Museum and Gallery Studies

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 9.46 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 21.6 k / Year(s) Deadline: May 31, 2024
StudyQA ranking:5667 Duration:1 year

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The MLitt in Museum and Gallery Studies is aimed at students wanting to start a career in museum or gallery work, or for those looking for a mid-career change. The part-time course is designed for museum and gallery employees or volunteers who wish to study while continuing with their work.

Highlights 

  • The degree provides broad training, covering all types of museums, galleries and heritage facilities, and includes the principles of conservation, museum education, exhibition planning and design, and management. Structured visits to museums, art galleries, historic houses, ships and other heritage sites are an essential part of the programme. 
  • Most of the teaching takes place at the Museum of the University of St Andrews (MUSA)which includes four display galleries and a ‘learning loft’ for education.
  • Students undertake practical project work with a wide variety of host organisations, from Aberdeen to Edinburgh. This includes the University's Museum Collections which include over 100,000 artefacts and specimens in a wide range of subject areas, from art to zoology. 
  • Full-time students have the opportunity to curate professional exhibitions in the University's galleries and Fife Cultural Trust's St Andrews Museum, which enables you to develop relevant practical skills.

All Museum and Gallery Studies students take three compulsory modules over two semesters (or four semesters for part-time studies). The taught courses are delivered through a mixture of lectures, seminars, practical sessions and visits to museums and galleries.

Class sizes typically range from 18 to 24 students, and exhibition teams range from 6 to 9 students. Students complete three assignments per module in a variety of formats including an essay, a documentation and database project, an object study, an exhibition or website review, a lesson plan and a management report. 

The final three months of the course will be focused on writing the final assessment piece, a 15,000-word dissertation.

Museums Galleries Scotland and its member museums provide visiting lecturers and host class visits and individual student placements.

The Museum and Gallery Studies teaching staff are experienced museum curators who continue to be involved directly in museum work.

Compulsory modules

  • Theory and Practice of Museums, Art Galleries and Related Organisations, Part 1: Collections in Context: covers topics such as the developments and purposes of museums, museum ethics, the history of collecting and collections management policies and procedures. 
  • Theory and Practice of Museums, Art Galleries and Related Organisations, Part 2: Audiences and Management: continuing from Theory and Practice in Semester 1, this module covers museum audiences and their needs, museum services and programmes, and museum and gallery management.
  • Project Work (whole year): involves hands-on learning and develops practical, specialist and transferable skills to prepare students for work in the museums/galleries/heritage sector. It normally includes a team exhibition project and an individual museum work project.

Dissertation

Student dissertations will be supervised by members of the teaching staff who will advise on the choice of subject and provide guidance throughout the research process. The completed dissertation of not more than 15,000 words must be submitted by a date specified in August. 

If students choose not to complete the dissertation requirement for the MLitt, there is an exit award available that allows suitably qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Diploma. By choosing an exit award, you will finish your degree at the end of the second semester of study and receive a PGDip instead of a MLitt.

Requirements

  • Postgraduate candidates will be expected to hold a Russian Bachelor’s degree - Diplom Bakalavra/ Bakalavr Diploma or a Specialist Degree issued by the Russian Federation -  Specialist Diploma / Diplom Specialista.  In either case, students should have completed their degree with an average mark (grade) of 4 or higher on the Russian 5-point marking scale.  Students with higher level qualifications such as Magistr, the Kandidat Nauk, would also be considered for postgraduate study.
  • CV
  • Sample of academic work (2,000 words)
  • Letter of intent (300 to 500 words)
  • Two original signed academic references
  • Academic transcripts and degree certificates 
  • IELTS 7.0

Scholarships

  • Russia Global Education Program (GEP)
  • Accommodation Award
  • Chevening Scholarships 
  • Thomas and Margaret Roddan Trust Bursary 
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