Study Graduate Diploma in Museum and Heritage Studies at The University of Sydney in Australia, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

About this course

About this course
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

This course will equip you with a contextual understanding of core historical and theoretical developments in museum and heritage studies. You will learn the frameworks for managing collections and sites and develop a practical understanding of the modes of interpretation used in the museum and heritage sector. Undertake object and site research, significance assessment, archival research and exhibition development and contribute to heritage studies and conservation management plans. Discover how meaning is constructed in museums and at heritage sites through material objects, cultural practices, events and performances. Understand how the public engages with museums and heritage, including sites of trauma, commemoration and memorialisation.This unique course will offer graduates opportunities to pursue a career in museum education, public programs administration, collection management, heritage site interpretation, community organisations, protected area management agencies, Indigenous land councils, and across the cultural sector in policy and planning. Employers value our graduates because they demonstrate personal and intellectual autonomy, abide by strong professional and ethical values and are able to engage with current debates about the place of humanities in public life.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

CRICOS

079207K

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

A$53,900.00 (US$ 35,521) per year

Living cost- a single student living away from home will require at least 1754 per month for accommodation, food, utilities and entertainment.

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

August 2027

Venue

Camperdown/Darlington Campus

Superintendents House, 160 City Road,

Darlington,

New South Wales,

2008, SYDNEY, Australia

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

A$53,900.00 (US$ 35,521) per year

Living cost- a single student living away from home will require at least 1754 per month for accommodation, food, utilities and entertainment.

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

February 2027

Venue

Camperdown/Darlington Campus

Superintendents House, 160 City Road,

Darlington,

New South Wales,

2008, SYDNEY, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

Admission requires:

a bachelors degree of higher award from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification, in an appropriate discipline as determined by the School; or

a graduate certificate from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification, in an appropriate discipline as determined by the School; or

completion of the requirements of an embedded graduate certificate in an appropriate discipline, as determined by the School, from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; or

in exceptional circumstances the Head of School and Dean may admit applicants without these qualifications but whose evidence of experience and achievement is deemed by the Head of School and Dean to be equivalent, and

successful completion of an audition and an interview.

Applicants who do not have a recognised tertiary award but who demonstrate an equivalent musical ability and maturity at the audition and interview, and who can show considerable performing experience may be admitted.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.