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PostgraduateCourse summary
The Heritage MA offers students an opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of heritage from the perspective of different disciplines, including archaeology and history. Why choose this course? Hands-on approach and innovative immersive teaching in small groups and one-to-one tutorials Opportunity to complete a work placement with a relevant heritage organization, for example, CADW, Historic England/English Heritage, National Trust, RCAHMW, and St Fagans National History Museum Opportunities to explore cutting-edge techniques in the field of digital humanities Chance to produce original research and to develop transferable skills Flexibility in learning: the MA is available both on-campus and as a distance learning course. You can choose to study from the comfort of your own home using our VLE (virtual learning environment) and the course content and reading material we provide or in a more traditional classroom environment (also supported by VLE).
Modules
Part I (PG Cert, PG Dip & MA) • Archaeological Project Design and Delivery (30 credits; optional) • Heritage in the Political World: Communities and Comparative Aspects (30 credits; compulsory) • Introduction to Digital Humanities (30 credits; optional) • Screening the Past: Film and History – Ancient, Medieval, Modern (30 credits; optional) • Unravelling the Past: History, Theory and Methods (30 credits; compulsory) • Welsh History and Heritage (30 credits; optional) • Work Placement (30 credits; optional). Part II (MA) • MA Dissertation (History and Heritage) (60 credits; compulsory).
Assessment method
The programme draws upon a wide range of assessment techniques, which aim to produce historians with a multifaceted set of skills and knowledge. Modules concentrate in particular on essay-writing, but also include the following assessments: book reviews; reflective journals; posters; group and individual presentations, web programming and design exercise; source commentaries and film analyses. The core assessment is the final 15,000-word dissertation. The dissertation places a premium on originality and independent research. To equip students with the necessary knowledge and techniques for dissertation work, they are required to take a research methodology module early in their degree. This grounds students with the essential skills that are then finessed in other modules, culminating with the dissertation itself.
Entry requirements
Applicants are expected to have a good first degree (a first or upper second), although every application is considered in its own merit, so places may be offered on the basis of professional qualification and relevant experiences. Candidates with a lower degree classification or no degree may be admitted at Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma level, with an opportunity to upgrade to Master’s level if satisfactory progress is made.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £7800 | Whole course |
| England | £7800 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £7800 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £7800 | Whole course |
| Wales | £7800 | Whole course |
| Channel Islands | £7800 | Whole course |
| International | £15000 | Whole course |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
College Road
Carmarthen
SA31 3EP