Graduate Diploma in Museum and Heritage Studies

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Diploma information

This diploma, comprising an introductory course, a practicum, an elective course and a research essay or project, provides a flexible qualification for working professionals or graduate students seeking a career in the field.

The GDipMHS requires completion of:

Core courses:
MHST 511 - Introducing Museums and Heritage
MHST 512 - Practicum 1

and either:
MHST 518 - Research Essay
or MHST 519 - Project

plus: an approved elective

Duration:
1 year full-time or up to 4 years part-time

Entry requirement:
An appropriate bachelor's degree

Applications for 2010 are due Thursday 10 December 2009. Priority will be given to applicants who meet this deadline.

Enrolment Procedures

For information on enrolment procedures go to the Apply page on this website.

Please enrol online on the Victoria website

It is possible, with approval, to carry on from a GDipMHS 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 is also 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.