Museum and Heritage Studies
Unit of study table
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. | |||
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core |
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| MHST6901 Museum and Heritage: History and Theory |
6 | N MUSM7033 |
| MHST6902 Museum and Heritage: Engaging Audiences |
6 | N MUSM7029 |
| MHST6903 Managing Collections and Heritage Sites |
6 | N MUSM7031 |
| MHST6904 Museum and Heritage: Objects and Places |
6 | N MUSM7033 |
Selectives |
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| MHST6913 Indigenous Museums and Heritage |
6 | |
| MHST6914 Heritage in Action |
6 | |
| MHST6915 Heritage Studies and Communities |
6 | |
| MHST6916 The Idea of Heritage |
6 | N HRTG6901 |
| MUSM7030 Exhibition Development |
6 | |
| MUSM7032 Museum and Gallery Administration |
6 | |
| MUSM7035 Ethics of Cultural Property |
6 | |
| MUSM7036 Museums and the Digital |
6 | |
| JCTC6100 Sites of Trauma, Landscapes of Genocide |
6 | |
Electives |
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| MHST6906 MHST Professional Placement Elective |
6 | N MUSM7004 |
| ARCL6902 The Archaeology of Athens |
6 | |
| 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. |
| ARHT5908 The Business of Art |
6 | |
| ARHT6914 Working with Art: Objects in Focus |
6 | |
| ARHT6935 The Art Museum: Past, Present and Future |
6 | |
| ARHT6953 Backstage at the Mitchell Library |
6 | |
| ARHT6956 Indigenising Museums:Theory and Practice |
6 | |
| ARHT6960 Contemporary Curating |
6 | N CAEL5032 |
| ARHT6961 Curating Islamic Art in 10 Objects |
6 | |
| ARHT6962 Art Unseen: Addressing Absent Objects |
6 | |
| ARHT6963 Designer Labels: Curating Design Objects |
6 | |
| GCST6901 Cultural Policy |
6 | |
| JCTC6908 Exhibiting Jewish Australia |
6 | |
| MECO6901 Media Relations |
6 | |
| WMST6902 Arguing the Point |
6 | |
| WMST6904 Modernist Cultural Studies |
6 | |
| ARCH9082 Conservation of Traditional Buildings |
6 | 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. |
| ARCH9028 Conservation Methods and Practices |
12 | |
| ARCH9081 Heritage Law and Policy |
6 | |
| 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. |
| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | |
| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | |
| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
6 | |
Capstone |
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| MHST6905 MHST Capstone Professional Placement |
6 | |
| MHST6907 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | N MUSM7007 |
| MHST6908 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | C MHST6907 N MUSM7008 |
