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| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
MA/PGDip Heritage Studies
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Overview
Our taught postgraduate course is aimed at both graduates and heritage professionals who want to develop their skills and theory in this area.
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. Professional experience in a relevant sector to the degree is also taken into consideration.
Full Entry Requirements
- A First or Upper Second class honours degree or its overseas equivalent in a humanities-based subject area.
- Professional experience in a relevant sector to the degree.
How to Apply
Apply online.
Course Options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | Y | Y | N | N |
| PGDip | Y | Y | N | N |
Course Overview
- Learn to understand communities as they want to be understood and remember them as they wanted to be remembered.
- Master the theory and practice of Heritage policy, while exploring emerging critical trends in the field.
- Benefit from more than 50 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
- PGDip (full-time)
- UK students (per annum): £9,333
- International, including EU, students (per annum): £19,000
- PGDip (part-time)
- UK students (per annum): £4,667
- International, including EU, students (per annum): £9,500
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.
Scholarships/Sponsorships
Each year the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures offer a number of School awards and Subject-specific bursaries, open to both Home/EU and international students.
School/Faculty Overview
See: About us
Regulated by the Office for Students
The University of Manchester is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS). The OfS aims to help students succeed in Higher Education by ensuring they receive excellent information and guidance, get high quality education that prepares them for the future and by protecting their interests.
