Fast track your career in the museum and heritage sector

Get the practical skills, theoretical knowledge, and sector experience you need to work as a museum and heritage professional.

 

Choose from a flexible range of qualifications that can all be completed in a year.

 

Get connected

Join a programme that's an integral part of New Zealand’s museum and heritage sector. It’s been designed for and with the sector to give you the professional development you need for a career in GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) or in heritage management.

 

Taking advantage of Wellington's rich cultural resources, you’ll head out on numerous field trips and meet with experts from local organisations, as well as from academics with strong local and international networks, along with highly qualified professionals drawn from the sector.

 

Flexible qualifications

Choose from a range of flexible qualifications and courses that balance taught classes and work experience, academic research and professional skills, theory and practice.

 

The qualifications are part of a tiered family, with each one counting towards the next step. This lets you choose the qualification that best suits your current situation and build on this later should you wish.

 

Research Master's

If you want to focus on independent research, you can complete the Diploma and then do the Master of Arts by thesis in Museum and Heritage Studies.