The Diploma in Heritage and Folklore Studies (formerly known as the Diploma in Local and Regional Studies) is aimed at people' interested in in local history and heritage, members of historical societies, and those working, or intending to work, in the heritage sector. This heritage course will develop skills for those interested in local and regional studies integrating approaches used by historians, folklorists, Celtic scholars, archaeologists and geographers.  You will study the information that can be gleaned from medieval tales, prehistoric monuments, documents, maps, museum collections and landscapes . A wide range of teaching methods are used including weekly lectures, workshops and field trips. You will be encouraged to learn and research independently and to develop analytical skills, which will support you when producing your research project in year two. You will employ diverse research methods and methodologies and engage with primary and secondary sources. At the end of the course you will have learned to differentiate between the research methodologies employed by a range of disciplines that work under the unifying theme: the significance of locality and region as a basis for study.