Conservation of Objects in Museums and Archaeology Cardiff University

Overview

As a graduate of the Conservation of Objects in Museums and Archaeology programme from  Cardiff University , you will be able to develop, execute, report and record evidence based strategies and actions for preserving historic and archaeological objects. 

Key facts

We specialise in the conservation of historic and archaeological museum objects, using both preventive and interventive conservation procedures. All of our teaching is set against the cultural context of the objects undergoing treatment by students, which are genuine museum pieces. Working on these objects, you will consider the needs of owners, and current and future end users in designing your treatments.

Working in our laboratories from day one, you will have access to a wide range of state of the art conservation and scientific facilities.

This degree delivers a broad transferable skill set that encompasses discursive writing, imaging, practical work, communication and investigation using analytical instrumentation. Together these skills produce graduates who use evidence-based thought processes to deliver outcomes aimed at preserving our cultural heritage.

Career prospects

Graduates progress into a wide range of careers using the skills gained throughout their degrees. Some choose to pursue professions making direct use of their discipline expertise, whilst others enter the public or private sectors, from teaching to graduate-level management.

Recent graduates have gone on to professional roles in archaeology, the heritage sector, teaching and education, the civil service and the military, banking and insurance, the law, human resources and the charity sector, with employers ranging from Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales and Oxford Archaeology East, to County Council authorities and schools. 

Those who have followed a path into archaeology and heritage are working in roles, such as field archaeologists undertaking excavations, surveys or post-excavation work, as heritage consultants, local authority archaeological advisors, conservators and museum curators.