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Master of Cultural Materials Conservation (MC-CULMC) // Course structure
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Majors, minors and specialisations
- Further study
Coordinator
Dr Nicole Tse
Contact
Email: nicoleat@unimelb.edu.au
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
- Contact: 'Make an enquiry' at http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/8-master-of-cultural-materials-conservation
Course structure
200 point program
Duration: 2 year full-time / up to 4 years part-time
First 100 points:
- eight compulsory subjects (100 points)
Second 100 points:
- three compulsory subjects (75 points)
- two elective subjects (25 points)
150 point program
Duration: 1.5 years full-time / up to 3 years part-time
First 50 points:
- four compulsory subjects (50 points)
Second 100 points:
- three compulsory subjects (75 points)
- two elective subjects (25 points)
100 point program
Duration: 1 year full-time / up to 2 years part-time.
- three compulsory subjects (75 points)
- two elective subjects (25 points)
Please note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Capstone Requirement:
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (at least 25 points). Students must complete the following capstone option:
Capstone Stream 1: Co-requisites: Respect (CUMC90027) (12.5 points) and Ngarrangarni: Gija art and community (Warmun) (CUMC40034) (12.5 points) or Content in the Field (CUMC 90023) (12.5 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to acquire theoretical and practical grounding in cultural materials conservation, and to apply this knowledge to solve ethical and practical problems that arise in a professional, community based context, in order to develop an integrated understanding of cultural materials conservation theory and practice in changing social context.
Capstone Stream 2: Co-requisites: Conservation Internship and Projects (CUMC90006) (12.5 points) and Conservation Intensive (CUMC90003) (12.5 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to acquire advanced technical and theoretical grounding in an area of specialisation, and to apply this knowledge to solve problems that arise in a professional context, in order to develop an integrated understanding of cultural materials conservation theory and practice.
Capstone Stream 3: Technical examination and documentation (CUMC90032) (12.5 points) and Documentation and Display (CUMC90021) (12.5 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to enhance technical examination and documentary skills in cultural materials conservation and explore the intersection between digital methodologies and cultural materials conservation
Capstone Stream 4: Conservation research and OBL (CUMC90004) (12.5 points) and Respect (CUMC90027) (12.5 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to address a research question
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework.
Last updated: 8 May 2024