Course code: HSTT73 (full-time); HSTT74 (part-time)
Duration: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (part-time)
You will choose modules totalling 180 credits over the full year of study - this includes 135 credits of taught modules plus a Dissertation worth 45 credits.
You will take five core modules worth 120 credits and your remaining 60 credits will be made up of option modules.
You will choose modules totalling 180 credits over the two years of study - this includes 135 credits of taught modules plus a Dissertation worth 45 credits.
You will take five core modules worth 120 credits - three of these modules will be taken in year one while the Research Design and Dissertation modules will be taken in year two. Your remaining 60 credits will be made up of option modules. We recommend spreading your overall credits evenly across both years of study to create a balanced workload.
Part-time students will take HST419 and HST410 in the second year.
HST412 Heritage, History and Identity (15 credits, semester 1)
MGT61074 Introduction to Critical Theories and Concepts in the Creative and Cultural Industries (15 credits, semester 1)
HST417 Heritage, Place and Community (15 credits, semester 2)
HST419 Research Design: Planning, Execution and Presentation (15 credits, semester 2)
MGT6159 Managing Museums and Cultural Heritage Sites (15 credits, semester 2)
HST410 Dissertation (Cultural Heritage Management) (45 credits, academic year)
You will take 60 credits of option modules. Up to 30 credits can be swapped for modules from the guided option modules listed below.
Semester one:
HST415 Landscapes in archaeology: methods and perspectives (15 credits)
HST422 Digital Mapping for the Humanities (15 credits)
MGT6043 Accounting and Financial Management (15 credits)
MGT6125 Cultural Marketing (15 credits)
Semester two:
HST408 Digital Cultural Heritage: Theory and Practice (15 credits)
HST413 Heritage, Museum and Field: Archaeology in Practice (15 credits)
MGT411 Digital Cultural & Creative Industries (15 credits)
MGT685 Branding (15 credits)
MGT6121 Managing Festivals, Events and Creative Performances (15 credits)
MGT6249 Cultural & Creative Entrepreneurship (15 credits)
You can choose up to 30 credits from this section.
Teaching and assessment methods may vary for these modules. Please note that the owning programme has final approval for acceptance onto their modules and, if space becomes limited, priority may be given to students registered on that programme.
Semester one:
BIS490 Geoarchaeology (15 credits)
HST416 Bronze Age Worlds (15 credits
HST420 Society and Culture in the Later Middle Ages (15 credits)
HST6089 Wikipedia and History (15 credits)
Languages for All modules where relevant to your programme of study. These modules are 10 credits and must be taken alongside the appropriate Enhanced Languages module (5 credits).
Semester two:
BIS492 GIS for Archaeologists (15 credits)
BIS494 Human Evolution: Theory and Practice in Research (15 credits)
BIS497 Applied Bioarchaeological Science (15 credits)
HST411 Funerary Archaeology (15 credits)
HST6031 The Dawn of Modernity in the Late Middle Ages (15 credits)
Languages for All modules where relevant to your programme of study. These modules are 10 credits and must be taken alongside the appropriate Enhanced Languages module (5 credits).
* Please note that the course details set out here may change before you start, particularly if you are applying significantly in advance of the course start date. The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it's up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers. In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.