Cultural Heritage Management (MA)

Course content

You will study 180 credits over the duration of your course:

• Semester 1 - one core and two option modules
• Semester 2 - three option modules
• Summer Semester - 60 credit dissertation

Modules Dissertation Modules Core modules Heritage Principles and Concepts Option modules You will choose five option modules from examples including: Concepts and Approaches in Public History (the Department of History) Contemporary Issues in Museums Critical Approaches to Archaeological Practice Curated Placement Digital Creativity Museums, Audiences and Interpretation Presenting Historic Houses Sustainability I Sustainability II You'll also have the opportunity to choose options from our full module catalogue. Some option module combinations may not be possible. The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course. Ancient Biomolecules Animal bones for Archaeologists Archaeologies of Colonialism in the British Atlantic World Artefacts and Materials Analysis Becoming Human Building Conservation Projects Buildings Recording Data Science for Archaeology Death, Burial and Commemoration in the Roman World Debates in Funerary Archaeology Digital Approaches to Archaeology Experimental Archaeology GIS and Spatial Analysis Histories of Conservation Landscape Survey and Geophysics Life and Death in Iron Age Britain and Ireland Making the Nation Medieval Settlement and Communities Mesolithic Life and Death Prehistoric Art: Origins and Transitions Project Management Researching & Analysing Historic Buildings Roman Archaeology Roman Europe Skeletal Evidence for Health in the Past Sustainable Buildings Sustainable Conservation Challenges The Ancient Celts: Archaeology and Identity in Iron Age Europe The Archaeology of the Human Skeleton The Archaeology of Roman Religion The Viking Age: People, Places, Things Thinking through Material Culture Understanding & Interpreting Historic Buildings Virtual Reality and 3D Modelling Zooarchaeology in Context Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning. Dissertation You'll complete an 8,000-word dissertation on your research. You will receive support, advice and guidance from your dissertation supervisor throughout your project. The range of expertise of our staff means we can provide you with guidance on a wide range of topics. You will have one-to-one meetings with supervisors across the Summer Semester. Examples of previous dissertations include: Living in the Past? The Uses of Historical Re-enactment and Effects upon its Participants “We want our country back” The role of the Authorised Heritage Discourse in the 2016 EU Referendum Sustainable Collections Management: a Comparison Between UK and Danish Museum Storage Walking Through the Past: An Analysis of the Reasons Why Hikers Choose to Walk Paths with Heritage Significance. A Study in Representation and Suffrage: What are the Challenges of Representing Women From the Past and How Can Museums Present Suffrage Successfully During the 2018 Centenary? In the Round: Country Music's Transatlantic Conversation To be Reborn: Jewish Survivors of the Holocaust in post-World War II Displaced Person (DP) Camps - Materiality and Heritage Significance A Heritage of Resistance: Exploring the Representation of African American Civil Disobedience and Activism in American Museums Museums and Change: Investigating the Impact of the New Key Stage 2 History National Curriculum on Education Practice for Yorkshire Museums Examining the Case that Communal Heritage can be Created at Music Festivals Through the Investigation of Boomtown Fair Place Attachment and the Millennial Generation: What the Heritage Sector can Learn from ‘Big Data’ Digitally Preserving Chinese Traditional Music: Recording, Disseminating and Archiving the Working Song of Chuan Jiang