MSc Cultural Memory, Heritage and Society (online) at University of Aberdeen

Entry requirements

The minimum entry requirements are: a 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. You’re also welcome to apply if you have: other relevant qualifications, and relevant professional experience or interests. Short course route to MSc Cultural Memory, Heritage and Society If you do not meet these entry requirements, or are not ready to commit to a full MSc, you may be able to use our online short courses as a route into the degree instead. Find out about our short course route to entry International students Entry requirements We welcome students from all over the world. See the minimum entry requirements above. If you do not have qualifications from the UK, check equivalent qualifications from your country. Visa requirements You do not need a student visa to study online with us. English language requirements Teaching is delivered in English. If English is not your first language, use our English requirements checklist to see if you need to provide evidence of your English language skills when you apply. English language tests and scores If you do need to provide English language test scores, these are the tests and minimum scores we accept. These are our Postgraduate Higher requirements. IELTS Academic, IELTS UKVI Academic, or IELTS Online (not IELTS Indicator or IELTS General Training) 6.5 overall 5.5 for listening and speaking 6.0 for reading and writing TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Home Edition 90 overall 17 for listening 21 for reading 20 for speaking 21 for writing TOEFL DI code is 0818 Cambridge English: B2 First, C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency 176 overall 162 for listening and speaking 169 for reading and writing LanguageCert Academic / LanguageCert Academic SELT 70 overall 60 for listening and speaking 65 for reading and writing Oxford ELLT Digital – English Language Level Test Online 7.0 overall 5.0 for listening and speaking 6.0 for reading and writing PTE Academic (online test not accepted) 62 overall 59 for listening, reading, speaking and writing Skills for English: SELT B2 pass with merit Duolingo – tests taken from 1 July 2024 onward 120 overall 95 for listening and speaking 105 for reading and writing University of Aberdeen English Pre-sessional Programme (PSE) Pass Valid for one year. Refresher can be offered if out of date Pre-sessional academic English preparation programmes undertaken at other UK universities Pass at an equivalent of 6.5 (C1) B2 in all four skills Certification must be within one year prior to the start of your course For more information about language qualifications see our English Language Requirements page. When to apply You can apply to start in either September or January. Apply as early as you can. This is so we have time to review your application and get a decision to you. We also want to ensure you have time to enrol before teaching starts. January 2027 intake For our January 2027 intake, the application deadline is 7 December 2026. You will need to accept your offer and provide any outstanding documents to meet the conditions of your offer by 18 December 2026. Teaching starts on 25 January 2027. September 2027 intake Teaching starts on 20 September 2027. Application deadlines will be announced in due course.