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Study programme Education in Museums and Heritage

The Master’s specialisation in Education in Museums and Heritage is taught within the Faculty of Arts and has an overall course load of 120 EC* (two years). In the first semester, an overview of Museum Education is taught in Glasgow. In the second semester, students can choose to study at either the University of Tartu or University College Cork (UCC), the National University of Ireland (NUIG) or Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Between the second and third semester, there's the option to take part in a summer school with the European Museum Academy and the Universidad Iberoamericana. In semester three, students have the option to study at the University of Malta or Radboud University in the Netherlands. In the fourth semester, students have the option to write their research dissertation at Radboud University or another university depending on where they wish to be based for research/ supervision purposes. 

For more information about the programme structure, visit the University of Glasgow's website.

About this study curriculum

The subjects can be divided into three themes: Creative Industries, Tourism and Art History.

The following subjects belong to the themes:

  • Creative Industries: Core Course Creative Industries + Sustainable Arts Education
  • Tourism: Tourism and Cultural Heritage + Theories and Trends
  • Art History: Medium and Materiality + Research seminar
Total EC
120 EC

Please note: The subjects give an indication of the study programme. The programme is still subject to change.

Thesis & research
P1
P2
P3
P4
Research dissertation
  1. P3
  2. P4

In the fourth semester, students have the option to write their research dissertation at Radboud University.