MA Museum and Heritage Development

Nottingham Trent University

This course will immerse you in the exciting and constantly evolving landscape of cultural heritage, responding to contemporary critical issues within museums and more broadly across the wider heritage sector. Through emphasising creativity, decolonisation, and sustainability, you will graduate as an innovative and confident scholar-practitioner with a global perspective, poised for diverse career paths. Beyond traditional museum and heritage expertise, such as working with collections, audience and community engagement and interpretation, you will also acquire business, leadership, and digital skills. The course uniquely blends scholarship and creative practice to address global challenges facing cultural institutions. With an inclusive approach, partnerships, and placements with local and national organisations, you will be able to adapt to change and lead innovation across a wide range of forward-thinking employment roles. Our distinctive teaching methods include live projects, collaborative learning, self-led online learning and industry engagements, enhancing entrepreneurial and digital skills and confidence.

School of Arts and Humanities