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    Heritage, Museums and Galleries MLitt

    Newcastle University
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    Key Facts

    Program Level

    Master by Course Work

    Study Type

    Full Time

    Delivery

    On Campus

    Campuses

    Main Site

    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026
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    Duration 1 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 24,400  / year(s)
    Next Intake September-2026

    Heritage, Museums and Galleries MLitt

    About

    Overview

    The Heritage, Museums and Galleries MLitt is a researched-based programme with some taught elements. The taught research methods part of the programme provides structured learning. This is ideal if you're unfamiliar with academic research or have been away from academia for a long time.

    The flexible nature of the assignments makes this programme particularly suitable for sector professionals. It will suit those interested in advancing their career and knowledge through research. The assignments offer the opportunity for you to explore a variety of smaller topics or carry out in-depth research on a single topic. This research master's in Heritage, Museum and Galleries will also suit those who want to progress to doctoral study.

    Cultural politics and policy
    • factors that determine how cultural policy is constructed: institutionally, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally
    • how management strategies affect heritage resources
    • the impact of large-scale constitutional change upon cultural policy
    • intended and unintended consequences of implementing international
    • conventions, charters and instruments
    • contribution of research to cultural policy construction
    • the intersection of political movements and agendas with heritage
    • definitions and attributed values of heritage
    Identity, community and place
    • construction and representation of identities, places and communities through heritage
    • how heritage is used by and for communities
    • relationships between local, regional, national and international notions of place and identities, communities and heritages
    • principles of community museology and ecomuseology practice in different contexts
    • relationships between heritage tourism and identities, communities and places
    • identities produced through the consumption of heritage
    • relationship between identity construction and wellbeing
    Media and representation
    • how media works in heritage organisations and how organisations work as media
    • factors shaping the production, morphology and consumption of media and media representations in heritage organisations
    • representations made possible through institutional technologies specific to heritage organisations and how we analyse them to understand culture, society and knowledge
    • study and design of digital heritage applications and digital cultural engagement

    We have an emphasis on empirical research and its grounding on professional practice in the UK and abroad. As a result, our research alumni have been successful in securing worldwide careers in:

    • academia
    • other governmental organisations
    • the cultural and creative industry sectors

    Find out more about:

    The programme is in Media, Culture, Heritage, within the School of Arts and Cultures. We also have links with the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies (ICCHS). This is a leading academic centre for research and teaching in museum, gallery, and heritage studies.

    ICCHS has a thriving, high-profile interdisciplinary research community of:

    • postgraduate research students
    • experienced academic researchers who are key figures in their fields

    Our research students pursue a variety of topics related to museum, gallery and heritage studies. Our academic supervisors have significant experience in interdisciplinary research and professional practice. Our key research themes are:

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Typically we recognise the following in a Bachelors degree:

    • 3.5/4.0 or 4.25/5.0 (85%) as comparable to a 1st Class
    • Minimum GPA of 3.75/5.0 (75%) as comparable to a 2.1
    • 3.5/5.0 or 2.8/4.0 (70%) as comparable to a 2.2

    Admissions criteria may vary depending on the course you are applying for, please check course specific entry requirements.

    English Program Requirements

    IELTS:

    Applicants whose first language is not English require a minimum score of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent including 5.5 in each of the four elements of the test.

    TOEFL:

    79 overall (with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing)

    Pearson:

    Pearsons 65 overall (with a minimum of 59 in all sub-skills).

    Duolingo:

    115 overall with no subskill below 100

    Career

    Your future

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    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee

    GBP 24,400 

    Application Fee

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    Heritage, Museums and Galleries MLitt

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