Master of Applied History for 2012

Why study Master of Applied History?

This course is intended for students who wish to pursue careers in such fields as commissioned research and writing, heritage conservation and management, oral history, community, local and institutional history, museums and related areas. The course has excellent links with the heritage industry, other leading Australian universities and professional historians working in these fields. Students undertake two compulsory units chosen from areas that examine the past around us, history and the museum, history and heritage, local and community history, communicating the past, and family history and genealogy. They choose further electives from a broad range of offerings including Australian history, environmental history, biography and life writing, gender and history, and archaeology. The course includes a placement focused on work experience and the building of professional networks or a commissioned research project. Exit points: Students who have successfully completed one semester of the course may apply to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Public History. Those who have completed one year full-time may apply to exit with a Graduate Diploma in Public History.