Overview

This Museum Studies programme offered at the University of Leicester is grounded in museum practice and informed at every level by leading museum studies research. You will benefit from the range of exciting and innovative research that takes place in the world-leading Museum Studies at Leicester each year.

We will introduce you to the tools you will need, your tutors and their latest research and a diverse series of learning events.

During this course, you will consider:

What is a museum?

What are its purposes?

How do we encounter and think about objects?

How and why do museums look after them?

These topics will lead to the subject of how museums communicate with their audiences; what an exhibition is and how museums tackle them. You will be given expert training in sector-relevant research and professional skills and will have the option of studying specialist subjects such as heritage, museum education, the digital world and museums and the natural environment. There will also be plenty of study visits, visiting speakers from the sector and an opportunity to put on your own exhibition.

Key facts

Your career development is fundamental to all aspects of our teaching and curriculum. Collaborative working with a wide range of museums, galleries and other cultural organisations is critical to the development and delivery of all of our courses.
You will benefit from a programme of study visits to museums and galleries around the UK (six to eight per year), which will help familiarise you with a variety of working environments and organisations within the museum and gallery sector. These study visits provide numerous opportunities to meet a wide range of museum and gallery professionals.

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Programme Structure

Courses included:

Developing Professional Practice

Contemporary Museum Contexts

Objects and Collections: Care, Management and Curation

Designing for Creative Lives

Engaging Audiences

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 9 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-25 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-08 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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120

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90

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PTE Academic

61

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Leicester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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120

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90

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61

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

In recognition of the diverse employment needs of the culture sector, our admissions process recognises and credits a range of prior qualifications and experiences.

Either a first class or second class degree, which can be in any subject area

Or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and aptitudes through the possession of a professional or vocational qualification and/or the accrual of relevant work experiences. Relevant experience can come from a wide spectrum of work or voluntary environments but clear evidence of this experience must be provided

You should be able to demonstrate a commitment to, or strong interest in, museums, galleries, or other kinds of heritage or cultural organisation.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

22300 GBP / year

≈ 22300 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

12100 GBP / year

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Living costs

Leicester

United Kingdom

751 - 1426 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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