Heritage and Museum Studies Leiden University

Overview

Seen from an archaeological perspective and in so far as they are relevant to heritage management and modern museum practices, this Heritage and Museum Studies MA programme at Leiden University combines academic and practical aspects of cultural and landscape studies, politics, cultural theory and the environmental sciences. This fascinating journey will take you through current approaches and ethical issues and allows you to experience some of them in daily practice.

Why Heritage and Museum Studies at Leiden University?

• Study at a Faculty that has quite rightly earned a place in the top ten of archaeology research and teaching institutes in the world.
• Benefit from our large network in international research.
• Gain a solid basis for a national or international career in archaeology, heritage management, heritage policy or the museum world.

Career prospects

• field archaeologists

• researchers

• PhD candidates at Leiden University or other universities

• policy advisors at governmental institutes or NGOs

• consultants with independent or commercial companies

• museum curators

• cultural resource managers (Heritage)

• university or secondary school teachers

• journalists

• publishers

• public relations officers

• project managers

• digital education officers