Postgraduate: Course rule and topic information

Graduate Diploma in Applied History and Heritage Studies

(GradDipAppHistHertStud)

Program of Study

INTRODUCTION

The Graduate Diploma in Applied History and Heritage Studies is a 36-unit program offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences on a fee-paying basis.

The course articulates with the Graduate Certificate in Applied History and Heritage Studies and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the two awards.

Candidates who have completed the Graduate Certificate are awarded credit towards the Graduate Ddiploma.

COURSE AIMS

The aim of this course is to provide university award training in applied history with an opportunity to specialise in one or more of the following areas:

• genealogy;
• archaeology;
• museum studies; or
• heritage studies.

In all areas, the emphasis is on historical practices, so that successful students acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to carry out applied historical work in their chosen area(s).

Graduates of this program will have:

• knowledge of forms and uses of historical evidence;
• familiarity with electronic, archival and other forms of historical data;
• familiarity with and experience of the leading South Australian repositories of historical data and literature;
• experience in the collection of historical data;
• advanced skills in the analysis of historical data; and
• advanced skills in written and oral presentation of findings.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2007]

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Applied History and Heritage Studies, a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Core Topics

HIST8004	Guided Study in Applied History	12
Plus at least 12 units selected from the following:
HIST7022	New Ways in Social History	6
HIST7049	History in Theory and Practice	6
HIST8002	Heritage and Community History	6
HIST8003	Practical Genealogy for Family Historians	6
TOUR8504	Museums and Audiences	6

Plus no more than 12 units may be selected from the following:

ARCH8101	Australian Maritime Archaeology	6
ARCH8102	Coastal and Underwater Archaeology	6
ARCH8302	Historical Archaeology of Australia	6
ARCH8303	Cultural Heritage Management	6
ARCH8304	Historical Archaeological Field School	6
HUMN8101	Settling in Australia: the Italian, Greek and French Experience	6
HUMN8102	Writing and Designing for the Web	6
LEGL8101	Cultural Heritage and the Law	6
TOUR8201	Essentials of Interpretation	6
TOUR8202	Interpretation Practice	6

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Except with permission of the Faculty Board:

• the program must be completed within six consecutive semesters;
• no topic may be attempted more than twice.

The award of a grade of Fail (F) in 12 or more units may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.