Australian National University
Master of Museum and Heritage Studies
Nationally Recognised Higher EducationThe Master of Museum and Heritage Studies draws on our strong connections with Canberra’s leading cultural and collecting institutions to prepare you for an innovative career in this field.
Our local and national links mean you’ll regularly hear from senior institutional staff in classes, and can learn on the ground through our internship program. Our academics are international leaders in research in the field, and the masters offers a range of specialisations in either museum or heritage studies.
Within the museum specialisation you’ll learn traditional curatorship and collections management, in addition to new areas such as such as social inclusion, citizenship and community engagement, social activism and museums, Indigenous curation and collection, and innovative visitor studies.
The cultural heritage management specialisation offers you the opportunity to analytically address and assess national and international policy and practices in the context of a critical framework that explores the political and social phenomenon and impacts of heritage and its management and conservation.
Delivery mode
Australian National University offers this course through the following delivery modes:
On campus
Work with instructors and classmates in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Locations
- Canberra
Entry requirements
Domestic Students
- There are no mandated entry requirements.
Applicants must present one of the following:
- A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5/7
- A Bachelor degree or international equivalent AND a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in a cognate discipline with a minimum GPA of 4/7
- A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 AND a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program
Applicants must present one of the following:
- A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5/7
- A Bachelor degree or international equivalent AND a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in a cognate discipline with a minimum GPA of 4/7
- A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 AND a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program
English language requirements
- IELTS: 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest)
- TOEFL iBT: 80 overall (min. 20 in each subtest)
- PTE: 64 overall (min. 55 in each subtest)
- C1 Advanced Cambridge: 176 overall (min. 169 in each subtest)
Course fees
$49,005
$72,053
Career opportunities
The Master of Museum and Heritage Studies will prepare you for the following roles.
Museum Curator
A Museum Curator manages exhibitions and collections in museums. You might plan displays and collect information on exhibition pieces. Museum Curat...
Heritage Specialist
Heritage Specialists provide advisory services to government departments, museums, galleries, and private corporations to ensure organisational act...
Heritage Consultant
A Heritage Consultant provides advice on preserving the values of heritage assets such as buildings or cultural sites. You might offer information ...
Museum Director
A Museum Director oversees museum operations, ensuring the preservation and exhibition of collections. Duties include developing strategic plans, m...
About Australian National University
The Australian National University (ANU) is unlike any other university in Australia. Founded in 1946, in a spirit of post-war optimism, our role was to help realise Australia's potential as the world recovered from a global crisis.
That vision, to support the development of national unity and identity, improve our understanding of ourselves and our neighbours, and provide our nation with research capacity amongst the best in the world, and education in areas vital for our future, has been our mission ever since.
It can be difficult work, but it's work we proudly do-because connecting talented people with diverse perspectives, equipping and encouraging them to address the most complex of tomorrow's problems, and ensuring Australia's future is not just our approach-it's also our national role and international responsibility as Australia's national university, and it's a responsibility from which we'll never waver.
