The School of Museum Studies is pleased to offer two £1,000 scholarships for October 2012 entry to its distance learning Masters in Digital Heritage programme. The scholarships will be paid as a reduction in the course fee and are open to new UK/EU and international applicants.

MA/MSc Digital Heritage

The Masters in Digital Heritage aims to engage students critically and creatively with wide ranging ideas and issues, and to develop a view of digital heritage informed by both theory and the practical methods and skills necessary to become creative and effective new media professionals in the heritage sector.

The course provides training for:

• heritage professionals with a range of backgrounds who are already working in the sector, and who need to develop their knowledge to be able to manage and deliver digital media
• students seeking to undertake further research in the field
• graduates seeking a career in digital media in the heritage sector
• professionals from sectors (such as libraries and archives) needing to upgrade their skills to be able to exploit digital media more widely in their organisations

The course has several special features:

• it is interdisciplinary, drawing on a wide range of expertise to cover a curriculum ranging from historical survey to practical design, and from philosophical critique to technical production
• in its Web-presence and Spring Schools, projects, case studies and discussion groups, the course provides both on-line and on-site venues to network and debate with leading practitioners from exemplary institutions
• it is at the centre of, and helping to shape, an emerging discipline - one of only a few courses which locate themselves specifically at the nexus of digital media and heritage

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Entry Requirements

Applicants should have a first or second-class honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant subject and clear evidence of vocational intention and aptitude. Applicants should have a strong interest in IT and are expected to have a basic aptitude in IT.

The scholarships are open to suitable UK/EU and International (i.e., outside the EU) applicants. The scholarships are not open to existing students on the MA/MSc Digital Heritage programme.

The scholarships are for distance learning study only and applicants must be able to commence their studies in October 2012.

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Applicants should submit their application for October 2012 entry to the MA/MSc Digital Heritage programme together with the required supporting documents (references, evidence of academic attainment, etc.) no later than 31 August 2012.

Applications should be submitted electronically using the online application system.

Please note that the scholarships will be allocated on the basis of the overall strength of the application - including consideration of previous academic attainment, relevant experience, references, and personal statement.

IMPORTANT - In the Fees and Financial Support section of the application, you must state that you wish to be considered for a "October 2012 Digital Heritage Scholarship"

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