MA Global Heritage

A minimum 2.ii undergraduate degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area (e.g. History, Heritage, Archaeology, Literary Studies, Medieval Studies/Literature, English Literature, Social Sciences, American Studies, Law).

Applicants with equivalent qualifications and/or relevant heritage industry experience and applications from working professionals with non-graduate qualifications will be considered on an individual basis. Please contact us for more information.

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Students graduating with a Global Heritage MA are well-placed to embark on careers in tourism, heritage management, curation, community support and administration, and outreach education.  More broadly, graduates can enter a wide range of employment which require skills of communication, analysis, and an understanding of human nature.  These include teaching, researching, management and administration.

This Global Heritage MA is taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, and fieldwork. Students are assessed through a combination of essays, reports, reviews, case studies and a dissertation.

Compulsory modules provide students with a detailed understanding of how heritage works in practice:

• In an increasingly globalized world, World Heritage sites play an important role in showcasing, protecting, and managing cultural heritage. North Wales boasts the impressive World Heritage sites ‘Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd’ and 'The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales’. This World Heritage module (20 credits) equips students with a critical understanding of World Heritage Sites – the nomination process, management, and forward planning.
• Cultural Heritage (20 credits) introduces students to a range of issues central to current debates on the definition, diversity and contested nature of heritage. Within a global context, it will consider national and international measures and mechanisms that seek to manage and protect tangible and intangible cultural heritage. You will gain a critical understanding of theoretical approaches to cultural heritage and of their practical application in the field.
• Research Skills (40 credits) is an advanced level skills module that aims to: provide training in initiating research projects; familiarise you with critiquing research seminar paper; and, supply them with skills to enhance future employability.   Workshops/sessions include: writing for the media; writing papers for policy makers; an introduction to archive management; building a heritage trail; developing oral history/interviewing skills; public history; an introduction to teaching skills; and an introduction to IT and dataset skills.
• Dissertation (60 credits).

You will also have the opportunity to select a further 40 Optional credits from a list of available modules, which may include: