MSc Heritage at University of Stirling

Programme overview

The MSc Heritage gives theory and practice for a heritage-sector career: key debates in heritage studies, conservation and management skills, links between heritage, sustainability, community resilience and politics, and research methods. Stirling has a partnership with the National Trust for Scotland and relationships with other heritage organisations.

Duration: MSc full-time: 12 months; MSc part-time: 24 months | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory and optional modules, taught in small seminar groups with directed reading, presentations and independent study, culminating in a dissertation that can be work-related with an external partner. Opportunities include student placements, field visits, case studies and guest lectures.

Career pathways

Roles include heritage manager, heritage interpreter, heritage education officer, collections manager, heritage curator and heritage researcher, in heritage and related sectors such as arts management and the creative industries.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A minimum of a second class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject; the programme is open to applicants from the arts and humanities, social sciences, computing science and natural sciences, and to those in the workforce. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant appropriate or relevant work or life experience are encouraged to apply. International applicants: IELTS Academic or UKVI 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each sub-skill; PTE Academic 60 overall with a minimum of 59 in each sub-skill; TOEFL iBT (taken before 21 January 2026) 80 overall with 18 reading, 17 writing, 17 listening, 20 speaking, or (from 21 January 2026) 4 overall with no band below 4.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,050 a year (2026/27). Students from the UK and Republic of Ireland; part time rate Source

International applicants: GBP 10,900 a year (2026/27). International (including EU) students; part time rate Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: MSc full-time: 12 months; MSc part-time: 24 months

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