Content in the Field (CUMC90023)

A volunteer adjusts a display of fabric at the Golden Dragon Museum, Bendigo.
Image Credit: Golden Dragon Museum, 2022
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Applications are now open for 2024 Content in the Field (CUMC90023).

  • Key dates


    Teaching dates: 22 - 26 July 2024

    Application deadline: 8 March 2024

    Information session:  

    Wednesday 28 February, 3:00-4:00pm

    3rd Floor Grimwade Centre, Thomas Cherry Building

    OR via Zoom

    Click here to join the meeting, If prompted for a password, please enter: 219465

    Pre-departure briefing: TBC

  • Overview

    How do conservators negotiate conservation decisions in the field in cross-cultural and cross-sectorial contexts? In this field-based subject based, students will:

    • Develop an appreciation of cultural diversity, community sensitivities and a new media discourse that exist within the cultural heritage and conservation sectors;
    • Demonstrate a cross disciplinary understanding, to the resolution of project management issues in the field;
    • Contextualise protocols and conventions relevant to fieldwork;
    • Act as informed advocates for conservation projects, actively engaging in critical policy issues and applying ethical frameworks;
    • Build processes and skills required for documenting cultural collections in a range of forms;
    • Evaluate the changing social contexts of cultural production in communities practice;
    • Collaborate in the field within a multidisciplinary team; and
    • Troubleshoot technical resources in the field.

    This field-based subject critically frames cross-cultural work currently taking place in the culture and heritage sector, and practically teaches students how to generate cultural conservation content accordingly, from community consultation, translation strategies, intellectual property protocols, working in partnership with all stakeholders and within a multidisciplinary team, to the technical needs of on-site documentation and cultural materials conservation.

  • Eligibility

    Entry 

    Entry into this subject is by application only. Places are limited, and students may not self-enrol. Students are required to ensure that they have adequate space on their study plan in order to accommodate this subject, and must meet with a course advisor at Stop 1 to ensure that this subject can be credited to their degree.

    Students who wish to apply for a Faculty of Arts’s UMOS (overseas subject) need to apply via an EOI process. EOIs will be due by 8 March 2024 after a briefing session in the week on 28 February 2024. See the EOI link via how to apply.

    If you need to enrol in a full-time load at the end of 2023 without your study overseas approval, you'll first need to enrol in any unit at the end of 2023 and withdraw from it upon approval to enrol in CUMC90023.

    Selection

    Selection is determined on the basis of merit and the contents of personal statements outlining your motivations for undertaking the program, travel experience and progress in your degree.

    Shortlisted applicants may be invited to attend a brief interview with the subject coordinator following the application deadline.

    Core eligible programs 

    To find out whether this subject is listed as an approved elective for your degree, consult the handbook page for your degree program.

    External programs

    If this subject is not listed as an approved elective for your course (see “Eligibility” above), you will need to attain written (email) permission from your course coordinator and provide this to Stop 1 before you can be enrolled.

  • Credit

    This subject is worth 12.5 points.

  • How to apply

    Apply here.

    Complete every step listed in the “Application Questionnaire(s)” box, so that a tick appears beside each item in the right-hand “Received” column. Your application will be assessed by the subject coordinator after the application deadline (listed under “Important Dates” above).  Incomplete applications will not be assessed. Late applications will not be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified of next steps and invited to attend a pre-departure session where detailed travel and subject-related information will be presented.

    Applications are assessed by the subject coordinator, on the basis of merit and the content of personal application statements. Preference is given to students in core eligible programs for whom this subject is listed as an approved elective. Applicants will also need to meet the prerequsite requirments as listed in the handbook (if applicable).

    Enquries can be directed to arts-umos@unimelb.edu.au or the subject coordinator listed in the Handbook Entry.

    PLEASE NOTE: It is important to not self-enrol or lodge an enrolment variation request for these subjects. The faculty will arrange your enrollments once you are approved to join.

  • More information

    More information including assessment details are available on the CUMC90023 Content in the Field handbook page.

    Please send any queries to arts-umos@unimelb.edu.au.