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The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria, in British Columbia is pleased to announce the following online learning opportunities for professionals and volunteers working in the museum and heritage field.

 

Registration information follows description of the courses.

 

MUSEUM PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES II: Programming, Exhibitions and Management

HA 486B (1.5 units); distance course offering

 

Exhibitions and programs are the primary means by which museums share their collections. This course follows from HA 486A Museum Principles and Practices: Creating and Preserving Knowledge to focus on the ways in which museums present a diverse range of exhibitions, programs and other outreach activities to meet their educational mandate, and then goes on to explore the governance and management structures needed to ensure that the museum meets its mission and goals.

 

Course materials provide practicing and future museum professionals with an overview of current issues in programming, exhibitions, governance and management, and enhances your ability to:

·         appreciate the past, present and future contexts and frameworks for museum practice

·         engage in current debates around the role and purpose of museums in service to society and 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

 

Course website:  http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha486b.aspx

 

Dates:  January 12 – April 19, 2009

 

 

HERITAGE RESOURCE CONSERVATION

HA 487B (1.5 units); distance course offering

 

The care and treatment of heritage resources requires specialized knowledge and skills that are applied within the context of clear management goals, values and strategies, as discussed in HA 487A. This course provides a detailed survey of the philosophical, ethical and practical aspects of physical conservation of heritage resources and strengthens your capacity to recommend appropriate approaches to conservation treatments. Please note that, given the highly technical nature of many conservation treatments, this course focuses on planning for conservation treatments rather than on specific interventions that require the skills of trained conservators.

 

Course website:  http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha487b.aspx

 

Dates:  January 12 – April 19, 2009

 

 

Registration options:

 

Courses can be taken individually for credit or non-credit or towards a comprehensive diploma or focused professional specialization certificate. Choose the programs and format best suited to meet your needs from the flexible options available.

 

You may register online at:  https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/forms/crm/online_reg.aspx

 

For more information on the above courses or our Diploma or Certificate programs, please visit our website at:

 

http://www.continuingstudies.uvic.ca/crmp/

 

or contact:

 

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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