Program Overview

MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies

Overview

The MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the art gallery and museum sector, including its history, theory, and practice. The program is tailored to meet the needs of students who wish to pursue a career in the art gallery and museum sector, as well as those who are already working in the field and wish to enhance their knowledge and skills.

Entry Requirements

We normally expect students to have a First or Upper Second class honours degree or its overseas equivalent in a humanities-based subject area.

Application and Selection

Apply online.

Course Details

• Duration: 1 year
• Degree Awarded: Master of Arts (MA)
• Course Options:
  • Full-time: Yes
  • Part-time: Yes
  • Full-time distance learning: No
  • Part-time distance learning: No

Course Overview

• Explore emerging critical approaches and shifts in museum practice and theory.
• Develop your professional skills, under the tutelage of an academic team with extensive practical experience.
• Benefit from more than 100 active partnerships with museums, galleries, and a host of other arts, cultural, and policy organisations offering opportunities for work placements and practice-based research.
• Tailor the course to your interests, with an array of optional modules on offer across the Institute for Cultural Practices.

Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:

• MA (full-time)
  • UK students (per annum): £14,000
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £28,500
• MA (part-time)
  • UK students (per annum): £7,000
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £14,250

Policy on Additional Costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application.

Scholarships/Sponsorships

For information on available funding, please visit the School's funding pages or search the University's postgraduate funding database.

Careers

The MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies program is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to pursue a career in the art gallery and museum sector. Graduates of the program have gone on to work in a variety of roles, including curators, museum managers, and arts administrators.