Equip students with the ability to identify and evaluate solutions for key threats to heritage sustainability, including climate change, tourism, development, exploitation, conflict, and looting.
- Enhance critical thinking, problem-solving, project management, and teamwork skills.
Assessment:
The assessment strategy is designed to replicate real-life scenarios and includes tasks such as:
- Role play
- Compiling or evaluating management and communication plans
- Using maps and IT software to assist in inventorying and monitoring
Teaching:
- The program utilizes in-depth globally sourced case studies, national and international field trips (COVID-19 restrictions allowing), and classroom-based training with visiting speakers.
- The learning environment is interactive and supportive, encouraging students to develop their capacity for critical thinking, problem-solving, project management, and teamwork.
Careers:
Graduates are building successful careers in the interdisciplinary field of heritage protection, management, and research in various countries, including:
- Australia
- Canada
- China
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- European Union
- Ethiopia
- Georgia
- India
- Mexico
- Uganda
- U.K.
- USA
Employers include:
- National authorities
- International organizations
- Private sector
Examples of roles graduates have obtained include:
- World heritage and protected area manager
- Heritage officer and education officer
- Civil servant
- Natural resources manager
- Positions in heritage consultancy firms
- Research and international conservation agencies
Other:
- The program recognizes that heritage is interpreted through its value and provides training in recognizing stakeholders, collating and accommodating their perspectives, and mediating and resolving conflict where stakeholders have conflicting interests.
- The program emphasizes the importance of heritage managers in planning site management, ensuring sustainability, contributing to sustainable development, and transforming the function of heritage in the life of the community.
- The program welcomes students from diverse backgrounds and offers the skills and expertise needed to deal with heritage management and conservation as a whole.
MSc World Heritage Management & Conservation (F098) Full TimeEU fee per year - € 9100 nonEU fee per year - € 22600 MSc World Heritage Management & Conservation (F099) Part TimeEU fee per year - € 4430 nonEU fee per year - € 11300 In terms of higher education, notwithstanding Brexit, UK students will still be eligible for the EU fee rate.
