Study Details: MA 1 year full-time,
2 years part-time,
3 years part-time
Equip yourself to work in the cultural heritage sector which offers a wide range of exciting opportunities in museums, local authorities, heritage agencies, organisations and consultancies.
This course offers essential training for professional roles throughout the sector. You’ll learn to understand all aspects of heritage management theory and practice, gain practical experience with heritage sector professionals, and develop knowledge and skills essential for today’s heritage sector careers.
Through a combination of academic studies, practical training and research projects, you’ll receive a thorough grounding in all aspects of heritage management theory and practice. You will address key issues such as:
Why does the past matter and to whom?
Who decides what constitutes heritage and what should be done with it?
How should we present the past to the public?
The course focuses on providing you with highly valued and transferable practical skills, knowledge and experience.
This is a general course, exploring the multi-disciplinary nature of the heritage environment. It is therefore suitable not just for students of Archaeology or History, but for anyone who wishes to pursue a career in the heritage sector. Recent students have included those with backgrounds in History, English, History of Art, Politics and Environmental Sciences.
2:2 or equivalent in a Archaeology or a related subject such as History, History of Art, English, Geography, Anthropology, Politics and Environmental Sciences.
Mature students or those with less conventional qualifications but with relevant professional experience in this field will be considered. An interview may be required.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more
We’ll confirm more funding opportunities for students joining us in 2022/23 throughout the year.
The MA Cultural Heritage Management has a clear focus on employability to ensure that you leave equipped with the best skills to help you get a job. Graduates have gone on to careers in archaeology and heritage-related organisations across the UK and abroad. Others have gone on to take PhDs at York, Stanford (USA) and other universities. You'll also develop transferable skills that are applicable to a multitude of careers beyond archaeology and heritage.
Core modules
Heritage Principles and Concepts
Option modules
You will choose five option modules from examples including:
Concepts and Approaches in Public History (the Department of History)
Contemporary Issues in Museums
Critical Approaches to Archaeological Practice
Curated Placement
Digital Creativity
Museums, Audiences and Interpretation
Presenting Historic Houses
Sustainability I
Sustainability II
You'll also have the opportunity to choose options from our full module catalogue. Some option module combinations may not be possible. The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course.
Ancient Biomolecules
Animal bones for Archaeologists
Archaeologies of Colonialism in the British Atlantic World
Artefacts and Materials Analysis
Becoming Human
Building Conservation Projects
Buildings Recording
Data Science for Archaeology
Death, Burial and Commemoration in the Roman World
Debates in Funerary Archaeology
Digital Approaches to Archaeology
Experimental Archaeology
GIS and Spatial Analysis
Histories of Conservation
Landscape Survey and Geophysics
Life and Death in Iron Age Britain and Ireland
Making the Nation
Medieval Settlement and Communities
Mesolithic Life and Death
Prehistoric Art: Origins and Transitions
Project Management
Researching & Analysing Historic Buildings
Roman Archaeology
Roman Europe
Skeletal Evidence for Health in the Past
Sustainable Buildings
Sustainable Conservation Challenges
The Ancient Celts: Archaeology and Identity in Iron Age Europe
The Archaeology of the Human Skeleton
The Archaeology of Roman Religion
The Viking Age: People, Places, Things
Thinking through Material Culture
Understanding & Interpreting Historic Buildings
Virtual Reality and 3D Modelling
Zooarchaeology in Context
Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.
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