Major in Museum Studies (MJ0176) - University of Canberra

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Major in Museum Studies

Faculty	Discipline	Credit points
Faculty of Arts and Design	School of Arts and Communications	18

Introduction

This major is for students who wish to gain detailed understanding of the field of museum studies and related areas of research and practice. The major is open to students of the Bachelor of Heritage Museums and Conservation and can also be taken as an elective major by any student.

The major is not restricted.

All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Heritage, Museums and Conservation must pass unit 8949 Preventative Conservation to complete one of their chosen majors.

Assumed knowledge

None

Additional information

None.

Referenced courses

Requirements

Indigenous History and Self Expression (6536) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Indigenous Australia: Contemporary Issues (6878) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Cross-Media Production (7879) | 3 credit points — Level 3

Networked Media Production (7881) | 3 credit points — Level 1

Introduction to Media Production (8121) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Global Ethical Challenges (8510) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

International History of the 20th Century (8511) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Indigenous History and Identity (9467) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Globalisation and Resistance (8169) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Preventative Conservation (8949) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Preventative Conservation (9478) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Museums and Collection Management (8946) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Working with Collections (10153) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Museums and the Anthropology of Collecting (8945) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Exploring Digital Heritage (10154) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Objects as Material Culture (8947) | 3 credit points — Level 3 *

Please Note: Units marked with an * are no longer active, however students who have completed these units may still count them towards completion of this major or minor.

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