Sustainable Repair and Restoration (9479.3)
| Level: | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit |
|---|---|
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| HECS Bands: | 2 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Arts and Design |
| Discipline: | School of Arts and Communications |
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- Semester 1, 2018, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (176311) - View
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Syllabus
This unit is an introduction to the concepts and skills necessary for reintegrating heritage items. It explores the visual, structural, functional and cultural reasons for joining components and exposes students to a range of joining techniques. Students completing this unit will be able to design and apply a reintegration solution for a damaged historic object.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the ability to carry out a range of observations and techniques, and the use of a variety of laboratory equipment;
2. Assess, predict and record additions, repairs and restorations involved in the sustainable conservation of heritage materials, artefacts and structures; and
3. Demonstrate through practical exercises on cultural heritage materials an understanding of the techniques involved in the conservation repair and restoration of cultural heritage materials.
Contact Hours
3 hours per week.
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Assumed Knowledge
None
Incompatible Units
8951 Sustainable Repair and Restoration;
8494 Practicum 2: Conservation Practical;
8493 Practicum 3: Conservation Practical.
Equivalent Units
8951 Sustainable Repair and Restoration; 8494 Practicum 2: Conservation Practical; 8493 Practicum 3: Conservation Practical.