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Expected Duration
1 year
Fees
Composition fee (Provisional)
HK$320,000
HK$320,000
Expected Programme Start Date
September 2026
Application Deadline
Main Round:
12:00 noon (GMT +8), May 15, 2026
12:00 noon (GMT +8), May 15, 2026
Description
Full Time (one year, with classes primarily on weekday mornings and afternoons, and specific electives on weekday evenings and weekends.)(The semester courses offered by the programme will vary from time to time.) Applicants who do not receive a conditional offer by mid-July may consider their application unsuccessful.
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Overview
The Master of Arts in the field of Museum Studies is an academic programme connecting traditional scholarly subjects taught in the humanities, such as Art History and History, with more practical professional tasks, such as public education and management. It teaches theories and practical procedures to understand the complex museum system, as well as activities including collecting, curating, exhibition making, restoring, preserving, documenting, public programming and education.
Works of art tell stories from the past and present. Museums are places to experience these narratives. One of the aims of museum studies is to understand how these contents are connected and how they can be prepared for an interested public and communicated through exhibitions. Another goal is to learn all about how objects can be collected, researched, archived and preserved for future generations. Students of museum studies learn how the activities of collecting, exhibiting, mediating and caring are applied to objects of cultural and scientific interest to humanity in public and private collections. Furthermore, students learn a critical perspective in dealing with source materials such as artefacts, archival documents and contemporary oral traditions. Through observation, interpretation and exchange with other academic opinions, they learn scientific argumentation and the basics of comparative research, which focuses on the object.
Works of art tell stories from the past and present. Museums are places to experience these narratives. One of the aims of museum studies is to understand how these contents are connected and how they can be prepared for an interested public and communicated through exhibitions. Another goal is to learn all about how objects can be collected, researched, archived and preserved for future generations. Students of museum studies learn how the activities of collecting, exhibiting, mediating and caring are applied to objects of cultural and scientific interest to humanity in public and private collections. Furthermore, students learn a critical perspective in dealing with source materials such as artefacts, archival documents and contemporary oral traditions. Through observation, interpretation and exchange with other academic opinions, they learn scientific argumentation and the basics of comparative research, which focuses on the object.
Medium of Instruction
English
Entrance Requirements
Bachelor's degree with a major in museum studies or art history; or a closely related subject.
Closely related subjects include cultural heritage, conservation, archaeology, cultural management, or other related disciplines. Alternatively, applicants may demonstrate a strong interest in these areas through relevant experience or qualifications.
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Faculty
Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is one of the flagship faculties of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and is an internationally renowned and leading humanities faculty. It is ranked 2nd in Asia and 14th in the world for Arts and Humanities in the U.S. News & World Report – 2025-2026 Best Global Universities Rankings. It is also ranked 1st in Asia and 18th in the world in Arts and Humanities in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, and 4th in Asia and 1st in Hong Kong in Arts and Humanities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025. The QS World University Subject Rankings 2025 places the Linguistics (9th), History of Art (12th), English Language and Literature (17th), and Modern Languages (17th) subjects among the top 20 worldwide. The Faculty of Arts’ presence amongst the best institutions in the world is evidence of its exceptional record in teaching and research.
The Faculty strives to attract and nurture outstanding scholars and students from around the world through excellence and innovation in teaching and learning, research, and knowledge exchange. We are dedicated to fulfilling our mission to produce graduates with highly developed analytical, linguistic, critical and creative skills, for leadership and success in their professional and life endeavours.
The Faculty is committed to serving the lifelong learning needs of the community. Information on our top-quality taught postgraduate programmes are available in the programme websites.
The Faculty strives to attract and nurture outstanding scholars and students from around the world through excellence and innovation in teaching and learning, research, and knowledge exchange. We are dedicated to fulfilling our mission to produce graduates with highly developed analytical, linguistic, critical and creative skills, for leadership and success in their professional and life endeavours.
The Faculty is committed to serving the lifelong learning needs of the community. Information on our top-quality taught postgraduate programmes are available in the programme websites.
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(852) 3917 5805
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