Graduate Diploma of Museum Studies -- Melbourne

The Graduate Diploma of Museum Studies will provide you with the diverse skills and developed knowledge base appropriate to multiskilled work in all kinds of museums. This course gives you access to more subjects in museum studies than the related Graduate Certificate, and consequently is highly regarded as a professional qualification. The Museum Studies program will help you to become an independent, innovative and creative thinker; have a commitment to reflective practice in museums; have an understanding of best practice standards in museum work; competently undertake a range of museological techniques; demonstrate ethical leadership in your chosen field of museum activity; and have a commitment to continuous improvement. Successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Museum Studies will lead you to entry to the Master of Cultural Heritage.

Graduate Diploma of Museum Studies.

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma of Museum Studies, a student must successfully complete 8 credit points of study comprising --

+ 3 credit points of core units; and

+ 5 credit points of electives.

Semester 1

1. AIM 721 Museums: Contexts and Issues

2. AIM 723 Heritage Interpretation

3. AIM 717 Heritage in the Field

4. AIM 714 Cultural Landscape

Semester 2

5. AIM 722 Collections and Movable Cultural Heritage

6. AIM 727 Exhibitions

7. AIM 710 Shared Heritage: Issues and Perspectives

8. AIM 705 Conservation Management Planning

I'm not super keen on the idea of Cultural Heritage, but then again if I went to ancient buildings of past civilisations and preserved them then that might be fun. It's not what I want to do though. I am interested in museums and ancient artifacts! The diploma at Deakin won't get me the education I want. I hope Sydney lets me in.