Graduate Certificate of Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies

Gain the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to kick-start your career working in the cultural heritage and museum sector. You’ll become familiar with current theory and practice and be ready for further study.

Do you have a passion for the past and conserving it for future generations?

Today’s cultural institutions like galleries, archives, museums and heritage sites are evolving. They’re designed to be much more accessible and interactive. As such, they’re attracting more diverse audiences every day.

The Graduate Certificate of Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies provides you with the range of hands-on skills and theoretical knowledge required to work in all kinds of cultural institutions.

Innovation and new technologies are pushing professionals to think creatively and to engage with audiences in new ways. That’s why this course encourages you to become an independent, innovative and creative thinker who can confidently undertake a range of tasks in a variety of roles.

Your studies at graduate certificate level are the perfect foundation to continue in the cultural heritage and museum studies suite of courses, qualifying you for the one-year Master of Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies.

For those who have just completed their undergraduate degree, already volunteer in museums and heritage sites or are ready for a new and exciting career they’ll love, this course is the ideal way to start professionalising.

The core units you will study, focusing on cultural heritage and museum fundamentals, include:

• Cultural Heritage and Museum Practice
• Museums, Heritage and Society

Plus, you will have a choice of two elective units, some of which include:

• Heritage Practice: Fundamentals
• World Heritage
• Digital Interpretation
• Managing Collections

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