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Cultural Heritage at The University of Edinburgh - UCAS

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2026 - 2027
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Course summary

This programme will offer you the opportunity to conduct in-depth, rigorous research on a specific problem within the appropriate disciplinary environment, under the supervision of experts in the field. Once understood as a conservative discipline, cultural heritage is emerging as a set of experimental practices, engaging with contemporary developments including:

  • new technologies
  • reconceptualisations of the tangible and intangible
  • shifting global relations
  • changing epistemologies of the past
  • movements towards participatory democratisation
This evolving discourse is too complex to belong to one single subject area or its traditions. The Cultural Heritage PhD offers a way to engage with these multidisciplinary considerations and to benefit from synoptic insights when addressing them. Interdisciplinary research The cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral model of this programme offers you the opportunity to:
  • research a singular problem in-depth within the appropriate disciplinary environment
  • set your disciplinary approach within the context of alternate discourses, framing new contributions to the field
We therefore welcome proposals with a wide range of disciplinary approaches, including:
  • anthropology
  • archaeology
  • computing and informatics
  • education
  • history and classics
  • international development
  • law
  • religious studies
  • science and technology studies
  • sociology
  • the practices, histories, and theories of:
  • art
  • architecture
  • music
  • literature
  • language
We also welcome any combination of the above. We invite you to consider how your approach and contribution might enhance the field and the practice of cultural heritage, helping scholars, citizens, and institutions to address urgent global challenges, both within and beyond the academy.

Modules

See the University of Edinburgh website for detailed programme information.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on the University of Edinburgh website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements.

Fees and funding

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

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Cultural Heritage at The University of Edinburgh - UCAS