Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 12 months or 24 months
The University’s extensive collections are at the heart of the Museum Studies programme. Co-taught by academics and University Collections professional staff, and with input from museum practitioners worldwide, you will develop the skills to launch a successful career in the museum and heritage sector. You will learn about exhibitions and interpretation, digitisation, decolonial practice, museum policy, professionalism and ethics, collections-based research skills, sustainability, activism, and much more.
In Museum Studies we explore the historical and contemporary roles of museums in society. Our teaching focuses on skills-based learning and the practical application of current theories and professional approaches in the museum sector. We will help you:
Understand the social and cultural importance of museums
Develop foundational skills in the research, care, management and interpretation of collections
Gain awareness of potential career options and heritage sector and plan your next steps
Embed accessibility and decolonial practice into your own professional museum practice
Develop transferable skills through assessments such as grant-writing and creating zines and podcasts, while developing your academic research and writing.
2:2 UK Honours degree, or an Honours degree from a non-UK institution which is judged by the University to be of equivalent worth, in a relevant discipline such as (but not limited to) Anthropology, History, Art History, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Art and Design, Archaeology, Geography, Environmental Sciences, or Creative Communication.
Applicants without this qualification may be admitted subject to having an alternative qualification, or an approved level of work experience appropriate to the field of study. Also taken into careful consideration is the trajectory of results, an applicant without an overall 2:2 but with 2:2 results or better in their final two years of study may be admitted.
Prospective students should visit the University’s Postgraduate Funding Database: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/funding/
On completion of the programme you will be ready to enter the museum and heritage sector, often in an entry level role in collections management, documentation, visitor engagement, or policy-related roles. If you are an existing museum professional, the programme will allow you to deepen your skills and understanding of current issues and approaches within the sector.
Across the programme you will develop transferable skills, such as project management, critical analysis and research which are required across a broad range of roles and sectors.
Students will also be able to move into research careers in or beyond academia. Those wishing to continue in academic research who meet the entrance requirements will be able to apply to the PhD in Museum Studies.
Career Opportunities
Collections Manager
Curator
Exhibition Development
Freelance Museum Consultant
Museum Marketing Specialist
Museum Officer
Museum Researcher
Public Engagement Specialist
Researcher
Visitor Engagement Officer
Core Modules:
Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen (PD5006)
Researching Museum Collections (AT5043)
Museum Pathways (AT5055)
The Museum Idea (AT5526)
Museum Professional Practice (AT5556)
Museum Studies Dissertation (AT5908)
Curating an Exhibition (AT5912)
Museum Studies Placement (AT5913)
Optional Modules:
Museums and the Digital World (AT5050)
Decolonising Museums (AT5053)
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