Textile Conservation

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate MPhil Full-time 24 Months HistoryHistory of art

About this course

Textile Conservation is a multidisciplinary subject which combines academic knowledge with cultural awareness, aesthetic sensitivity and technical skill. This MPhil is both an academic programme and professional training; it will give you a framework of theoretical knowledge and a range of practical experience which will enable you to contribute to the understanding and preservation of culturally significant textile artefacts.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • This is the only programme of its kind in the UK, and one of only a few specialist textile conservation programmes in the world.

  • You will be based in our specialist conservation laboratories.

  • You will benefit from our close links with Glasgow Museums, as well as the University’s own Hunterian Museum. Glasgow’s civic and university collections are some of the richest and most diverse in Europe and are of international standing. You will have the opportunity to draw on the museums’ rich and varied textile collections.

  • You will be taught by visiting specialists from local and national museums in Scotland and the wider UK.

  • You will take part in a project-based work placement, where you can explore a possible future career while meeting professional practitioners and developing your skills and experience.

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

    The students develop a wide breath of academic, practical and professional skills. You will take core courses over two semesters in each year, with a work placement in the summer between the first and second years. You will write up your dissertation over the second summer and submit it at the end of August.

    Year 1 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE: CORE SKILLS ETHICS IN TEXTILE CONSERVATION PRACTICE UNDERSTANDING TEXTILES: TECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE: DEVELOPING SKILLS PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION MATERIAL CULTURES TEXTILE CONSERVATION PLACEMENT

    Year 2 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE: ADVANCED SKILLS CONSERVATION IN PRACTICE DECONSTRUCTING THE ARTEFACT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE: CONSERVATION PROJECTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH MANAGEMENT DISSERTATION

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 24 Months

    Qualification: MPhil

    Location: Glasgow

    Part-time

    Duration: 48 Months

    Qualification: MPhil

    Location: Glasgow

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
    2472 Archivists, conservators and curators
    3412 Authors, writers and translators
    4214 Company secretaries and administrators
    4135 Library clerks and assistants
    4112 Local government administrative occupations

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Master of Philosophy - MPhil
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    24 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Glasgow
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    History, History of art

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    University of Glasgow

    Glasgow

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