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107-146 Australian Cultural Heritage Management | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Ian McNiven |
Prerequisites | Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma or Fourth Year Honours in Classics and Archaeology. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | This subject focuses on the practice of cultural heritage management (CHM) in Australia. It will examine major philosophical, theoretical and methodological issues concerning the practice of CHM in Australia and situate these in a world context. Attention will be given to Indigenous and historical cultural heritage using a wide range of case studies including Aboriginal rock art, European homesteads, shipwrecks and Chinese gold field sites. The subject has a strong practical element and students will examine various approaches to finding and recording heritage sites, assessing site significance and preparing site conservation plans. |
Assessment | An essay of 3000 words and a seminar paper of 2000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available.
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