International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies

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'Portable Antiquities:Archaeology, Collecting, Metal Detecting' - registration now open!

published on: 6th February 2010

Past and Present seminar featuring Professor Eric Gable and Professor Sian Jones

published on: 1st February 2010

Newcastle University Postgraduate Study Fair

published on: 21st January 2010

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The International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies (ICCHS) is a leading academic centre for research and teaching in museum, gallery, and heritage studies.

Our well established taught postgraduate programmes are vocational, providing students from all over the world with the knowledge, skills and understanding required to work in a variety of roles, from curators, education officers and managers to cultural policy makers.

The programmes benefit from our experience in and engagement with the museum, gallery and heritage sector: we work closely with sector professionals both in the delivery of teaching and on research initiatives and on providing advice and consultancy for the sector.

ICCHS has a thriving, high-profile interdisciplinary research community made up of numerous postgraduate research students and experienced academic researchers who are key figures in their fields.

10 Reasons to study in ICCHS

  1. Staff: We have expert and friendly teaching staff with international research profiles and professional experience of, and expertise in, heritage, museum and gallery work.
  2. Reputation: We are internationally renowned for high quality professional training, research and consultancy.
  3. Guest lectures: ICCHS has close links with the sector. A vast range (100+) of external speakers, from all areas of the museums, galleries and heritage world, come to lead sessions. This means that the programmes balance theory with practice and retain their up-to-the-minute relevance.Research student study trip to Nortumberland, 2007
  4. Broad vision and specialisation: the programmes allow students to develop a holistic view of the sector, focusing on everything from ancient castles to contemporary art galleries; after this, students specialise in specific areas. Students are therefore equipped for work both in single areas (e.g. art or history curatorship) and between different kinds of organisations.
  5. Hard work!: the intensiveness of the course means that students come away with the highest possible level of knowledge, skills and experiences to help them work in any area of the sector, anywhere in the world (our graduates have a high success rate for getting jobs in heritage, museums and galleries).
  6. Hands-on work: ICCHS adopts a practical approach to teaching and learning: students use conservationequipment, curate exhibitions, develop education projects, produce marketing materials, professional reports and policies, etc. Students also undertake an eight-week work placement in a museum, gallery or heritage site. (It is also possible to study part-time.)
  7. Local attractions: there are rich heritage resources in the area, for example, World Heritage Sites like Hadrian’s Wall as well as world famous museums and galleries such as the Bowes Museum and BALTIC, the Centre for Contemporary Art. Newcastle is a vibrant, beautiful and historic city famous for its nightlife, within a fascinating region renowned for its countryside and coastal scenery.
  8. Culture on tap: the Great North Museum project is a substantial new museum development on campus, which combines the collections of the Museum of Antiquities, the Shefton Museum, the Hancock Museum and the Hatton Gallery, whose resources are used for teaching and for practical exercises. The University is currently developing an exciting new ‘Cultural Quarter’ with unique interdisciplinary facilities such as Culture Lab.
  9. Travel opportunities: the curriculum involves numerous mandatory and optional study visits all over the UK and abroad; a new Erasmus scheme allows EU students to undertake funded work placements in Europe; there is also plenty of scope for personal travel (Newcastle International Airport is used by low fare airlines flying all over Europe).
  10. Community: the group work, the exhibition work, the trips, the research student seminars, the student society, the parties… The informal atmosphere plus all the hard work makes for a friendly community feel and lots of memorable, fun times.

Newsletter

Current activities and news in ICCHS are included in our Newsletter, published three times a year: