Cultural Memory, Heritage and Society

Entry requirements

Our minimum entry requirement for this programme is an undergraduate degree at 2:2 (lower second class) UK Honours level (or a degree from a non-UK institution which is judged by the University to be of equivalent worth) in a relevant subject. You are also welcome to apply if you have other relevant qualifications, or relevant professional experience or interests.

If you do not meet these entry requirements, or are not ready to commit to a full MSc, you may be able to use our online short courses as a route into this degree.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Earn a postgraduate degree in Cultural Memory, Heritage and Society, 100% online. Build your academic skills in memory, heritage and social studies in this flexible online degree, where you’ll study two core modules then choose from a range of interdisciplinary courses to shape your learning.

The first core module introduces important concepts, concerns, and current approaches to heritage and memory transmission. You’ll cover case studies ranging from the Holocaust to postcolonialism and across geographical and socio-political contexts.

In the second module, you’ll focus on the role played by media in visualising history and memory. You will examine how a wide range of media - from photography to monuments, comics to cinema - shape our understanding of the past. You’ll then choose from a diverse selection of courses and a dissertation that allow you to focus your studies and research on areas that interest you.

Thie MSc Cultural Memory, Heritage and Society is open to graduates from any discipline and is ideal for anyone with an academic, personal or professional interest in cultural memory; the causes, consequences, and representations of historical and contemporary events; and the museum or heritage sector.

This degree opens up a range of career prospects for graduates looking to work across cultural and disciplinary boundaries. Graduates will be well-placed to begin, or progress, their career in areas such as:

• Museums, tourism and the heritage sector
• Teaching
• Journalism
• Television and radio broadcasting
• Non-profit organisations
• International business
• Marketing
• Civil service

Information for international students

English Language Requirements

To study for a Postgraduate Taught degree at the University of Aberdeen it is essential that you can speak, understand, read, and write English fluently. The minimum requirements for this degree are as follows:

IELTS Academic:

OVERALL - 6.5 with: Listening - 5.5; Reading - 6.0; Speaking - 5.5; Writing - 6.0

TOEFL iBT:

OVERALL - 90 with: Listening - 17; Reading - 21; Speaking - 20; Writing - 21

PTE Academic:

OVERALL - 62 with: Listening - 59; Reading - 59; Speaking - 59; Writing - 59

Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency:

OVERALL - 176 with: Listening - 162; Reading - 169; Speaking - 162; Writing - 169

Fees and funding

This is a pay-as-you-go qualification, meaning you do not have to pay the full tuition fee upfront. You can spread the cost and pay as you go, term by term.

We are pleased to offer a range of scholarships and funding opportunities for our students. A full list of available funding opportunities is available on our Funding Database.

Alumni Discount Scheme - We are pleased to offer a 20% discount for postgraduate tuition fees to all alumni who have an undergraduate degree from the University of Aberdeen. Please note, the Aberdeen Alumni Discount cannot be claimed in conjunction with any other scholarship award. Learn more about the Aberdeen Alumni Discount here.