Courses - Faculty of Arts
Museums and Cultural Heritage
Postgraduate 700 Level Courses
Exhibiting Cultures: International
Investigates the presentation of cultures in museums, art galleries and other sites globally, the strategies of public exhibitions, and the role of curators and institutions in identity formation and nationalism. Case studies are drawn from international and indigenous practice, as well as regional examples from Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific.
Restriction: ARTHIST 715, 721, 736, MUSEUMS 701, 703, 704
Inside the Museum
Provides a foundation in the best practices, critical issues, and the future of museology and introduces students to a variety of museum collection-based activities through experiential education at the Auckland War Memorial Museum/Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
Exhibiting Cultures
Investigates the presentation of cultures in museums, art galleries and other sites globally, the strategies of public exhibitions, and the role of curators and institutions in identity formation and nationalism. Case studies are drawn from international and indigenous practice as well as regional examples from Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific. Restriction: ARTHIST 715, 721, 736, MUSEUMS 700, 701, 703, 705
To complete this course students must enrol in MUSEUMS 704 A and B, or MUSEUMS 704
Exhibiting Cultures: Māori and Indigenous
An examination of key museological issues in relation to indigenous peoples, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific, Aboriginal, Inuit and Native American communities.
Restriction: ARTHIST 715, 721, 736, MUSEUMS 701, 703, 704
Directed Study
A directed reading and individual study course or research project to prepare students in the methodologies and subject matter of museum studies.
Directed Study
A directed reading and individual study course or research project to prepare students in the methodologies and subject matter of museum studies.
To complete this course students must enrol in MUSEUMS 761 A and B, or MUSEUMS 761
Research Project - Level 9
To complete this course students must enrol in MUSEUMS 780 A and B, or MUSEUMS 780
Dissertation - Level 9
To complete this course students must enrol in MUSEUMS 792 A and B, or MUSEUMS 792
Thesis - Level 9
Prerequisite: A BA(Hons) in Museums and Cultural Heritage with at least Second Class Honours, First Division, or equivalent
To complete this course students must enrol in MUSEUMS 796 A and B