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74 Master's degrees in Museum Studies in United Kingdom

Museum, Gallery and Heritage Studies
Join the Museum, Gallery and Heritage Studies programme from Newcastle University. Carry out original research in museum, gallery and heritage studies through this research degree.
Cultural Heritage Management
The MA in Cultural Heritage Management at the University of Lincoln is a one-year full-time programme designed to equip students with the necessary skills for leadership roles in the cultural heritage sector. This course offers part-time study options and focuses on practical experiences and theoretical insights to enhance understanding of heritage management.

Heritage and Museum Studies
The interdisciplinary Heritage and Museum Studies degree from University of Essex offers specialist, practically-grounded and academic training exploring these questions and more. its intensive degree emphasises the real-world relevance of debates surrounding cultural patrimony, and the ways in which it is presented and consumed.
Heritage Management
The Heritage Management programme offered by Bath Spa University will challenge you to think about what heritage means, help you to set heritage management in its social, political and economic context, and give you the chance to apply your understanding through a range of research and practice-based projects with our regional, national and international partners.
Art Gallery and Museum Studies
The Art Gallery and Museum Studies course from The University of Manchester is ideal if you are considering a career in this sector and want to gain practical experience through placements during your studies, or if you are a professional and want to further develop your practice.
Advanced Practices
The MPhil/PhD in Advanced Practices at Goldsmiths, University of London is a comprehensive research programme designed to span 3-4 years for full-time students and 4-6 years for those studying part-time. This degree offers a unique opportunity to engage with innovative methodologies and practices in the arts and cultural sectors.

Museums and Heritage Practice
You will study Museums and Heritage Practice at University of Chester, investigating the qualities of artefacts, sites and cultural traditions, alongside debates that shape our relationship with the past and its future potential.
Museum Studies
The Museum Studies program at Arts University Plymouth offers a unique opportunity to reimagine the role of the museum within contemporary socio-political debates, working with The Box, Plymouth's award-winning museum, art collection, gallery and archive and a range of regional and national museums and collections.

Historic Buildings
The Historic Buildings course at the University of York will allow you to explore current intellectual and professional research priorities in the archaeology of buildings and introduce you to conservation legislation, policy and practice. You'll leave with excellent research and communication skills relating to the research, analysis and interpretation of historic buildings.
Conservation for Archaeology and Museums
Designed for University College London (UCL) students wishing to pursue a career in the practice of heritage conservation, this Conservation for Archaeology and Museums programme consists of one year's training at the Institute of Archaeology, with an emphasis on developing practical experience under specialist guidance in the conservation laboratories.

Museum Studies (Distance Learning)
This Museum Studies (Distance Learning) degree offered at the University of Leicester is for you if... you want the flexibility of studying by distance learning whilst gaining the knowledge and skills you need to develop your career in the museum and galleries profession.
Contemporary Curating
The Contemporary Curating programme from Manchester Metropolitan University explores the notion of exhibition practice in contemporary culture and considers curatorial methods and strategies in the context of the gallery and museum, as well as in projects such as biennials, public artworks and commissions.
Arts Management and Heritage Studies
This Arts Management and Heritage Studies MA programme from the University of Leeds aims to develop your understanding of the changing political, policy and practice contexts within which the arts and heritage sectors operate today.
Curatorial Practice
During the Curatorial Practice program at Bath Spa University you’ll engage with theory and history alongside current practice, and gain hands-on experience of curating and presenting work. You’ll be challenged and supported to develop an independent voice in curating.

Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (Part time)
On this Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (Part time) programme from the University of East Anglia you’ll develop a unique combination of theory and practice. You’ll be able to connect the present to the past and the future.
Cultural Heritage
The Cultural Heritage programme of the University of Aberdeen builds on the established archaeological expertise of to provide you with the knowledge and skills to enter the professional world of cultural heritage. You will learn about current policy and practice and apply your knowledge at heritage sites, working directly with heritage professionals and local communities.

Film, Exhibition and Curation
The taught masters programme in Film, Exhibition and Curation at The University of Edinburgh combines rigorous critical thinking with experiments in creative practice, deepening your understanding of film and the ways in which it communicates with many audiences.

Business and Heritage Management
The Business and Heritage Management MSc course at the University of Southampton offers a personalised curriculum. It will develop your knowledge and skills in business and archaeology, and make you an effective manager of the world’s heritage.

Heritage, Museums and Galleries
The flexible research Heritage, Museums and Galleries programme from Newcastle University focuses on our key research themes. These are: cultural politics and policy; identity, community and place; and representation and media.

Curating
Based in the international art gallery and museum, MIMA (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art), this professionally focused Curating programme from Teesside University covers the advanced practical and intellectual requirements of a curator including collections, commissioning, interpretation, engagement, project management and critical theoretical contexts.