School of Museum Studies

Winners of 4 X MA Scholarships
for Distance Learning Masters Students

Subject to acceptance, the University of Leicester’s School of Museum Studies has allocated 4 Masters scholarships of £1,000 each for distance learning students beginning their studies in October 2010. The decision-making team were inundated with high quality applications and the announcement will be made soon.

One scholarship is reserved for a student on each of the following four Masters programmes:

• Interpretation, Representation and Heritage
• Digital Heritage
• Learning & Visitor Studies in Museums & Galleries
• Museum Studies

Welcome to the School of Museum Studies -

a leading, internationally renowned centre for museum studies research and teaching since 1966.The School of Museum Studies works with museums, galleries and related cultural organisations internationally to develop creative practice through leading edge teaching and research.

World-leading Museum Studies Research

The University of Leicester's School of Museum Studies
has the highest proportion of world-leading rated research
in any subject in any UK university (RAE 2008)

New Museum Studies book catalogue now available online

You can see details of all our books and purchase online here.

It's all about Museum Studies!

Download our new brochure.
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Graduates' Perspectives - 3 graduates share their experiences of our programmes

Victoria McGuinness, Projects Manager,
Ashmolean Museum

Philip Sawford, Informal Learning Manager,
Imperial War Museum, Duxford

Alex Woodall, Interpretation Development Officer,
Manchester City Galleries

Study

• Programmes of study in Museum Studies; Art Museum and Gallery Studies; Digital Heritage; Interpretation, Representation and Heritage (Interpretive Studies) and Learning & Visitor Studies in Museums & Galleries;
• Campus based or distance learning study methods;
• PhD, MA, MSc and PGDip levels of study;
• Many ways to fund your Masters and PhD studies.

Professional development

Leicester Study Series for Professional Development. Latest packs for purchase: E-learning, Project Management.

Jobs Desk the UK's most extensive vacancy listing source for museums and galleries. To advertise a job FREE, fill in our online form, or email to Jim Roberts

Research

• The School is home to an active multidisciplinary research environment, featuring numerous projects and publications of international repute. See the Department's Research webpages and individual staff pages for detailed information.
• The School is open to approaches by scholars and professionals with good quality research projects for research in the Department or with Department staff.
  See the School's Funding Opportunities webpage.
• Research Community and PhD students
• Museological Review edited by PhD students
• Online electronic journal Museum & Society
• New Publications
• RCMG, the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries

NEW MA and PG Diploma in Digital Heritage

The course aims to engage students critically and creatively with wide ranging ideas and issues and to develop a view of digital heritage informed by both theory and the practical methods and skills necessary to become creative and effective new media professionals in the heritage sector.

For more details and how to apply, follow this link