This course introduces students to the historical, political, institutional and cultural frameworks for contemporary heritage practice in Australia and internationally. It gives students the opportunity to gain a broad but comprehensive understanding of the essential underpinnings of heritage practice that are required for working in the sectors of natural and cultural heritage, land management and heritage institutions. The course will provide a solid professional basis for any employment where concepts of natural and cultural heritage and environmental management are involved.
The course focuses on theoretical and methodological concepts at the core of natural and cultural heritage practice and also on the application of key concepts in theory, policy and practice, including examining different approaches to heritage practice from local, state and territory, national and international contexts. A key part of the course concentrates on fully exploring and understanding the different dimensions that both link and distinguish processes for natural and cultural heritage identification, conservation and management. In the Australian context, the course examines how Indigenous notions of caring for country have influenced, and continue to influence approaches to natural and cultural heritage. The role of different disciplinary traditions in environmental and cultural heritage practice is also critically examined.
Key topics include:
- The key concepts of natural and cultural heritage practice
- The evolution of heritage methods and practices
- The practices of documenting heritage values in different regional and cultural contexts
- Understanding values-based heritage management in Australia and globally
- Communication and interpretation strategies for heritage
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon Successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Use appropriate written and verbal expression for a variety
of relevant professional and academic purposes in cultural and environmental
heritage that include essays, report preparation and analysis, funding applications
and policy preparation and advice;
- Apply interdisciplinary thinking and the ability to apply theoretical ideas to case studies developed from personal observation;
- Participate more effectively in workplaces requiring an
understanding of practices in natural and cultural heritage. This includes
data-collection, analysis, and verbal and written presentation at the standard
of a postgraduate degree; and
- Apply a functioning knowledge of current industry standards and protocols, policy frameworks, and funding regimes to academic and professional practice in natural and cultural heritage.
Indicative Assessment
Two worksheets covering key themes: 20% each for a total of 40% ca. 500 words each for a total of ca. 1,000 words (LO: 2, 3, 4)
Significance assessment: 4000 words 40% (LO: 1, 2, 3, 4)
Presentation of significance assessment: 10% 10 minutes (LO: 1, 2, 3, 4)
Participation 10% (LO: 1, 2, 3, 4).
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Workload
3 hours of seminar per week for 13 weeks. Students are
expected to undertake a further 7 hours of independent study per week over the
semester. Mandatory Fieldtrips or site visits may also be arranged. (total 130
hours).
Requisite and Incompatibility
Preliminary Reading
Australian Government Department of Environment Australian Heritage Strategy website at http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/australian-heritage-strategy/past-consultation/australian-heritage-strategy . Read the most relevant of the ten essays on key issues facing the heritage sector, as they relate to the topics we will be examining each week.
Australia ICOMOS. 2013. The Burra Charter, including new Practice Notes can be downloaded at: http://australia.icomos.org/publications/charters/ ; also available as Australia ICOMOS. 2004. The Illustrated Burra Charter: Good practices for heritage places, Australia ICOMOS, Melbourne.
Fairclough, G., R. Harrison, J.H. Jameson and J. Schofield (eds). 2008. The Heritage Reader. Routledge, London.
Pearson, M. and Sullivan, S. (1995) Looking after Heritage Places. The basics of heritage planning for managers, landowners and administrators, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne. This book is out of print but selected chapters are available on electronic reserve.
Smith, G. S., Messenger, P.M. and Soderland, H.A. (2010). Heritage Values in Contemporary Society, Left Coast Press, California.
Assumed Knowledge
Completion of a cognate major
Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2604 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $3576 |
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3416 | 16 Feb 2015 | 06 Mar 2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 29 May 2015 | In Person | N/A |
