Course summary
Explore the cultural and creative industries, including publishing, broadcasting, heritage management and arts curation. You’ll graduate from this MA with the expertise required for a successful career in the heritage and tourism sector, or for further study at PhD level. This pathway (Heritage and the Arts) features a particular focus on the arts, and explores both land-based and maritime heritage. It covers everything from film and literature to the built environment and archaeological remains. Optional modules will give you the opportunity to explore themes or specific skills in a wide variety of heritage contexts to suit your interests. You'll gain essential experience through things like:
- field trips
- meeting industry practitioners
- the chance to apply for a work placement with one of our heritage partners.
- Cultural Heritage: study the main issues and debates around the subject, including legal and ethical issues, and how heritage is managed and presented
- Heritage and Public History: gain a specialist insight into the ways history is presented to non-academic audiences
- Heritage and Museums: gain a behind-the-scenes insight into how museums communicate the past, drawing on our links with museum and heritage partners.
Assessment method
The learning activities for this course include:
- lectures
- seminars
- field trips
- project work
- group work
- independent learning (studying on your own)
- essays
- laboratory and field activities
- presentations
- a dissertation or professional project
Entry requirements
First or upper second class honours degree in an appropriate subject from a UK university, that has included assessed written academic work. Alternatively, we will also consider an equivalent overseas or professional qualification in an appropriate subject area. If English isn't your first language, you'll need to complete an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to demonstrate your competence in English.
Fees and funding
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Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ