Master of Cultural Heritage

2015 Deakin University Handbook

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Year2015 course information
Award granted Master of Cultural Heritage
CampusOffered at Burwood (Melbourne)
Cloud CampusYes
Duration2 years full-time or part-time equivalent
CRICOS course code084543G Burwood (Melbourne)
Deakin course codeA787

New course version commencing 2015.

Course sub-headings

Course overview

Whether you are a mid-career professional consolidating your practical experience, looking

for a change in career, or a recent graduate who would like to work in cultural heritage or museums, a Master in Cultural Heritage provides a pathway into employment in this diverse and exciting sector.

The Master in Cultural Heritage allows you to develop the knowledge, conceptual understanding, research skills and practical experience to make a difference in the cultural heritage sector.  Whether you want to work with collections, manage a museum or heritage site, or protect and interpret significant sites, landscapes or intangible cultural heritage, specific pathways through the Masters mean you can create a program that is right for you.  Through this program you develop an extensive, cross-disciplinary knowledge of heritage principles and practice across a range of disciplines, as well as an awareness of community sensitivities.

Alternative exits

Graduate Certificate of Cultural Heritage (A585)
Graduate Diploma of Cultural Heritage (A685)

Course rules

To qualify for the Master of Cultural Heritage, a student must successfully complete 16 credit points of study comprising:

  • 6 core units
  • 10 credit points of study combining research and elective units in one of the following configurations:
  • Option 1: Research Project
    • 2 credit points of research training (AIX706, plus one of AIX707 or AIX708)
    • 4 credit point independent research project (AIX702, AIX703)
    • 4 credit points of Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies electives
  • Option 2: Research Paper
    • 2 credit points of research training (AIX706, plus one of AIX707 or AIX708)
    • 2 credit point independent research project (AIX704 and AIX705)
    • 6 credit points of Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies electives
  • Option 3: Research Project
    • 1 credit point research training (AIX706)
    • 8 credit points of Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies electives
    • 1 credit point independent research project (AIX701)

Course structure

Core units

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Electives

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2 credit points of the electives may be selected from other Deakin postgraduate units with the approval of the course director.

Research units

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