About MA Archival Practice in University of Plymouth
Course Details
The MA Archival Practice programme is taught in partnership with archival professionals from The Box, Plymouth. It will give you practical experience of the archive: through work-based learning in local archives, ranging from manuscripts to film, sound and digital archives, you will explore current and practical issues such as fund-raising, the varied needs of users, and how to communicate through outreach and marketing.
The MA Archival Practice is designed to prepare you for a range of archive and related jobs, including posts with local government, national archives, museums, universities, businesses and charities.
Key features
- Benefit from a programme taught in partnership with archive specialists from Plymouth City Council's Museums and Galleries Archives.
- Develop links with local record offices and other archives – work-based learning is a key feature of the MA.
- Meet practical and current needs (fund-raising, employment law, archival and digital skills) for a range of employment options in the archive and heritage sector with our range of core and optional modules.
- The MA is designed to be a professional qualification and is aligned to the Archives and Records Association’s new competencies.
- Prepare yourself for a range of archive and related jobs, including posts with local government, national archives, museums, universities, businesses and charities.
Academic qualification equivalents
We require applicants to have completed a bachelor degree or a bachelor of technology degree from a recognised Indian institution.
Grade: Minimum aggregate of 60% and above
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS 6.0 overall (6.5 for integrated programmes)
- IELTS 5.5 in all four components (listening, reading, speaking and writing)
- PTE 50 (55 for integrated programmes)
- PTE 42 in all four components (listening, reading, speaking and writing)gg
University of Plymouth Highlights
| Type |
Public |
| Campus Setting |
Rural |
| Application mode |
Panther Application or Common Application |
| Student Retention rate |
68% |
| Cost of Attendance (2020-21) |
39,322 USD |
| Number of Students |
UG: 4,100 PG: 1,758 |
| Academic calendar |
Semester-based |
| Student-Faculty ratio |
18:1 |
| Financial Aids |
Scholarships, grants, loans, and Pell grants |
| Graduation rate |
54% |
| Tuition fee |
UG: 23,902 USD PG: varies |
University of Plymouth Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
- Cost of attendance for various 2020-21:
| Financials |
UG |
PG |
| Tuition and Mandatory Fees |
23,902 USD |
765 USD (Per Credit) + 695+780 USD (CAGS+EDD) |
| Room and meals |
11,580 USD |
11,580 USD |
- The mandatory fee (2,622 USD annually) breakdown can be seen as:
| Charges |
Amount |
| Athletics |
290 USD |
| Student Activities |
190 USD |
| Transportation fee |
16 USD |
| Student Health fee |
380 USD |
| Student Recreation |
502 USD |
| Educ. Technology |
466 USD |
| Registration |
100 USD |
