Museums, Heritage and Society (MLitt, PGDip, PGCert) – online at University of St Andrews

Programme overview

Online taught postgraduate programme for those starting or changing career in museum and heritage work, taught by practising museum professionals and academics, with a residential week in St Andrews.

Department: Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Studies (with the School of Art History and University Museums) | Duration: MLitt: up to three years; PGDip: up to two years; PGCert: up to one year (online) | Intake: January | Study mode: online | Location: St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules are 15 credits except a 60-credit capstone project: Introduction to Museums and Heritage, People in Museums, Experiencing Museums, Active Collections, The Museum: A Social History, Exhibiting Antiquity, The Ethical Digital Museum and critical perspectives on World Heritage. MLitt students complete a dissertation, which can be practice-based.

Career pathways

Graduates of the in-person equivalent have worked at institutions such as the Chicago Institute of Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, National Trust for Scotland and Scottish Fisheries Museum.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2.1 Honours undergraduate degree; subjects such as History, Archaeology, Anthropology, Languages, Media and Communications and the physical and natural sciences are welcomed, as are museum work or voluntary experience. Application requires a CV, a 500-word personal statement, a 2,000-word single-authored academic writing sample, one academic or professional reference, and transcripts and degree certificates. International applicants may need to provide an English language test score, normally accepted only if taken within two years of the programme start; applicants with a UK degree or a degree taught entirely in English at a recognised institution in specified majority English-speaking countries may not need one.

GBP 15,000 for the whole programme. Estimated total fee for the MLitt (stated as GBP 1,250 per 15 credits); online programme with one fee for all applicants Source

Intake: January

Duration: MLitt: up to three years; PGDip: up to two years; PGCert: up to one year (online)

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