MA Public History and Heritage at Birkbeck, University of London

This MA Public History and Heritage offers you the chance to understand public history and heritage and all its dynamism and diversity. You will explore public historians’ shared commitment to making history relevant, beneficial, informative and instructive. This course also equips you with the tools to critically engage with the challenges, controversies and possibilities of the field.

Faculty: School of Historical Studies  |  Duration: One year full-time, on campus; One year full-time, online; One year full-time, flexible learning; Two years part-time, on campus; Two years part-time, online; Two years part-time, flexible learning  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time, online option  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This MA will introduce you to key aspects and issues of the practice. You will also develop the necessary theoretical and practical skills to undertake critical assessments of public history projects and intervention, and to create a project of your own. Compulsory modules include Public History and Heritage: Theories, Issues and Practice, Research Skills for Historians.

Career pathways

Studying this course will prepare you for career paths in a range of fields and professions including: historian in academia and other areas, work in a heritage organisation or institution, community project manager, self-employed historical professional, for example in tour guiding, archivist or librarian, journalist or writer, heritage manager.

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