Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences and Research School of Humanities and the Arts
Minimum	48 units
Academic Plan	7145XMSC
CRICOS Code	073481G
UAC Code	832095(MLA (Museums and Collections)) 835095(MLA (Museums and Collections))

The Research School of Humanities and the Arts offers a suite of graduate coursework programs in Liberal Arts. Graduate Certificate, Master and Master (Research) are available, with specialisations in: 

• Museums and Collections

• Cultural and Environmental Heritage

• Visual Culture Research

• Writing, World Histories and Lives

 

By undertaking a robust and recognized program in the strongly interrelated areas of cultural heritage, museums, collections, visual and material culture studies, students will be offered the opportunity to capitalise on the Research School of Humanities and the Arts' strong industry connections and partnerships, and to gain first hand experience as well as a deeper understanding of a range of relevant national institutions and professional contexts. 

 

Courses can be taken toward the award of a named degree in one of the specialised areas, but will also suit Graduate Studies Select students who are interested in undertaking a broader range of courses.

 

The Museums and Collections specialisation gives students a working knowledge of and critical engagement with a wide range of large and small scale museums, cultural and collecting institutions. Most coursework content draws from case studies arising from national cultural and collecting institutions in Canberra (including National Museum of Australia, Australian War Memorial, National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery of Australia, and National Library of Australia), and representatives from these institutions, including their directors, regularly contribute classes. Professional links ensure that students have ready access to major national collections and exhibition venues. These links also mean that the program can complement academic excellence with a strong professional emphasis to ensure that it remains at the forefront of current research and issues confronting museums, galleries, and other cultural and collecting institutions.

 

Who Studies Museums and Collections?

 

• Recent Australian and international graduates wishing to gain a professional degree in order to enter the professional museums, collections, or heritage sectors.

• Individuals already working in the cultural, collections, or heritage sectors in Canberra who may use the program as professional development for career enhancement.

• Individuals who may be volunteer staff at cultural or collecting institutions or heritage sites, or members of Friends' organizations at any of the cultural, collecting or heritage places or members of Historical Societies etc who want to now gain a professional qualification.

• Individuals already working in the cultural, collections, or heritage sectors or public service who wish to extend their understanding of museum practice, and who seek to contextualise it through academic research. 

Prerequisites

Applicants for direct entry in the Master of Liberal Arts (Museums & Collections) should have a four year Bachelor degree from an Australian university or overseas equivalent.  Those applicants without an Honours degree can achieve ‘equivalence’ with a 3 year (pass) Bachelor degree and completion of the Graduate Certificate of Liberal Arts (Museums & Collections).

Program Requirements

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Majors

Minors

Specialisations

Honours Degree

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Summary of courses offered in the Master of Liberal Arts (Museums and Collections) Program in 2011

Core Courses - choose 12 units

Summer Session, 2011 HUMN8021 - Managing Small Museums and Heritage Places MUSC8009 - Museums and Collections: Research Project MUSC8010 - Exhibition Innovations Workshop MUSC8011 - Museums and Collections: Extended Research Project First Semester, 2011 HUMN8009 - Biography and Society MUSC8007 - Museums and Collections: Key Concepts and Practices MUSC8009 - Museums and Collections: Research Project MUSC8011 - Museums and Collections: Extended Research Project Autumn Session, 2011 MUSC8011 - Museums and Collections: Extended Research Project Winter Session, 2011 MUSC8003 - Museum, Collection, and Heritage Management MUSC8009 - Museums and Collections: Research Project MUSC8010 - Exhibition Innovations Workshop MUSC8011 - Museums and Collections: Extended Research Project MUSC8013 - Museum Education and Heritage Interpretation Study Tour Second Semester, 2011 HUMN8010 - Material Culture Studies MUSC8009 - Museums and Collections: Research Project MUSC8011 - Museums and Collections: Extended Research Project Spring Session, 2011 MUSC8009 - Museums and Collections: Research Project MUSC8011 - Museums and Collections: Extended Research Project Summer Session, 2012 HUMN8021 - Managing Small Museums and Heritage Places MUSC8009 - Museums and Collections: Research Project MUSC8010 - Exhibition Innovations Workshop MUSC8011 - Museums and Collections: Extended Research Project First Semester, 2012 MUSC8007 - Museums and Collections: Key Concepts and Practices MUSC8009 - Museums and Collections: Research Project MUSC8011 - Museums and Collections: Extended Research Project Autumn Session, 2012 MUSC8009 - Museums and Collections: Research Project MUSC8011 - Museums and Collections: Extended Research Project Winter Session, 2012 MUSC8006 - Indigenous Collections and Exhibitions MUSC8009 - Museums and Collections: Research Project MUSC8011 - Museums and Collections: Extended Research Project MUSC8013 - Museum Education and Heritage Interpretation Study Tour Second Semester, 2012 HUMN8009 - Biography and Society HUMN8010 - Material Culture Studies MUSC8008 - Museums, Art and Society in the Asia-Pacific MUSC8009 - Museums and Collections: Research Project MUSC8011 - Museums and Collections: Extended Research Project Spring Session, 2012 MUSC8009 - Museums and Collections: Research Project MUSC8011 - Museums and Collections: Extended Research Project

Elective Courses

Summer Session, 2011 ARTV8100 - Points Of View HUMN8007 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Research Project MUSC8004 - Internship 1 MUSC8005 - Internship 2 MUSC8012 - Understanding Learning in Museums and Heritage First Semester, 2011 ARTH6045 - Curatorship Theory and Practice ARTV8107 - Arguing Objects HUMN8007 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Research Project MUSC8004 - Internship 1 MUSC8005 - Internship 2 MUSC8012 - Understanding Learning in Museums and Heritage Autumn Session, 2011 ARTV8107 - Arguing Objects HUMN8007 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Research Project HUMN8022 - Physical Conservation of Historic Heritage Places MUSC8004 - Internship 1 MUSC8005 - Internship 2 MUSC8012 - Understanding Learning in Museums and Heritage Winter Session, 2011 HUMN8006 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Field Practice HUMN8007 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Research Project HUMN8019 - World Heritage: conserving cultural heritage values MUSC8004 - Internship 1 MUSC8005 - Internship 2 MUSC8012 - Understanding Learning in Museums and Heritage Second Semester, 2011 HUMN8005 - Cultural landscapes HUMN8007 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Research Project MUSC8004 - Internship 1 MUSC8005 - Internship 2 MUSC8012 - Understanding Learning in Museums and Heritage Spring Session, 2011 HUMN8007 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Research Project MUSC8004 - Internship 1 MUSC8005 - Internship 2 MUSC8012 - Understanding Learning in Museums and Heritage Summer Session, 2012 HUMN8007 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Research Project MUSC8004 - Internship 1 MUSC8005 - Internship 2 First Semester, 2012 ARTH6045 - Curatorship Theory and Practice HUMN8007 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Research Project MUSC8004 - Internship 1 MUSC8005 - Internship 2 MUSC8012 - Understanding Learning in Museums and Heritage Autumn Session, 2012 ARTV8107 - Arguing Objects HUMN8007 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Research Project HUMN8022 - Physical Conservation of Historic Heritage Places MUSC8004 - Internship 1 MUSC8005 - Internship 2 Winter Session, 2012 HUMN8006 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Field Practice HUMN8007 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Research Project HUMN8019 - World Heritage: conserving cultural heritage values MUSC8004 - Internship 1 MUSC8005 - Internship 2 Second Semester, 2012 HUMN8007 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Research Project MUSC8004 - Internship 1 MUSC8005 - Internship 2 MUSC8012 - Understanding Learning in Museums and Heritage Spring Session, 2012 HUMN8007 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Research Project MUSC8004 - Internship 1 MUSC8005 - Internship 2

Courses that count towards this Program

Core Courses - choose 12 units

HUMN8009 - Biography and Society HUMN8010 - Material Culture Studies HUMN8020 - Masterclass in Cultural Heritage and Collections HUMN8021 - Managing Small Museums and Heritage Places MUSC8003 - Museum, Collection, and Heritage Management MUSC8006 - Indigenous Collections and Exhibitions MUSC8007 - Museums and Collections: Key Concepts and Practices MUSC8008 - Museums, Art and Society in the Asia-Pacific MUSC8009 - Museums and Collections: Research Project MUSC8010 - Exhibition Innovations Workshop MUSC8011 - Museums and Collections: Extended Research Project MUSC8013 - Museum Education and Heritage Interpretation Study Tour

Elective Courses

ARTH6045 - Curatorship Theory and Practice ARTV8100 - Points Of View ARTV8107 - Arguing Objects HUMN8004 - Connections to Country: Understanding Indigenous heritage in Australia HUMN8005 - Cultural landscapes HUMN8006 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Field Practice HUMN8007 - Cultural and Environmental Heritage Research Project HUMN8008 - World Rock Art: Global Perspectives on Rock Art Research HUMN8019 - World Heritage: conserving cultural heritage values HUMN8022 - Physical Conservation of Historic Heritage Places MUSC8004 - Internship 1 MUSC8005 - Internship 2 MUSC8012 - Understanding Learning in Museums and Heritage

Go to the List of Graduate Coursework Courses offered by ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.

Career Possibilities

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The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.