MA Heritage and Museum Studies with Professional Placement at University of Essex

Programme overview

MA Heritage and Museum Studies with Professional Placement adds an external work placement between the taught modules and the individual project to the interdisciplinary Heritage and Museum Studies MA. Students secure their own placement; if none is secured they can start the dissertation earlier and finish the Masters in the first year.

Department: School of Philosophical, Historical, and Interdisciplinary Studies | Duration: 2 years full-time | Intake: October 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one comprises Archives and Power (20 credits), a 20-credit spring module and 70 credits of options. The final year comprises a placement-based component (80 credits) and a 120-credit project module. Topics include heritage and human rights, digital heritage, curatorial practice and public engagement.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:2 degree in any discipline with at least three modules relating to visual culture (for example art history, archaeology, architecture, fashion, film studies, fine art, history, media studies or photography). Applicants without relevant modules may be considered with professional experience in an archaeological site, fashion, gallery, museum, publishing, theatre or other cultural institution; otherwise a sample of written work may be requested. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in all other components.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,600 a year. Fee listed per year for October 2027 entry; fees increase for each academic year of study. Source

International applicants: GBP 25,075 a year. Fee listed per year for October 2027 entry; fees increase for each academic year of study. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: 2 years full-time

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