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200pt Program
Contact information
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
Structure
200 credit points
200 point program
Duration: 2 year full-time / up to 4 years part-time
First 100 points:
- 8 compulsory subjects (100 points)
Second 100 points:
- 3 compulsory subjects (50 points)
- Elective subjects (50 points)
Capstone Requirement:
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (at least 25 points). Students must complete one capstone option:
Capstone Stream 1: Co-requisites: Respect (CUMC90027) (12.5 points) and Ngarranggarni: Gija art and community (Warmun) (CUMC90034) (12.5 points) or Content in the Field (CUMC90023) (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 contexts.
Capstone Stream 2: Conservation Assessment and Treatment 2 (CUMC90005) (25 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to acquire advanced technical and theoretical grounding in an area of specialisation in GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) or other situated contexts, 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. Each year alternative areas of study will be offered across objects, paper, paintings and media.
Capstone Stream 3: CUMC90035 and CUMC90036 Conservation Thesis Part 1 and Conservation Thesis Part 2
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to address a research question; pathway to the PhD
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework.
Subject Options
First 100 Points
Compulsory Subjects
100 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CUMC90026 | Conservation Professional Practices | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CUMC90027 | RESPECT | April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CUMC90028 | Introduction to Conservation Treatment | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CUMC90029 | Preventive Conservation | May (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CUMC90031 | Analytical Science in Conservation | October (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CUMC90032 | Technical Examination and Documentation | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CUMC90033 | Cultural Materials Conservation Science | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CUMC90030 | Conservation Assessment and Treatment 1 | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Second 100 Points
Compulsory Subjects
50 points
Please note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment (part 1 and 2).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CUMC90006 | Conservation Internship and Projects |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
CUMC90035 | Conservation Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
CUMC90036 | Conservation Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
Elective Subjects
50 points
Please note: elective subjects are selected and approved depending on the student's area of interest and study program. Consult with the program coordinator, refer to the handbook and attend briefing sessions prior to enrolment to gain information on elective subjects.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CUMC90003 | Conservation Intensive | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CUMC90005 | Conservation Assessment and Treatment 2 | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
CUMC90022 | Digital Protocols | June (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CUMC90023 | Content in the Field | July (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
CUMC90034 | Ngarranggarni: Gija Art and Country | July (Online) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/grimwadecentre
Last updated: 12 November 2022