MA Public History and Heritage at Swansea University

The MA Public History and Heritage is a flexible Master's offering academic training for research careers and the skills needed to enter heritage and related sectors. It runs from classroom discussion of heritage and public history to practical work with external heritage organisations, and draws on the University's archives and collections at Singleton Park Campus.

Department: History, Heritage and Classics  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 or 3 years part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory 20-credit modules: Approaches and Debates in Heritage and Public History; Heritage Work Placement; and Understanding GLAM: Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums. Two Semester 1 options (20 credits each) from Heritage in Conflict, Historical Methods and Approaches, Conversations with the Past, Transformations in Twentieth-Century Wales and Reading Medieval Manuscripts, and one Semester 2 option from Ancient Landscapes and Radical Histories. A 60-credit Heritage Dissertation (practice-based or written) completes the degree.

Career pathways

Graduate roles in the heritage industry including museums, libraries and archives, doctoral training for curatorial roles, independent heritage practice, policy roles in culture and leisure, and roles in areas such as events management.

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