About the course

The Postgraduate Certificate in Curating and Collections Management offers you a unique opportunity to gain practical skills in museum work and to better understand the issues facing curators and collections managers today. It will help you answer important questions such as:

　　How do you pitch a proposal for an exhibition

　　How would you project-manage this and who would need to be involved

　　How would you organise a loan for an exhibition

　　What are the different ways of cataloguing a museum object and why does the information you keep matter

　　How would you store a sacred object, or something that was extremely fragile

　　You will spend two intensive weeks (one each year) studying the foundational principles of curating and collections management, debating the challenges and opportunities of contemporary museums and gallery practice, and visiting London museums and galleries. You will listen to experts talking about their working practices, learn skills of documentation and work in groups to develop an exhibition.

　　This Postgraduate Certificate is suitable if you have a first degree and are interested in a vocational qualification, or as a refresher course if you are already working in a museum and gallery.

　　Start Date: March 2025

　　Duration: One year Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 1 Year(s)Fees: GB£6,010

Intake	Location
March, 2024	Bloomsbury
March, 2025	Bloomsbury
Spring (January), 2026	Bloomsbury
March, 2026	Bloomsbury

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Birkbeck

Our standard postgraduate entry requirement is a second-class honours degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university, or an equivalent international qualification.

　　We will review every postgraduate application to Birkbeck on its individual merits and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively. We actively support and encourage applications from mature learners.

　　On your application form, please list all your relevant qualifications and experience, including those you expect to achieve.

　　IELTS - 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests, TOEFL IBT - 79 (reading: 18, writing: 23, listening: 19, speaking: 19)

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 79.0

　　

Application deadline:

This date isn’t available – speak to an IDP counsellor to get detailed information.

　　

Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at Birkbeck. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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