Museum and Heritage Studies
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Errata
| Item | Errata | Date |
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Due to a technical error, the availability of some units of study is incorrectly listed. |
21/01/2022 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Museum and Heritage Studies |
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Master of Museum and Heritage Studies |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a minimum of 18 credit points of selective units of study; and | |||
| (c) a maximum of 24 credit points of elective units of study | |||
| (i) with the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 12 credit points of elective units can be taken from outside the table, including | |||
| (ii) a maximum of 12 credit points from units of study offered by other faculties. | |||
| (d) at least 6 credit points of capstone units of study. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Museum and Heritage Studies |
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| Students complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a minimum of 18 credit points of selective units of study; and | |||
| (c) a maximum of 18 credit points from elective units of study. | |||
| (i) with the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 6 credit points can be taken as elective units from units of study outside those listed in the table, including: | |||
| (ii) a maximum of 12 credit points from units of study offered by other faculties. | |||
Graduate Certificate in Museum and Heritage Studies |
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| Students complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 6 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) a minimum of 6 credit points of selective units of study; and | |||
| (c) a maximum of 12 credit points from elective units of study. | |||
Core |
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| MHST6901 Museum and Heritage: History and Theory |
6 | N MUSM7033 |
Semester 1 |
| MHST6902 Museum and Heritage: Engaging audiences |
6 | N MUSM7029 |
Semester 2 |
| MHST6903 Managing Collections and Heritage Sites |
6 | N MUSM7031 |
Semester 1 |
| MHST6904 Museum and Heritage: Objects and Places |
6 | N MUSM7033 |
Semester 2 |
Selectives |
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| MHST6913 Indigenous Museums and Heritage |
6 | Semester 1a |
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| MHST6914 Heritage Studies in Practice |
6 | Semester 2a |
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| MHST6915 Heritage Studies and Communities |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MHST6916 The Idea of Heritage This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | N HRTG6901 |
Semester 2 |
| MUSM7030 Exhibition Development |
6 | Semester 2b |
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| MUSM7032 Museum and Gallery Administration |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MUSM7035 Ethics of Cultural Property This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MUSM7036 Museums and the Digital |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| JCTC6100 Sites of Trauma, Landscapes of Genocide |
6 | Semester 2a |
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Electives |
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| MHST6906 Internship Professional Placement Elective |
6 | N MUSM7004 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ARCL6902 The Archaeology of Athens |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ARHT5902 Writing for the Art and Museum Sector |
6 |
Prior knowledge of writing for or experience in the art and museum sector is beneficial but not essential. |
Semester 2 |
| ARHT5908 The Business of Art This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARHT6914 Working with Art: Objects in Focus |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ARHT6935 The Art Museum: Past, Present and Future |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARHT6953 Backstage at the Mitchell Library This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARHT6956 Indigenising Museums:Theory and Practice |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ARHT6960 Contemporary Curating |
6 | N CAEL5032 |
Semester 1 |
| GCST6901 Cultural Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| JCTC6908 Exhibiting Jewish Australia |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6901 Media Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WMST6902 Arguing the Point This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| WMST6904 Modernist Cultural Studies This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARCH9082 Conservation of Traditional Buildings |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students only need to complete either ARCH9082 or ARCH9083 to complete the core of the Master of Heritage Conservation degree. If students choose to attempt both units the second unit will be treated as an elective for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the degree. |
Intensive November |
| ARCH9028 Conservation Methods and Practices |
12 | Semester 2 |
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| ARCH9081 Heritage Law and Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 |
Where students intend to complete both FASS7001 and FASS7002, they should undertake FASS7001 first then FASS7002. Do not enrol in both in one semester. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6000 Professional Writing This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6001 Professional Editing This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Capstone |
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| MHST6905 Internship Project |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MHST6907 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | N MUSM7007 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MHST6908 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | C MHST6907 N MUSM7008 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |