MA Cultural Heritage Studies (Heritage and Public History) at University of Southampton

Explore the many facets of cultural heritage from built environments and archaeological records to the heritage of art, film and literature. You’ll graduate from this MA with the expertise for a successful career in the heritage and tourism sector, or for further study at PhD level. This specialism (Heritage and Public History) has a particular focus on the differences between academic and public history.

Faculty: Arts and Humanities  |  Department: Archaeology  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

On this full-time master’s course you'll study for a full 12 months. For the first 9 months (semesters 1 and 2) you’ll study the taught part of the course. This is made up of modules that everyone on your pathway takes and modules that we’ll ask you to choose from a list of options.

Career pathways

Graduates commonly work in sectors including local government, national government bodies, regional councils, museums, libraries, universities, schools, colleges. Careers directly related to the course include cultural heritage curator, collections officer, academic researcher, archivist, heritage manager, conservation officer, museum education officer, museum curator.

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