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Museum Studies – (M.Sc.)
University of Glasgow
School of Humanities
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,290 - ≈ € 13,520 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Glasgow / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Glasgow
* MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
You will take two core courses. These courses provide a conceptual and skills base from which you follow one of four specialist strands: Theory and practice; History of collecting and collections; Artefacts and material culture; or Dress and textile histories. Each strand will give you a different mix of optional courses.
Core courses
* Introduction to museology
* Research and professional skills.
To finish the programme, you choose between
* an Exhibition development and research placement course with the Hunterian Gallery
* a dissertation on a specialist topic of your choice.
Strands
Theory and practice
This strand introduces you to the theoretical, contextual, ethical and practical issues involved in curating, engaging, interpreting, developing and managing museum resources. It develops your understanding and skills in contemporary museum issues and exposes you to the many and varied challenges and opportunities facing museums today.
History of collecting and collections
This strand covers a broad range of disciplines and areas of knowledge relating to subjects and periods in the history of collecting and collections. You will be introduced to subjects that will help develop your understanding of issues of connoisseurship and taste, the impact of travel, the politics of display and patterns of collecting and presentation.
Artefacts and material culture
This strand is designed to provide a broad grounding in the fields of artefact and material culture studies. It prepares you at both a theoretical and practical level in the field of specialist artefactual analysis as well as the demands of the museum sector with regard to material culture.
Dress and textile histories
In this strand you will be introduced to subjects that will help you develop your knowledge and understanding in the field of dress and textile histories. You will focus on the curation, interpretation and preservation of dress and textiles in museums, galleries, archives and historic interiors, within both a practical and research environment.
Contents
* MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
You will take two core courses. These courses provide a conceptual and skills base from which you follow one of four specialist strands: Theory and practice; History of collecting and collections; Artefacts and material culture; or Dress and textile histories. Each strand will give you a different mix of optional courses.
Core courses
* Introduction to museology
* Research and professional skills.
To finish the programme, you choose between
* an Exhibition development and research placement course with the Hunterian Gallery
* a dissertation on a specialist topic of your choice.
Strands
Theory and practice
This strand introduces you to the theoretical, contextual, ethical and practical issues involved in curating, engaging, interpreting, developing and managing museum resources. It develops your understanding and skills in contemporary museum issues and exposes you to the many and varied challenges and opportunities facing museums today.
History of collecting and collections
This strand covers a broad range of disciplines and areas of knowledge relating to subjects and periods in the history of collecting and collections. You will be introduced to subjects that will help develop your understanding of issues of connoisseurship and taste, the impact of travel, the politics of display and patterns of collecting and presentation.
Artefacts and material culture
This strand is designed to provide a broad grounding in the fields of artefact and material culture studies. It prepares you at both a theoretical and practical level in the field of specialist artefactual analysis as well as the demands of the museum sector with regard to material culture.
Dress and textile histories
In this strand you will be introduced to subjects that will help you develop your knowledge and understanding in the field of dress and textile histories. You will focus on the curation, interpretation and preservation of dress and textiles in museums, galleries, archives and historic interiors, within both a practical and research environment.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Entry requirements for postgraduate taught programmes are a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject unless otherwise specified.
If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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