MA Museums, Galleries and Contemporary Culture with Professional Experience at University of Westminster

Programme overview

The Museums, Galleries and Contemporary Culture with Professional Experience MA is a two-year course that adds an extended work placement of three to six months in the second year to the taught modules of the one-year MA. It develops critical understanding of curatorship, museology and museum management for those pursuing careers as museum professionals, curators or arts organisers.

Department: Art, Design and Visual Culture | Duration: 2 years | Intake: Full-time - September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The taught modules match the one-year MA and include Art Institutions and Contemporary Culture, Collecting Today: Curating, Presenting and Managing Collections, Engaging the Archive, Exhibiting Photography, Heritage in Action, Management in Cultural and Heritage Institutions and Museum Narratives, Audiences and Programming, followed by the extended placement.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared to enter or re-enter the job market at a senior level across a variety of positions in the cultural sector.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A minimum of a lower second class honours degree (2:2) in a relevant discipline, including culture and heritage studies, visual arts and media, languages and literature, and history. All applications from any prospective student without a degree in a relevant area or without higher education qualifications, including from candidates with demonstrable relevant work experience and relevant professional qualifications, will be carefully considered. Applicants may be asked to supply a written response to a set text to demonstrate suitability for the course. If your first language is not English you should have an IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each component. Applicants are required to submit one academic or professional reference.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,280 a year (2027/28). UK tuition fee per academic year (first year; second year charged at 50% of the first year) Source

International applicants: GBP 18,685 a year (2027/28). International tuition fee per academic year (first year; second year charged at 50% of the first year) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 2 years

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