The School of Museum Studies is pleased to offer two £1,000 scholarships for October 2012 entry to its distance learning Masters in Museum Studies 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 Museum Studies

The course aims to engage students 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.

All students work through four core modules:

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

A network of Associate Tutors is available to support you in your studies. We are committed to ensuring that distance learning students feel very much a part of the School’s student body. In addition to the support of tutors, students also have access to their distance learning colleagues. A series of email discussion sites are in operation which mean that you can share experiences and ideas with students at the same point on the course.

Once a year the School runs an optional summer school which provides an opportunity to come to Leicester, meet staff and fellow students and participate in a week-long programme of lectures, discussion groups, visits and social events.

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Entry Requirements

Applicants should have a good second-class honours degree (or equivalent qualification) or a minimum of five years’ relevant work experience. In addition, some applicants may have some experience - often in a voluntary capacity - of working in museums, galleries, or related institutions.

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 Museum Studies programme and are not available for use with the campus-based MA/MSc Museum Studies programme.

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

Apply Now

Applicants should submit their application for October 2012 entry to the MA/MSc Museum Studies (Distance Learning) 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 Museum Studies (Distance Learning) Scholarship"

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