International Heritage Management (Online)
Entry requirements
You need to have an Honours degree in a relevant subject, normally at 2:1 or above. You don't need to have prior experience of the subject or of this mode of learning, but we would expect to see evidence of engagement with or enthusiasm about heritage in your personal statement.
Months of entry
September
Course content
You’ll benefit from our national and international partnerships with government, third sector, NGOs and charitable organisations.
These include UK heritage organisations such as Chatsworth House, Historic England, Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust and the National Trust. Our international partnerships include Biltmore Estate (US), Nemours Estate (US) and Indian Institute for Heritage.
Benefit from teaching and specialist lectures from leading industry experts to take your practice to the next level.
- Engage with current heritage professionals, who will provide practical insights to enhance your career journey.
- Join an active online community and meet people virtually from all over world – you’ll expand your knowledge of how heritage is operated globally.
- Engage with fellow students and staff during our study week when you will visit leading museums and heritage attractions.
At Birmingham, research and teaching go hand-in-hand. Lecturers and professors continue to research in their field, offering valuable expertise in History and Heritage.
This course is delivered via distance learning using the University's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
- Taught modules - each module represents a total of 200 hours of study time, including preparatory reading, homework and assignment preparation.
- Online discussion boards – modules are mainly taught by small group discussions responding to reading and questions set by the module convenor.
- Online resources are uploaded in advance. You can complete activities and take part in discussions at a time that suits you.
- Dissertation – you’ll undertake a 12,000-word dissertation in an area that interests you.
This course is only available part time, running for two years.
Information for international students
If you are an international student, you will need to demonstrate you have a suitable level of English proficiency, usually through the form of an IELTS or equivalent qualification.
For this course we require IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band, which is equivalent to:
- TOEFL: 88 overall with no less than 21 in Reading, 20 Listening, 22 Speaking and 21 in Writing
- Pearson Test of English (PTE): Academic 67 with no less than 64 in all four skills
- Cambridge English: C1 Advanced - minimum overall score of 176, with no less than 169 in any component
- LanguageCert ESOL SELT (UKVI): B2 'Communicator' with no less than 33 in each skill
Fees and funding
The College of Arts and Law is a vibrant community of students and academics, dedicated to ensuring that excellence is rewarded, and that fears about finance do not constrain current or prospective students. For this reason, in addition to University funding schemes, we offer our own College-specific funding initiatives.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MA
- full timeN/A months
- Online learningis available for this qualification
- flexibleN/A months
- Online learningis available for this qualification
- part time24 months
- Online learningis available for this qualification
This course is available part time only
Course contact details
- Name
- Postgraduate enquiry service