Museum Context (MUSM7000)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Social Science School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Flexible Delivery
Prerequisite
Entry into the Museums Studies Program. Graduate students from other appropriate areas of study are welcome to apply for entry into the course through the course coordinator.
Assessment methods
Assignments, Tutorial & Online Participation & Project Proposal.
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Diana Young (Semester 1, St Lucia, In person)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This is a compulsory core course for all the postgraduate coursework in Museum studies. Museums as civic spaces for the conservation, interpretation & management of heritage values in contemporary societies are examined in this course. The social, political & cultural contexts in which national, state/provincial & regional museums have emerged as significant cultural institutions are examined.
