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Museums,
galleries, cultural tourism and heritage agencies play an increasingly
important role in our public culture. Often referred to as 'the cultural
industries', they have been, in the past, important employers of individuals
educated in the humanities. But the nature of work is changing, with new and
specialised skills and disciplines coming into play, and the constant need to
upgrade qualifications. Postgraduate study in cultural heritage at Monash
offers suitably qualified students the opportunity to further develop their
professional qualifications, to keep up with developing knowledge and to
enhance research skills within a coordinated and varied program of tuition,
study and placement. A balanced emphasis is placed on continuing education in
the humanities, career advancement and professional development. Key areas of
investigation include the built environment and the work of museums, and the
interpretative role of cultural institutions generally. Individual interests
and skills are developed in a workshop context, with a view to enhancing
students' employment prospects, and at the same time equipping them for study
at a higher level. The program embraces a variety of electives drawn from
Faculty of Arts offerings at postgraduate level.
Skills of staff employed in teaching the course include heritage analysis and
administration, exhibition development, architectural history, art history,
Australian history and cultural policy. They also have an extensive experience
in independent private practice and with government.
Course
code: 0017 · Course fees: Local students - HECS; international students -
$A12,000 · Course director: David Dunstan
The MA in Cultural Heritage by coursework is intended for graduate students
seeking careers in the cultural heritage 'industries' or for suitably qualified
people already working in the field who wish to enhance their skills and
upgrade their qualifications.
The course combines vocationally oriented cultural heritage subjects in a
specially designed and integrated program. Three core subjects are taught
through lecture/seminar sessions and placements amounting to three hours per
week. An additional functional subject offers the opportunity to specialise
from a wide variety of faculty offerings. Subjects incorporate a variety of
teaching practices based on a combination of visual and textual materials in
lectures and tutorials, as well as practical sessions. Students will be
introduced to selected professionals working in relevant fields and to specific
operational contexts by way of excursions and assignments. Students in this
program will be required to undertake special advanced bibliographic and
research exercises. The course maybe taken over one year full-time or two years
part-time.
Applicants should possess a four-year honours degree to at least H2B standard, or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution, or a graduate or postgraduate diploma of arts in a relevant discipline with grades of at least credit average, or a bachelors degree in a relevant discipline with credit grades in the third part of the major or in the last year of the degree, plus a minimum of three years relevant experience at a senior level, evidence of which must accompany the candidate's application for entry into the program. This could include heritage, architectural or other cultural or environmental research or management work in government or private practice. In addition, the following information must be presented:
Students who have completed relevant subjects at fifth-year level with grades of distinction or above which have not been used to take out a degree or an award may apply for a maximum of 50 per cent credit at the time of their application for entry into the course. Credit will not be granted retrospectively. All requests for credit are subject to approval by the relevant department or centre and the faculty.
Students seeking to qualify for the degree of MA in Cultural Heritage by coursework must complete the following core subjects:
Students then complete one other functional elective subject from the following (or other approved subjects), making a total of 48 points:
Note that the minimum pass grade for subjects in the Master of Arts in Cultural Heritage is 60 C, that is, a grade of credit or above is required in every subject.
Course
code: 2074 · Course fees: Local students - HECS; international students -
$A12,000 · Coordinator: David Dunstan
The Graduate Diploma of Arts (Cultural Heritage) is intended for those arts
graduates seeking to gain employment in the cultural heritage 'industries'. The
course will appeal to aspiring heritage administrators and planners, museum and
gallery managers, administrators and curators, and educators and public program
workers in these and related fields. The course combines practical and cultural
heritage tuition in a specially designed and integrated program involving core
and functional subjects taught through lecture/seminar sessions comprising
three contact hours per week. Functional and elective subjects draw on a wide
range of faculty offerings and teaching practices are based on a combination of
visual and textual materials in lectures and tutorials, as well as practical
sessions. Students will be introduced to selected professionals working in
relevant fields and to specific operational contexts by way of excursions and
assignments. The course may be taken over one year full-time and two years
part-time.
Applicants should possess a bachelors pass degree or equivalent qualification from a registered tertiary institution. Students who have completed the Faculty Certificate in Cultural Heritage at credit level or above are also eligible.
Students complete three core subjects plus two from approved functional offerings and one elective subject, making a total of six eight-point subjects totalling 48 points.
plus one further elective subject which may be chosen from faculty-wide offerings at fourth-year level.
Program
code: 2073 · Program fees: Local students - $A3300; not available to
international students · Program coordinator: David Dunstan
The Faculty Certificate in Cultural Heritage offers arts graduate students and
suitably experienced people the opportunity to further develop their skills and
professional experience in the cultural heritage 'industries'. This program
will appeal to aspiring heritage consultants, administrators, museum and
gallery managers, and administrators and curators, educators and public
programs operatives in these and related fields. The program combines practical
work and tuition in a specially designed and integrated program involving three
core subjects. Students will be introduced to selected professionals working in
relevant fields and to specific operational contexts by way of placements,
excursions and assignments.
The faculty certificate provides a means by which those with extensive
experience, and who may not have a tertiary qualification, can enter the
graduate program in cultural heritage at an appropriate level. The program may
be taken over one year part-time.
The minimum entry requirement is a bachelors degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution. Admission is also open to persons without a first degree who have a minimum of five years relevant experience at a senior level. This could include heritage, architectural or other cultural or environmental research or management work in government or private practice. In addition, the following information must be presented:
Students undertake three core subjects at eight points each:
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