Postgraduate: Course rule and topic information

Master of Cultural Heritage Management

(MCultHMgmt)

Program of Study

INTRODUCTION

The Master of Cultural Heritage Management is a 72-unit coursework program offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law and Theology. The course is offered on a fee-paying basis and may be taken over four semesters full-time, or the equivalent part-time.

The Master of Cultural Heritage Management articulates with the 18-unit Graduate Certificate in Cultural Heritage Management and the 36-unit Graduate Diploma in 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 skills 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 legal issues relevant to cultural heritage management. They may also select electives based on their specific interests.

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 management professionals;
• understand the diverse nature of cultural heritage management and have a range of practical skills relating to the management of cultural heritage;
• understand major issues of managing interactions between visitors and heritage sites, including site management, interpretation and visitor management;
• undertake their work in an ethical way within the fields of cultural heritage management and/or sustainable tourism practice;
• understand and interpret Federal and State Government legislation relating to cultural heritage;
• develop tenders and bids and manage cultural heritage or cultural tourism projects;
• undertake large-scale research or consultancy projects in the field of cultural heritage management.

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

Students who have successfully completed the requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Cultural Heritage Management receive 18 units of specified credit towards the course.

Students who have successfully completed the requirements of the Graduate Diploma in Cultural Heritage Management receive 36 units of specified credit towards the course.

Unspecified credit to a maximum of 12 units may, under certain circumstances, and subject to specific conditions, be granted for candidates who show relevant and extensive experience.

The maximum credit which will be granted for any combination of the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Cultural Heritage Management and relevant experience will be 36 units.

PROGRAM OF STUDY [Janury, 2008]

To qualify for the Master of Cultural Heritage Management a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:

Core Topics

ARCH8303	Issues Cultural Heritage Management	6
ARCH8508	Directed Study in Cultural Heritage Management	6
ARCH8510	Cultural Heritage Management Research Project	12
ARCH8512	Research Methods in Archaeology, OR	6
TOUR8107	Research Methods	6
	and 6-9 units from:
ARCH8014	Issues in Indigenous Heritage Management	6
ARCH8113	Management of Coastal Water Resources	9
TOUR8501	Heritage and Tourism Essentials	6
	and 6-9 units from:
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
TOUR8201	Essentials of Interpretation	6
	and 6 units from:
LEGL8004	Business Fundamentals	3
LEGL8105	Business Applications	3
LEGL8106	Risks: Identification and Management	3
PROF8000	Professional Writing for Team Projects	3
PROF8001	Grants and Sponsorship Proposals	3
PROF8002	Successful Tendering	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

Elective topics

18-24 units from: