Duration and mode of study

Two years (Master's) or 18 months (Postgraduate Diploma) by distance learning. All students will apply for the MA. You will then have the option to register on the MSc or Diploma at any time during the course. This course is also available on campus.

Start dates

April and October each year.

Entry requirements

Normally at least a good second-class honours degree or its equivalent, or a minimum of five years’ relevant work experience. In addition, many applicants will have some experience, often in a voluntary capacity, of working in museums, galleries or related organisations.

Fees

These are the total course fees.

2012/13

MA/MSc

Home/EU: £7,350

International: £12,270

International discount: £10,235 (eligible countries)

Course aims

To stimulate students to engage critically and creatively with wide ranging ideas and issues and to develop both philosophical approaches and the practical methods and skills necessary to become creative and effective museum and gallery professionals.

These interdisciplinary programmes are student focused and cater for a wide range of learning styles and approaches.

A Master of Science (MSc) can be awarded in preference to a Master of Arts (MA) where the dissertation concerns a science collection or museum, or where the nature of the investigation can be termed ‘scientific’.

Course modules

• Museum Communities and Contexts
• Managing Resources in the Museum
• Museum Communication and Audiences
• Museum Projects: the Case of Exhibition and Interpretive Planning

Teaching and assessment methods

The distance learning course offers carefully designed teaching material and readings for students to undertake flexibly, around their other commitments. Time is built into the structure for the completion of assignments, and wider reading on areas of particular interest to the student, and self-directed study visits and tutorials with experienced museum professionals are prompted at various points. During the summer, all distance learners are invited to the optional non-assessed Summer School week, offering face-to-face teaching, discussions, group activities and study visits.

All modules are assessed. Students who achieve the required standard and who wish to work towards the Master’s degree, complete a Master’s dissertation.

Contact

Admissions Secretary
T. 0116 252 3963
F. 0116 252 3960
museum.studies@le.ac.uk
www.le.ac.uk/museumstudies

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