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Applied History and Heritage Studies

A postgraduate program

Fast facts

Course type: 

Postgraduate (coursework)

Availability (full-time or part-time): 

Full-time
Part-time 

Location: 

On campus

Courses 

Course name
 Units  Duration (full-time equivalent) GradStart code CRICOS code 
Graduate Certificate in Applied History and Heritage Studies  18 units  6 months 2GC030056207M 
Graduate Diploma in Applied History and Heritage Studies 36 units 1 year2GD020056208K 

Overview

These are courses for anyone interested in the practice of history in applied or everyday contexts. The emphasis is very much on carrying out history-related work across a range of historical disciplines. Options from which students may choose include community history, family history, archaeology, museum studies and heritage studies. Both the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma undertake to introduce and develop applied skills in these areas.

The courses are open to - but by no means restricted to - practitioners in government or in other public or private institutions. One component of the courses, Practical Genealogy for Family Historians, is available as a stand-alone topic conducted as a series of workshops. Students who successfully complete this topic will be awarded a Certificate of Achievement.

Graduate Certificate

The curriculum of the Graduate Certificate offers a wide range of choice so that students will be able to pursue their own particular interests and learning needs. To complete the course successfully, students will need to pass at least 12 units from the following 6-unit topics:

  • History in Theory and Practice
  • Heritage and Community History
  • Practical Genealogy for Family Historians
  • Museums and Audiences
  • New Ways in Social History

Where necessary students may choose one of the following 6-unit topics to complete the 18 units required for the Graduate Certificate:

  • Historical Archaeology of Australia
  • Cultural Heritage Management
  • Australian Maritime Archaeology
  • Underwater and Coastal Archaeology
  • Historical Archaeological Field School
  • Cultural Tourism: Approaches and Issues
  • Settling in Australia: the Italian, Greek and French Experience
  • Writing and Designing for the Web
  • Cultural Heritage and the Law
  • Essentials of Interpretation

Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma is made up of 36 units of the following which must include at least 12 units from the following 6-unit topics:

  • History in Theory and Practice
  • Heritage and Community History
  • Practical Genealogy for Family Historians
  • New Ways in Social History
  • Museums and Audiences

Also the Graduate Diploma must include the following with 12 units of History Guided Study and no more than 12 units from the following 6-unit topics:

  • Historical Archaeology of Australia
  • Cultural Heritage Management
  • Australian Maritime Archaeology
  • Coastal and Underwater Archaeology
  • Historical Archaeological Field School
  • Cultural Tourism: Approaches and Issues
  • Settling in Australia: the Italian, Greek and French Experience
  • Writing and Designing for the Web
  • Cultural Heritage and the Law
  • Essentials of Interpretation
  • Interpretation Processes and Planning

What will I study?

Refer to the program of study:

Entry requirements

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Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

The Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness of candidature, and may take into account relevant work experience.

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

The Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness of candidature, and may take into account relevant work experience.

English language requirements: If English is not your 1st language you must meet English language requirements.

Applications

Domestic students 

International students 
Mid-year entry: Information on mid-year entry Yes  Mid-year entry: Information on mid-year entry Yes 
Apply through:  SATAC - GradStart  Apply through:  International Office  
Application closing dates: Check GradStart.Application closing dates: 
Semester 1, 2010: 30 November 2009
Semester 2, 2010: 31 May 2010

Annual fees

Course 

Place type 

Domestic students 

International students 

Graduate Certificate in Applied History and Heritage Studies Commonwealth supported  - Student contribution amount What is a Commonwealth supported place? N/A  N/A
Full fee paying $4,500
 $8,500
Graduate Diploma in Applied History and Heritage Studies
Commonwealth supported  - Student contribution amount 
N/A  N/A
Full fee paying $9,360 $17,000

Note: Domestic student fees are indicative only. Further information: How are these fees calculated? How are these fees calculated?

Contact 

Associate Professor Peter Monteath, Department of History
Tel: (08) 8201 5568
Email: peter.monteath@flinders.edu.au

General domestic students information

Web: Prospective students

Enquiries: Admissions/Prospective Students Office
Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001
Tel (08) 8201 3074 or 1300 657 671 (local call cost)
Fax (08) 8201 2580
Email: admissions@flinders.edu.au

General international students information

Web: International students

Enquiries: Ask Flinders
 

CRICOS Provider: 00114A | Updated: 11 Jan 2010