By undertaking a robust specialisation with courses drawn from the strongly interrelated areas of cultural heritage, museums, collections, visual and material culture studies, and biographical research and writing, students will be offered the opportunity to capitalise on the College of Arts and Social Science’s industry connections and partnerships, and to gain a deeper understanding of a range of relevant national institutions and professional contexts.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- critically apply theoretical frameworks and research techniques to understanding national and international issues and problems;
- relate liberal arts to their wider cultural and societal context;
- critically evaluate ideas and develop creative solutions to complex problems; and
- communicate and debate complex issues both orally and in writing using a variety of media.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This specialisation requires the completion of 24 units, which must consist of:
24 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH8041 | Photography in Social Context | 6 |
| ARTH6045 | Curatorship Theory and Practice | 12 |
| ARTV8100 | Points Of View | 6 |
| ARTV8107 | Arguing Objects | 6 |
| EURO8003 | The European Union: Regional Integration in Comparative Perspective. | 6 |
| HIST6007 | Making History | 6 |
| HIST6110 | Approaches to History | 6 |
| HIST8004 | Biographical Research Project | 12 |
| HIST8010 | Biographical Practices | 6 |
| HIST8011 | Writing Biography | 6 |
| HIST 8012: Oral History | ||
| HIST8013 | Australian Dictionary of Biography Internship | 12 |
| HIST8021 | Readings in History | 6 |
| HUMN8001 | Interdisciplinary Humanities Research: Methods, Theories and Skills | 6 |
| HUMN8003 | Cultural and Environmental Heritage: Key concepts and practices | 12 |
| HUMN 8004: Connections to Country | ||
| HUMN 8005: Cultural Landscapes | ||
| HUMN8006 | Best Practice in Managing Heritage Places | 6 |
| HUMN8007 | Cultural and Environmental Heritage Research Project | 6 |
| HUMN8008 | World Rock Art: Global Perspectives on Rock Art Research | 6 |
| HUMN8009 | Biography and Society | 6 |
| HUMN8010 | Material Culture Studies | 6 |
| HUMN 8011: WWHL Key concepts | ||
| HUMN8012 | Writing, World Histories and Lives: Research Project | 6 |
| HUMN8013 | Writing, World Histories and Lives: Special topics | 6 |
| HUMN 8015: Freilich Topics in Bigotry | ||
| HUMN 8016: Rock Art Research | ||
| HUMN8017 | Writing, World Histories and Lives:Extended Research Project | 12 |
| HUMN8018 | Cultural and Environmental Heritage: Extended Research Project | 12 |
| HUMN8019 | World Heritage: conserving cultural heritage values | 6 |
| HUMN8020 | Masterclass in Cultural Heritage and Collections | 6 |
| HUMN8021 | Managing Small Museums and Heritage Places | 6 |
| HUMN8022 | Physical Conservation of Historic Heritage Places | 6 |
| HUMN8023 | Human Rights and Humanitarian Law | 6 |
| HUMN 8024: Digital Humanities | ||
| HUMN8026 | Writing in the Public Sphere | 6 |
| HUMN8027 | Critical issues in Heritage and Museum Studies | 6 |
| MUSC8001 | Museums and Society | 6 |
| MUSC8002 | Museums and Collections: Meaning and Message | 6 |
| MUSC8003 | Museum, Collection, and Heritage Management | 6 |
| MUSC8004 | Internship 1 | 6 |
| MUSC8005 | Internship 2 | 6 |
| MUSC8006 | Indigenous Collections and Exhibitions | 6 |
| MUSC 8007: MUSC concepts and practices | ||
| MUSC8008 | Museums, Art and Society in the Asia-Pacific | 6 |
| MUSC8009 | Museums and Collections: Research Project | 6 |
| MUSC 8010: Exhibition Innovations | ||
| MUSC8011 | Museums and Collections: Extended Research Project | 12 |
| MUSC8012 | Understanding Learning in Museums and Heritage | 6 |
| MUSC8013 | Museum Education and Heritage Interpretation Study Tour | 6 |
| MUSC 8014: Exhibition Design and Delivery | ||
| MUSC 8015: Building Communities | ||
| MUSC8016 | Museum Learning: The Politics of Dress | 6 |
| VISC 8003: Ethnographic Film | ||
| VISC 8005: Digital Media Methods | ||
| VISC 8006: Visual Research Project | ||
| VISC 8008: VCR: Special Topics | ||
| VISC 8009: Think with Video Cam (Ints) | ||
| VISC 8010: Visual Cultures of Asia | ||
| VISC 8011: VCR: Extended Project | ||
| VISC 8012: Framing the World | ||
| VISC8015 | Research with a Video Camera | 12 |