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Enhance your knowledge of museum or heritage conservation principles and practices with these two distance education survey courses offered through the University of Victoria's Cultural Resource Management Program beginning this fall.
Museum Principles and Practices
Principles and Practices in Heritage Conservation
MUSEUM PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
This print and WWW-based course engages you in an exploration of the traditions of the museum profession and the evolving roles and functions of museums in contemporary society. Newly revised course materials provide practicing and future museum professionals with an overview of current issues, and enhance your ability to:
* appreciate the past, present and future contexts and frameworks in which museum work takes place
* engage in current debates around the purpose of museums with knowledge of all aspects of museum operations
* build your understanding of the role of museums in service to society and to communities
* understand the functional areas of museum work, their processes and their interrelationship within the museum as a complex organization
* forge crucial links between philosophical foundations and professional practice
* strengthen your professional network
Dates: September 16, 2002 to April 26, 2003
Please register by: August 30 (late registrations will be considered if space permits)
Fees: $680 Canadian, including tuition of $560 and a program fee of $120. Other charges may include: off-continent shipping, $100; texts $63.75 plus tax
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN HERITAGE CONSERVATION
This survey of the dynamic field of heritage conservation provides you with an understanding of the evolution of the movement, the ethical and legal contexts in which conservation takes place, and the technical and organizational foundations of professional practice. Through this print and Web-based course, you will develop your knowledge of:
* the principles of heritage conservation
* the importance of accommodating diverse perspectives and values in heritage conservation planning and management
* the ways in which heritage conservation activity is integrated with broader economic, social, tourism, and community dynamics
* the policies, approaches, and procedures encountered in the conservation process
* the diverse tasks, skills and types of expertise which are called upon in conservation practice
* heritage conservation literature, sources and reference materials
* the structure and functions of the heritage conservation community
Dates: September 16, 2002 to April 26, 2003
Please register by: August 30 (late registrations will be considered if space permits)
Fees: $680 Canadian, including tuition of $560 and a program fee of $120. Other charges may include: off-continent shipping, $100; texts $39.95 plus tax
For information, please contact:
Lisa Mort-Putland, Program Coordinator
Cultural Resource Management Program
Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
PO Box 3030 STN CSC
Victoria, BC Canada V8W 3N6
Tel: 250 721-6119, Fax: 250 721-8774
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