Heritage Management, MA; PGDip – (M.A.)

You take three compulsory modules (60 credits) which cover: issues and ideas; management; and communication and interpretation. These are followed by two further specialist modules (40 credits), which cover a variety of key issues related to the practice and processes of heritage management such as; heritage planning and the development of management plans; the multi-purpose use of heritage sites; effective engagement with stakeholders and communities; the delicate relationship between management and tourism and how different management organisations interact with each other.

You look at the variety of forms that heritage resources can take and the different values ascribed to them. The modules also cover the key philosophical principles and theoretical and conceptual approaches to heritage management and how these have influenced, and have been influenced by, the development of international conventions, national legislation and policy formulation.

You then undertake a tailored eight-week placement at a heritage organisation (20 credits) and finally a piece of individual research for presentation as a 12-15,000-word dissertation (60 credits). Students enrolled in the Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) complete all the taught modules and the work placement but not the dissertation.