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Postgraduate courses by coursework
Thursday 10th December, 2009 is the deadline to apply for all 2010 Museum and Heritage Studies postgraduate qualifications by coursework:
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To apply please enrol online on the Victoria website: www.victoria.ac.nz/enrol. Priority will be given to applicants who meet this deadline.
When you enrol you will be required to attach the following information with your application:
- Your CV showing experience relevant to this qualification;
- A document containing the following information;
- What you hope to gain from undertaking this programme;
- Why you think you should be accepted into this programme;
- A sample of written prose of at least 3,000 words, such as an essay from an undergraduate course.
If you have any problems meeting this deadline please contact the Programme.
Email: museum-heritage@vuw.ac.nz
Phone: 04 463 5928
Note: If you do not have access to a computer to enrol online please telephone Victoria University’s enrolment help desk on:
0800 VICTORIA (0800 842 867 42).
It is possible, with approval, to carry on from a GCertMHS to a GDipMHS and then on to the MMHS. However, please note that MHST 513 Research Methods is mandatory for the MMHS and should therefore be taken as one of the courses for the GDipMHS (i.e. as an approved elective) if you are considering applying to do a MMHS after you have completed the Diploma.
It may (with the Associate Dean’s approval) also be possible to go from a GDipMHS to an MA (by thesis). However, if this is being considered it is recommended that students do MHST 513 Research Methods as part of their GDipMHS because it provides the necessary foundation in research methods and the opportunity to develop a proposal for the thesis topic.
If students are considering the option of stepping off the MMHS after a year, they should take either MHST 518 or MHST 519 instead of another elective because this gives them the required courses to constitute a GDipMHS.
MA (by Thesis)
Applicants are required to provide a written commentary (about 500 words) on the anticipated value to them of undertaking the MA degree course in Museum and Heritage Studies. Such comment should refer to a possible thesis topic and methodology. Candidates for the degree will be expected to choose a thesis topic that has theoretical and/or professional relevance to museum and heritage studies in such fields as:
Art and visual culture Museum history and theory
Culture and identity Public history
Cultural and natural heritage Heritage conservation
Education and interpretation Māori and Pacific heritage
Exhibitions and collections Design and display
Audience and visitor research Historic places, sites and buildings
Management and marketing Current museum practice
To apply to enrol for a MA by thesis (MHST591) please complete the following forms
- Postgraduate Enrolment Application Form which is available on the website:
www.victoria.ac.nz/home/admisenrol/enrol/postgrad/enrolmentform.aspx
- MA by thesis form which is available on the website:
www.victoria.ac.nz/home/admisenrol/enrol/postgrad/publications/pg_masters.pdf
- Please attach your written commentary.
PhD
The PhD is the highest degree at university and an apprenticeship for an academic career. It requires a major piece of original and independent research which demonstrates the candidate’s expertise in the subject, mastery of the literature, competence with the appropriate methodologies and academic conventions and makes an original contribution to the field. Word length varies but, while usually in the vicinity of 90,000 words, it must not exceed 100,000 words.
Candidates must have at least an MA (40,000 word thesis) in an appropriate subject area, and submit a detailed written proposal before an enrolment for the PhD is accepted. The first step is to consult the Programme Director about the suitability of the topic and the availability of supervisors. Many initial enquiries about doing a doctoral thesis are not carefully thought through. A PhD is not a big MA, and if you want to explore a favourite topic, or just do some research then you may be better doing a book or exhibition rather than a thesis which is a structured exercise that has to meet certain academic requirements.
The VUW PhD Handbook gives full details of requirements, and can be viewed online at: www.victoria.ac.nz/postgradlife/
Undergraduate Courses
To apply to enrol in the undergraduate courses FHSS206/FHSS301 please enrol online on the Victoria website: www.victoria.ac.nz/enrol.
The first lecture for FHSS206/301 begins on the Tuesday 3rd March 2009.
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