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Study Details: 1 Year
The Postgraduate Diploma in Museum Studies is sponsored by the Museums Commission in Saudi Arabia.
Offered by SOAS and Effat University, this unique programme provides theoretical and practical training in Museum Studies, including hands-on experience with objects.
Students will acquire in-depth knowledge of the specific requirements of various museum roles, including those of curators, educators, registrars, object handlers and designers. Issues and themes dealt with in lectures are developed further through tutorials, review sessions, seminars, group discussion and visits to museums, galleries and other sites. The programme is convened by academic staff in the School of Arts, SOAS, and includes guest contributions from world leading scholars, curators and museum professionals In Saudi Arabia and the UK.
We will consider applications for the Postgraduate Diploma in Museum Studies with the equivalent of a UK undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above (Saudi Arabia: 70% or 3.0/5.0 or 2.7/4.0).
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Core modules
Analysing and Exploring the Museum - 15 credits
Open
Core Principles of Curation - 30 credits
Open
Engagement, Audiences and Access - 15 credits
Open
Museum Collections in Practice - 15 credits
Open
Curation in a Digital Age - 15 credits
Open
Capstone Project in Museum Studies - 30 credits
Open
Dissertation in Museum Studies (MA students only) - 60 credits
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