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Museum and Heritage Studies

Unit of study table

Master of Museum and Heritage Studies

Students complete 72 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 24 credit points and a maximum of 42 credit points of selective units of study; and
(c) a maximum of 18 credit points of elective units of study
(d) a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 18 credit points of capstone units of study.

Graduate Diploma in Museum and Heritage Studies

Students complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) 18 credit points of selective units of study; and
(c) 6 credit points of elective units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Museum and Heritage Studies

Students complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) 12 credit points of selective units of study.
Unit of studyCredit pointsA: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core

MHST6901
Museum and Heritage: History and Theory
6N MUSM7033
MHST6902
Museum and Heritage: Engaging Audiences
6N MUSM7029
MHST6903
Managing Collections and Heritage Sites
6N MUSM7031
MHST6904
Museum and Heritage: Objects and Places
6N MUSM7033

Selectives

MHST6913
Indigenous Museums and Heritage
6Ìý
MHST6914
Heritage in Action
6Ìý
MHST6915
Heritage Studies and Communities
6Ìý
MHST6916
Public History, Memory and Heritage
6Ìý
MUSM7030
Exhibition Development
6Ìý
MUSM7032
Museum and Gallery Administration
6Ìý
MUSM7035
Ethics of Cultural Property

6Ìý
MUSM7036
Museums and the Digital
6Ìý
MHST6906
MHST Professional Placement Elective
6N MUSM7004

Electives

ARCL6902
The Archaeology of Athens
6Ìý
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

6Ìý
ARHT6914
Working with Art: Objects in Focus
6Ìý
ARHT6935
The Art Museum: Past, Present and Future
6Ìý
ARHT6953
Backstage at the Mitchell Library

6Ìý
ARHT6956
Indigenising Museums:Theory and Practice
6Ìý
ARHT6960
Contemporary Curating
6N CAEL5032
ARHT6961
Curating Islamic Art in 10 Objects
6Ìý
ARHT6962
Art Unseen: Addressing Absent Objects
6Ìý
GCST6901
Cultural Policy
6Ìý
JCTC6908
Exhibiting Jewish Australia
6Ìý
JCTC6100
Sites of Trauma, Landscapes of Genocide
6Ìý
WMST6902
Arguing the Point

6Ìý
WMST6904
Modernist Cultural Studies

6Ìý
ARCH9082
Conservation of Traditional Buildings
6Students 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
12Ìý
ARCH9081
Heritage Law and Policy
6Ìý
FASS7001
Academic English for Postgraduates
6Where 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
6Ìý
WRIT6000
Professional Writing

6Ìý
WRIT6001
Professional Editing

6Ìý

Capstone

MHST6905
MHST Capstone Professional Placement
6Ìý
MHST6907
Dissertation Part 1
6N MUSM7007
MHST6908
Dissertation Part 2
6C MHST6907
N MUSM7008