Graduate Diploma in Heritage Conservation

Program Overview

This program emphasizes the importance of heritage conservation beyond mere preservation. The program's focus on design and policy formation prepares students for careers in government, development, historical societies, and architectural firms, enabling them to contribute to the conservation of our built environment both locally and internationally.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This exciting field of study is much more than the simple preservation of existing buildings.

Careers:

Heritage consultant skills are in demand by government and cultural agencies, development firms, historical societies and architectural and urban planning firms. Graduates may also be employed as social commentators, historians or cultural observers.

Other:

The program aims to develop core competencies in the following areas:

• The documentation and assessment of culturally significant places, including buildings, sites and cultural landscapes.
• The formulation of policy for culturally significant places and their effective management.
• Understanding of the legal frameworks, policy positions and professional methods that govern heritage conservation practice.
You will be encouraged to think critically about:
• How cultural value is determined.
• Who should help to determine cultural value.