Distance learning in Museum Studies

Museum Principles and Practices
Principles and Practices in Heritage Conservation

Enhance your knowledge of museum or heritage conservation principles
and practices with these two distance education survey courses
offered through the University of Victoria's Cultural Resource
Management Program <URL:http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp> beginning this
fall.

Museum Principles and Practices
September 16, 2002 to April 26, 2003

    This print and WWW-based course engages you in an exploration of
    the traditions of the museum profession and the evolving roles
    and functions of museums in contemporary society. Newly revised
    course materials provide practicing and future museum
    professionals with an overview of current issues, and enhance
    your ability to:

        *   appreciate the past, present and future contexts and
            frameworks in which museum work takes place

        *   engage in current debates around the purpose of museums
            with knowledge of all aspects of museum operations

        *   build your understanding of the role of museums in
            service to society and to communities

        *   understand the functional areas of museum work, their
            processes and their interrelationship within the museum
            as a complex organization

        *   forge crucial links between philosophical foundations
            and professional practice

        *   strengthen your professional network

Please register by: August 30 (late registrations will be considered
if space permits) Fees: $680 Canadian, including tuition of $560 and
a program fee of $120. Other charges may include: off-continent
shipping, $100; texts $63.75 plus tax

Principles and Practices In Heritage Conservation
September 16, 2002 to April 26, 2003

    This survey of the dynamic field of heritage conservation
    provides you with an understanding of the evolution of the
    movement, the ethical and legal contexts in which conservation
    takes place, and the technical and organizational foundations of
    professional practice. Through this print and Web-based course,
    you will develop your knowledge of:

        *   the principles of heritage conservation

        *   the importance of accommodating diverse perspectives and
            values in heritage conservation planning and management

        *   the ways in which heritage conservation activity is
            integrated with broader economic, social, tourism, and
            community dynamics

        *   the policies, approaches, and procedures encountered in
            the conservation process

        *   the diverse tasks, skills and types of expertise which
            are called upon in conservation practice

        *   heritage conservation literature, sources and reference
            materials

        *   the structure and functions of the heritage conservation
            community

Please register by: August 30 (late registrations will be considered
if space permits) Fees: $680 Canadian, including tuition of $560 and
a program fee of $120. Other charges may include: off-continent
shipping, $100; texts $39.95 plus tax

For information, please contact:

    Lisa Mort-Putland, Program Coordinator
    Cultural Resource Management Program
    Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
    PO Box 3030 STN CSC
    Victoria, BC Canada V8W 3N6
    250-721-6119
    Fax: 250-721-8774
    lmort-putland [at] uvcs__uvic__ca

To receive monthly email updates, please contact crmp [at] uvcs__uvic__ca


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