MSc World Heritage Management and Conservation

The UCD Masters Programme in World Heritage Management & Conservation has been conceptualized to address the skills and knowledge required to help heritage managers in solving heritage conservation and management problems, enabling them to directly contribute to the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

The only World Heritage Management course in Ireland and one of the first of its kind in the world.
A multidisciplinary programme, the course recognises that heritage encompasses the natural, cultural, tangible, intangible and moveable.
An innovative programme, we strive to demonstrate the shared challenges faced by heritage locally, nationally and internationally and provide practical training in how to address them.
Visit Ireland's most iconic World Heritage Site, Bru na Boinne.

Careers & Employability
Graduates are building successful careers in the inter-disciplinary field of heritage protection, management and research in Australia, Canada, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, European Union, Ethiopia, Georgia, India, Mexico, Uganda, U.K. and the USA.

Employers include national authorities, international organisations,and in the private sector. Graduates have secured positions in World Heritage properties, National Parks, Botanic Gardens and Museums, in senior government positions and positions in education. Examples of roles graduates have obtained include world heritage and protected area manager, heritage officer and education officer, civil servant, natural resources manager, positions in heritage consultancy firms and research and international conservation agencies.

DURATION:1 Years / 2 Years
NEXT INTAKE:2024/2025 September

Applicants are normally expected to have a minimum of a lower second class honours degree or the international equivalent However in special circumstances relevant work experience may be taken into account
Applicants with diverse academic backgrounds including Archaeology Architecture Geography Biology Arts Agriculture Engineering and Economics will be considered
Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 6.5 no band less than 6.0 in each element or equivalent
TOEFL IBT - iBT 90 no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in every other section in the Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL.