Postgraduate: Course rule and topic information

Graduate Certificate in Cultural Heritage Management

(GradCertCultHMgmt)

Program of Study

INTRODUCTION

The Graduate Certificate in Cultural Heritage Management is an 18-unit program offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law and Theology. The course is offered on a fee-paying basis and may be completed in one semester full-time, or the equivalent part-time.

The Graduate Certificate in Cultural Heritage Management articulates with the 36-unit Graduate Diploma in Cultural Heritage Management and the 72-unit Master of Cultural Heritage Management.

COURSE AIMS

The course aims to meet the research needs of graduates with an interest in cultural heritage management. It aims to increase the theoretical knowledge, research and practical skills required to develop appropriate depth of understanding of issues in cultural heritage management in a number of specialisations. Students will undertake core topics in management, project management, and issues relevant to archaeological or tourism cultural heritage management.

The course draws on both theoretical and practical material and provides the opportunity for students to apply both the principles and the practical skills developed during the course.

Upon graduating, students will be equipped to:

• enter the workforce as skilled and knowledgeable cultural heritage professionals;
• understand the nature of cultural heritage management and have practical skills relating to the management of cultural heritage in an archaeological or tourism context;
• undertake their work in an ethical way within the fields of cultural heritage management and/or sustainable tourism practice; and
• develop tenders and bids and manage cultural heritage or cultural tourism projects.

COURSE RULE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification in Archaeology, Tourism or a closely related discipline from an approved tertiary institution. Under exceptional circumstances and subject to specific conditions, the Faculty Board may admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

CREDIT

Unspecified credit to a maximum of 6 units may, under certain circumstances, and subject to specific conditions, be granted for candidates who show relevant and extensive experience.

PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2007]

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Cultural Heritage Management a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:

• 15 units from Group A or 15 units from Group B, and
• 3 units from Group C.

Group A

ARCH8303	Issues in Cultural Heritage Management	6
PROF8002	Successful Tendering	3
	and one of the following:
ARCH8014	Issues in Indigenous Heritage Management	6
ARCH8107	Underwater Cultural Heritage: Legislation, Management and Interpretation	9
LEGL8101	Cultural Heritage and the Law	6
LEGL8102	Law and Urban Change: The Impact of Built Heritage	6

OR Group B

ARCH8303	Iissues in Cultural Heritage Management	6
PROF8005	Project Management Essentials	3
TOUR8501	Heritage and Tourism Essentials	6

and 3 units from:

Group C

LEGL8004	Business Fundamentals	3
LEGL8105	Business Application	3
LEGL8106	Risks: Identification and Management	3
PROF8000	Professional Writing for Team Projects	3
PROF8001	Grants and Sponsorship Proposals	3
PROF8003	Contemporary Case Study	3
PROF8004	Project Management: Developing a Business Plan	3
PROF8005	Project Management Essentials	3
PROF8007	Project Management: Budgets	3
PROF8008	Preparing Professional Presentations	3
PROF8009	Project Marketing Principles	3