Working with the heritage and museum professionals of the future.
This well-established programme produces the heritage managers and museum curators of the future.
On this programme you will:
Key areas of investigation in this MA include:
Modules reflect innovative and current research and will equip you with the appropriate skills for further academic and professional development.
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Here is a guide to the subjects studied on this course.
Courses are continually reviewed to take advantage of new teaching approaches and developments in research, industry and the professions. Please be aware that modules may change for your year of entry. The exact modules available and their order may vary depending on course updates, staff availability, timetabling and student demand. Please contact the course team for the most up to date module list.
Year one
Exploring Heritage
Year: 1
This module allows students to engage with key questions and issues relating to "heritage". Students will explore the professional and personal dimensions of discourses and practices of heritage. Students are asked to consider the ways in which people talk about, think about, and represent notions of "heritage" in a variety of local, regional, national, and international contexts.
Cultures of Curatorship
Year: 1
This module considers the political and social basis of museum activity and encourages critical examination of the work and procedures of museums. Though primarily concerned with museum development in Ireland, emphasis will be placed on locating the key issues in an international context. The module will be assessed through a written assignment and oral presentation.
Exhibitions: Practice and Evaluation
Year: 1
This module is concerned with the exhibition process in museums. It explores the way museums communicate through exhibitions and how this is enhanced through use of space, objects and language.
MA Research Project
Year: 1
This module gives students the opportunity to conduct supervised research in an area of museum studies, chosen in consultation with their tutors.
Research Methods in Heritage and Museum Studies
Year: 1
This module emphasises the importance and role of research within the heritage and museum sector, explores the research agendas underpinning heritage and museum studies, and leads students in the development of research projects in the field.
Strategic Planning for Heritage and Museum Management
Year: 1
Organisations that continuously critically appraise their present performance and develop strategies to plan for the future are more successful in the long term than those that do not. This module equips students with the knowledge and skills to evaluate the importance of strategic planning within heritage and museum organisations and enables them to develop a strategic plan for their organisation.
This programme was introduced in 2002 the destination of our graduates is a indication of the possibilities post graduation.
Our graduates are working at National Museums NI, Northern Ireland Museums Council, National Trust, Hillsborough HRP, National Heritage Lottery Fund projects, National Gallery Ireland, National Museums Scotland.
The areas graduates have gone on to include:
Insurance Single :300 GBP/year
