Course Overview
This Textile Conservation MPhil at the University of Glasgow 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 programmeIf you are looking to enter a career in textile conservation practice in a museum or other institution, or to pursue doctoral-level research in this field, this programme is designed for you. 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. You will be based in our specialist conservation laboratories. The facilities include workrooms, a wet lab, dye lab, chemistry lab and well-equipped analytical lab. You will benefit from our close links with Glasgow Museums, as well as the University-s own Hunterian Museum. 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 taught by visiting specialists from local and national museums in Scotland and the wider UK. Career prospectsThe programme is at career-entry level and graduates are qualified to go on to a post-training internship or directly into the workplace as a textile conservator in a museum or other institution around the world, as well as to undertake further study at PhD level.
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