[NHCOLL-L:4425] UVic's Professional Specialization Certificate in Collections Managment - applications now accepted

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The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada is accepting applications for their Professional Specialization Certificate in Collections Management.  This four-course professional specialization certificate program is designed to enhance your capacity to effectively build and manage collections.

Begin with Curatorship (a course offered via distance September 14 - December 20 - see below for more information), then take Collections Management (offered on-campus, September 21-26) and Caring for Collections (offered via distance January - April 2010), plus one more elective in the HA 488 series, and complete your certificate by the end of April 2010!

To apply to this certificate program, please visit our website at:  http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/collections.aspx


Please see below for descriptions of the first two core courses offered this fall:

CURATORSHIP:  CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES
HA 488J (1.5 units); distance education offering

As museums seek to engage with the diverse communities they serve and the cultures they study, curators are taking more inclusive approaches to their work. This course examines the core curatorial concepts of collections planning, research, analysis, documentation, management and exhibition development, and relates them to the evolving roles of museums in society. At the same time it explores the ways in which emerging competencies blend with traditional curatorial skills and knowledge to build sustained and meaningful relationships with community partners. Regardless of the kinds of collections or heritage resources you work with, this course strengthens your capacity to:

 *   relate curatorial work to the overall mission and organization of the museum
 *   appreciate the range of tangible and intangible heritage resources that communities value
 *   identify global and social trends that are reshaping curatorial practice
 *   understand and interact with diverse audiences
 *   collaborate with communities in the curatorial process
 *   undertake curatorial research and analysis
 *   plan for collections development
 *   participate effectively in exhibition development teams
 *   manage and share information
 *   deal with concepts of community ownership, copyright and other legal considerations
 *   work in an ethical and professional manner
 *   give yourself a reality check - Do we see the world differently? What can we actually apply from this course? How will we know whether we have succeeded?

Dates: September 14 - December 20, 2009

Please register by: August 17 (late registrations accepted if space permits)

To register in this course please visit https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/forms/crm/online_reg.aspx.
Fee: CAD$582, plus coursepack (Canadian funds, credit and non-credit participation options).  A CAD$100 registration deposit is required with each registration form.


Instructor:  Dr. Debra Graham has been a museum professional for the past 10 years and her background includes executive skills, extensive curatorial and art publication experience, and scholarly expertise in Western art from the nineteenth century to the present. Initially at the Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia, and then at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, she has organized more than 50 exhibitions, many with catalogues. She currently teaches at Carleton University, Ottawa.

Comments from past participants include:

"My position has various responsibilities and the curatorial activities are some of the most challenging ones. This course has provided me with a lot of interesting thoughts and information which I will certainly use in my work."

"In doing this course, I have found it much easier to view my professional output (exhibition development, etc.) with a critical eye. I can also see there is much more to curatorship that extends beyond the role of the social history curator."

"It made me think more closely on the relevance of community participation, and the shaping of curatorial practice for the future."

"I have a much better understanding of what curation involves, and what the responsibilities of a curator are. It helps to be able to understand "good" curatorial practice vs. "mediocre" curatorial practice. I will endeavour to never be mediocre again!"
Course outline:  Please visit our website:  http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha488j-curatorship-D.aspx


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COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT
HA 488B (1.5 units); on-campus offering

Collections and the knowledge they convey remain the cornerstone of most museums. This course addresses both the roles of collections in the changing museum and heritage sector, and the principles and practices that guide their acquisition, management, and use.

Through this course you'll enhance your capacity to:

 *   understand historic and contemporary factors which shape museum collections
 *   define how collections and their management relate to the institutional mission and community interests
 *   respect legal and ethical frameworks for collections management
 *   understand the policy framework for collections development and management
 *   understand the roles and responsibilities of the collections manager/registrar
 *   undertake a range of registration and documentation functions
 *   manage collections information
 *   recognize the special needs of a range of collection types and uses
 *   address the range of current issues affecting collections and their management
 *   plan for collections development in response to both institutional and community interests and needs

Dates: September 21-26, 2009

Please register by: August 24 (late registrations accepted if space permits)

To register in this course please visit https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/forms/crm/online_reg.aspx.
Fee: CAD$652, including a CAD$70 materials fee (Canadian funds, credit and non-credit participation options) A CAD$170 registration deposit is required with each registration form.

Instructor:
Richard Gerrard has held the post of Registrar for the City of Toronto's Museum Services for the last two decades. Prior to this he was a field archaeologist for eight years working in Ontario and the Canadian arctic. His teaching includes courses in collection management and digital information systems at the University of Toronto, and he has lectured on digital information preservation, artefact identification and authentication, and museum law at several universities and professional meetings. He is currently completing the research for a book about the provenance of the collection formerly at Wolford Lodge, the home of LGen John Graves Simcoe.


Visit our website for information about other core courses and electives for completing the PSC in Collections Management:

http://www.continuingstudies.uvic.ca/crmp


For more information, please contact:


Cultural Resource Management Program
Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
PO Box 3030 STN CSC Victoria BC Canada V8W 3N6
Tel: 250 721-6119 Fax: 250 721-8774
Email: crmp at uvcs.uvic.ca

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