Graduate Certificate In Heritage Materials Conservation in University of Canberra, Australia

Graduate Certificate In Heritage Materials Conservation in University of Canberra

Conserve cultural heritage with this hands-on degree

Whether your professional background is in science, environmental management, architecture, engineering, building and construction, or the humanities, this course will give you the skills in understanding, conserving, reconstructing and restoring heritage materials.

In this course you will explore how these materials are made, how they respond to their changing environments, how people value them, and how conservation professionals ensure they survive into the future.

Through practical field-based workshops and behind-the-scenes tours of heritage sites and collections, you will learn to investigate the condition and significance of heritage items, develop conservation and management plans for them, and carry out laboratory and on-site treatment techniques to preserve and restore them.

All units contain Indigenous cultural content as a key underpinning to theory, practice, history and contemporary social, economic and cultural issues in the cultural heritage sector.

The flexibility to develop your personal vision, interests and focus as a professional is intrinsic to the course, and progression to the Graduate Diploma in Creative and Cultural Futures and Master of Arts in Creative and Cultural Futures is available by enrolling in additional units.

Study a Graduate Certificate in Heritage Materials Conservation at UC and you will:

• apply values-based methodologies to identify the stakeholders and values that must be taken into account in conservation planning
• use observation and analysis to accurately identify heritage materials, their condition, and their responses to environmental conditions
• integrate physical data and cultural understandings to develop sustainable conservation treatment and management plans for heritage
• determine and apply appropriate preservation, conservation and restoration techniques to conserve and enhance heritage materials.

Work Integrated Learning (WIL)

WIL is a significant focus of the course, with all units centered on the development of key methods, techniques and skills required for work in the field of cultural heritage.

As part of your studies you will gain extensive practical experience working in real-life industry scenarios, participate in site-based tutorials, explore numerous local and international case studies, while also contributing to group projects and research work.

You will also have the opportunity to gain access to mentors from within the industry, deliver presentations to culture and heritage practitioners, and be challenged working with simulations of real-world industry design briefs.

If you are already employed in the sector, you will also be encouraged to use your past experiences to reflect on current industry practice, problems and issues.

Career opportunities

• conservator
• head of heritage
• heritage consultant
• curator
• gallery manager
• indigenous heritage officer
• collections manager
• heritage manager
• engineering heritage consultant
• historic buildings conservation officer
• culture and heritage officer
• heritage site manager
• heritage and cultural policy adviser

Course-specific information

A clear pathway of study exists between this course, the undergraduate Bachelor of Arts (Culture and Heritage), the postgraduate Graduate Diploma in Creative and Cultural Futures, and the Master of Arts in Creative and Cultural Futures.

Students who have completed this course may apply and receive credit for units within the Graduate Diploma in Creative and Cultural Futures.

Know more about Studying in Australia

Tuition Fees in Australia (1st Year Average)	BE/Btech: AUD 29109 | MBA: AUD 35139 | MS: AUD 36803 | BBA: AUD 28693 | MEng: AUD 39298 | BSc: AUD 34307 | MIM: AUD 39298 | MFin: AUD 35347 | MArch: AUD 37218 | BHM: AUD 28693 | MIS: AUD 35347 | MEM: AUD 43040
Average Accomodation & Food Costs in Australia	AUD 1680 Per Month Approx
Entrance Exams in Australia	TOEFL: 77 | IELTS: 6.5 | PTE: 57 | GRE: 300 | GMAT: 600
Work and Study in Australia	Permitted for 20 hours/week with a valid study permit.
Post Study Work Permit in Australia	2 Year after graduation depending on the course.
Cost of Student Visa in Australia	AUD 620
Student Visa in Australia	The subclasses for the visa were reduced to two from the eight for convenience. The two visa subclasses are Subclass 500 (for students) and Subclass 590 (For Student Guardian).
Intakes in Australia	There are Two Main Intakes in Australia: February and July.
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Economy in Australia	1.7% (2019e) 2.3% (2020e), 10th Largest in the World by Nominal