Master of Cultural Materials Conservation (MC-CULMC) // Course structure

Course structure

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)

150 point program

Duration: 1.5 years full-time / up to 3 years part-time

First 50 points:

• 4 compulsory subjects (50 points)

Second 100 points:

• 3 compulsory subjects (50 points)
• Elective subjects (50 points)

100 point program

Duration: 1 year full-time / up to 2 years part-time.

• 3 compulsory subjects (50 points)
• Elective subjects (50 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 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 context.

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 conservation treatment 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

External Subject Rule

Student may undertake an external subject (not listed within the program structure) with the permission of the program and subject coordinator. All external subject requests must be for the elective subject requirement, not as a compulsory, core or capstone subject. The maximum external subjects allowed are as follows:

• 200 point program undertaken at University of Melbourne (2 years): maximum 25 points.
• 150 point program undertaken at University of Melbourne (1.5 years): maximum 12.5 points.
• 100* point program undertaken at University of Melbourne (1 year): 12.5 points
• 50*^ point program undertaken at University of Melbourne (0.5 years): 0 points.

* GC-ARTS, GD-ARTS, GCA-ARTS and GDA-ARTS students are not normally granted permission to undertake external subjects towards their degree.

^ Exception: Students admitted to 50 point programs may apply to take LING90002, Presenting Academic Discourse, as an external subject.

Please note that advanced standing contributes to a student’s remaining points undertaken at University of Melbourne, and may affect how many points the student can undertake outside the enrolled program.

For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework.

Last updated: 11 December 2023