Heritage, Museums and Galleries, MLitt

Newcastle University, the United Kingdom

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
MLitt	Full-time, Part-time	12 - 24 months	find out	find out	find out

About Heritage, Museums and Galleries, MLitt - at Newcastle University

Our flexible research programme focuses on our key research themes. These are: cultural politics and policy; identity, community and place; and representation and media. The course is ideal for professionals interested in enhancing their career through research. It will also suit those who want to progress to doctoral study..

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 make 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.

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:

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.

Delivery

We deliver this programme at our Newcastle city centre campus. It combines two taught modules on research methods with two self-directed research-based modules. Research training classes usually take place once or twice a week in the first semester.

The main focuses of the programme are:

small pieces of independent research
a research-based dissertation carried out with the support of an academic supervisor.

You are also expected to take part in the research activities in Media, Culture, Heritage and the School of Arts and Cultures.

We will support you to complete fieldwork in:

Newcastle
other UK locations
abroad

You will also have access to Blackboard, the University's virtual learning environment.

Recent MLitt research topics in ICCHS include:

World Heritage Sites and tourism
the Frontiers of the Roman Empire as a World Heritage Site

Our current research student profiles in ICCHS show the wide range of topics we can supervise.

Facilities

As a research student in Media, Culture, Heritage, you will have access to a dedicated study space with networked PCs, printing and photocopying facilities. You can also use the common room and kitchen to meet with fellow researchers and academics.

You will have access to our top quality facilities, plus the extensive cultural resources available on campus and in the city:

our libraries and eResources
the Great North Museum: Hancock, located on campus, houses the collections that previously made up the Hancock Museum, the Shefton Museum of Greek Art and Archaeology (an internationally-renowned collection of over 1,000 Greek and Etruscan artefacts), and the Museum of Antiquities
the Hatton Gallery, located on campus, has been at the heart of cultural life in the North East since the early 20th century
the Language Resource Centre is a specialist language facility providing free access to self-study materials in 50 languages
computing facilities with access to relevant databases and over 1,400 fully networked PCs
the Gertrude Bell Archive
non-campus facilities that are often used for student projects include Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums and the Victoria Tunnel.

In addition to our expertise in heritage studies, the city of Newcastle and the wider region offers a wonderful resource with two World Heritage Sites, many heritage sites and over 80 regional museums and galleries. Much of the region's countryside is designated as National Park or Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Notes about fees for this course

See Fees and Funding tab in the Programme information in our online Prospectus. https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/degrees/heritage-museums-galleries-mlitt/?utm_source=referral-study-link&utm_medium=course-listing&utm_content=heritage-museums-galleries-mlitt&utm_campaign=PG3PL-study-link#fees&funding

Entry requirements

A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a subject relevant to the research proposal.

International Students

To study this course you need to meet the following English Language requirements:

Direct Entry: IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in writing, 6.0 in speaking and 5.5 in all other sub-skills).

Pre-sessional English Language courses are accepted as an alternative entry to this course.

Our typical English Language requirements are listed as IELTS scores but we also accept a wide range of English Language tests.

The equivalent academic qualifications that we accept are listed on our country pages.

Pre-sessional English Language Course Requirements

Pre-sessional English Language Course Requirements

6 week Pre-session entry: IELTS 6.0 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in writing, 6.0 in speaking and 5.5 in all other sub-skills)
10 week Pre-sessional entry: IELTS 6.0 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in all other sub-skills)

You can study a pre-sessional English course at our INTO Newcastle Centre.

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