Museum and Heritage Studies (MLitt)

University of St Andrews

The programme provides a grounding in both theoretical and practical elements of museum studies while offering the opportunity for specialism. The degree provides broad training, covering museums, galleries and heritage facilities, and includes collections care, exhibition planning and design, management, decolonial practice, environmental sustainability and digital theory and practice. Teaching normally takes place in the University, while select structured visits to museums, art galleries, historic houses, ships and other heritage sites inform the programme learning experience. Students may apply to undertake practical project work from a portfolio of options with a wide variety of host organisations. This includes the Museums of the University of St Andrews, who steward and share more than 115,000 objects across a wide range of subject areas, from art to zoology, and deliver exhibitions, programmes and digital engagement. Practical project work is indicative, the number of projects available to students for application will vary from year to year. Students may also apply to take part in a summer exchange programme at our partner institution, the École du Louvre.