[NHCOLL-L:5104] Engaging Online Courses in Spring 2011 – from the CRM Program at UVic

[Cultural Resource Management]

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The University of Victoria’s Cultural Resource Management Program provides flexible, high-quality online courses for busy museum and heritage professionals. Expert instructors, who are active in the field, will be facilitating an engaging selection of courses that make use of print, online and interactive learning resources. These are offered in the Spring 2011 term which runs from January 10 to April 17, 2011.

Everything you need to know about the course content, instructors and how to register on either a credit or non-credit basis is available on our website http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/cultural/courses/upcoming/ or for more information please contact us at crmp at uvcs.uvic.ca.

DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR ON-LINE COURSES IS DECEMBER 13, 2010

Spring 2011 at a Glance

·         Museum Principles and Practices II: Instructor: Deborah Tuyttens. Learn about the diverse ways in which museums present exhibitions, programming and outreach activities to fulfill their mandates.

·         Managing Cultural Organizations: Instructor: Carrie Brooks-Joiner. Develop critical management skills to support all aspects of your practice in museums or cultural heritage organizations.

·         Curatorship: Instructor: Beth Carter. Examine contemporary curatorial concepts and practices in collections planning, research, analysis, documentation and exhibition development.

·         Building Community Relationships: Instructor: Elizabeth Kidd. Build your knowledge and skills to facilitate meaningful community cultural and social development activities.

·         Determining Significance: Instructor: Alastair Kerr. Explore a values-based framework for conservation decision-making that supports heritage conservation planning and management.

The Cultural Management Program also offers intensive on-campus intensive courses for museum & heritage professionals. Learn more on our website about our Diploma Program. You can also opt to take CRM courses on a non-credit or individual credit basis.
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/aspnet/Program/Detail/?code=CULRESMNG.