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Museum Studies Minor 
MIAAFD 
K95 BACHELOR OF ARTS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE 
 

This minor has broad application to people interested in, or working with, collections in museums, heritage buildings or schools, or those wishing to work in the industry, either for paid employment or as volunteers.  It is offered as a series of weekend modules throughout the year, half of which are compulsory. It is designed to build student capacity to understand and evaluate museum theory and practice, and critically engage with the issues facing those working in museums, art museums and related heritage and collection institutions. This course, both hands-on and theoretical, covers current museums' theory and practices of collection care, management, public programs and the display of heritage items in contemporary museums, and is taught by practicing museum professionals.
 
 

 
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
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Students must select 75 credit points (5 units).
 
IAS3104 Indigenous Peoples and the West 15
 
Plus at least 45 credit points (3 units) from the following:
MSM2111 Museum History, Principles and Practices 15
MSM2115 Materials Conservation in Museums 15
MSM3121 Museums and their Audiences 15
MSM3125 Contemporary Museum Practices 15
 
Plus 15 credit points (1 unit) from the following, OR a fourth MSM unit from the list above:
CCA1101 Contexts of Modernity 15
HIS1105 World History 15
ACS1122 Regional Studies: Nyoongar 15
ACS2122 Aboriginal Perspectives on the Environment 15
CCA3100 Visual Culture and Subversive Ideas 15
CMM2115 Cultural Matrix 15
VIS3501 Praxis in a Globalised Visual Culture 15
ENG3042 Theory, Taste and Trash 15
WRT3124 Writing Applications, Tenders and Proposals 15
HIS3131 Themes in Australian History 15
 

Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2010 VET: 3/31/2010