Master of Arts in Cultural Heritage Studies

University of Alabama Birmingham - INTO USA

The Master of Arts degree in Cultural Heritage Studies is the only graduate program of its kind in the state. The M.A. degree in Cultural Heritage Studies provides students with the theoretical background and practical skills necessary to enter a career in the emerging fields of cultural heritage practice, policy, and management. The program is interdisciplinary in addition to core and elective courses in art history, students will take additional relevant classes in anthropology and public administration. The small size of the program affords graduate students the opportunity to work closely with individual faculty members in seminars and directed research projects.The M.A. in Cultural Heritage Studies is a 30-hour degree. Students in both tracks enroll in 27 hours of course work, including the core course ARH 650 Issues in Global Cultural Heritage Preservation: Practice & Policy and 3 credit hours of a practicum or internship. Degree requirements include the completion of a final professional research project to ensure the student has achieved proficiency of the knowledge and skills expected of a professional in the discipline.Graduates will obtain a broad foundation of knowledge applicable to careers and further study in historic preservation and museum studies arts management and administration cultural and public advocacy art and cultural policy law and transnational justice international affairs, diplomacy, government, arts centers, government, museums, private arts agencies, arts councils, community arts programs, foreign service peace and justice studies art journalism and other fields.