- Level
- Master Degree
- Duration
- 1 year master degree
- Open intake
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Off-shoreSep 2027
- Field
- Media, Journalism, and Communication
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
Program overview
A one year master degree in heritage practice, covering conservation policy, interpretation and visitor experience, heritage economics, collections care and a research project.
Bath is a UNESCO World Heritage city, which makes it an unusually apt place to study heritage management rather than an arbitrary one.
Master of Arts in Heritage Management is taught at Bath Spa University, a public university in England with full degree awarding powers. Because the heritage management master is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after you finish. No job offer or sponsor is needed for the heritage management master, but you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. Your student visa covers the length of the heritage management master plus a short period afterwards. UK rules from January 2024 bar a dependant partner or child on taught courses, so the heritage management master does not support a family move.
The academic bar for Master of Arts in Heritage Management is a completed bachelor degree with 50 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the heritage management master is recorded at GBP 18,755. Bath Spa charges no application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the heritage management master. The heritage management master lists three entry windows, one September start in each of three consecutive years. Apply Study Visa manages your the heritage management master application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A completed bachelor degree from a recognised university, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 72 with reading 18, writing 17, speaking 20 and listening 17; PTE Academic 59 with reading 50, writing 55, speaking 55 and listening 50; or the Duolingo English Test at 110.
- Application and deposit: Bath Spa charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this programme. Budget the full tuition.
- Work rights: the heritage management master is a degree, so it supports a UK Graduate Route application giving two years of unsponsored work after you finish. No dependant may accompany you on a taught course.
- Student visa: Apply Study Visa prepares the CAS request, the financial evidence and the UK student visa submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Heritage Officer: trusts and heritage bodies
- Interpretation Officer: visitor attractions
- Conservation Officer: local authorities
- Visitor Experience Manager: heritage sites
- Collections Officer: museums and archives
- Heritage Consultant: advisory practice
Reality check: heritage posts are few and competitive across Britain, so volunteer or intern with a site during the year to build a record.
About Bath Spa University
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.6
- World rank
- #92
- Established
- 1852
- Reference No.
- 10000571
