Studying information management and museum studies at university
Example course modules
- Insight into museum
- Introduction to investigative cleaning
- Analysis of artefacts
- Technology and materials
- Introduction to the museum environment
- Metals: corrosion and conservation
- Inorganic objects: decay and conservation
- Museum exhibition and design
- Bones, bodies and burials: the archaeology of death
- Approaches to history
Teaching hours / week
Average for this subject
Average for all subjects
Average hours for this subject: 9 (Low N/A - High N/A). Average hours for all subjects: 14.
The time you'll spend in lectures and seminars each week will vary from university to university, so use this as a guide.
Who studies this subject
What you need to get on a course
Subjects you need
A-levels (or equivalent) usually required
- No Specific Requirements
Useful to have
- English
- history
Application checklist
Here's a guide to what to expect from the application process - also check individual university entry requirements, as these may differ.
- January application
- October application
- Personal statement
- Portfolio
- Interview
- Entry test
- Work experience
- Audition
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Six months after graduating
- Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
Longer term career paths
Jobs where this degree is useful
- Public relations officer
- Picture Librarian
- Information manager
Other real-life job examples
- Records manager (with appropriate postgraduate qualification)
- Personnel adviser
- Business analyst
What employers like about this subject
A degree in information management or museum studies will help you gain subject-specific skills including an understanding of methods of organising information and how to identify and use relevant information sources for yourself or for other users. You will also gain useful transferable skills including research skills, written and spoken communication, IT, budgeting and project management. Information management graduates find work in industries including education, PR, IT, telecoms, recruitment, manufacturing, hospitals and libraries and archives. Most new entrants to librarian roles have a Masters or other postgraduate qualification, so whilst you can become a librarian with an undergraduate degree, this might be worth considering.
