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Convergence and Cultural Institutions

Undergraduate | CUR-LIM345 | 2018

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Question the collection practices at galleries, libraries, archives and museums. Unpack their strengths and weaknesses. Analyse how these cultural institutions are impacted by globalisation, mass digitisation and crowd-sourced metadata.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
13 weeks

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Convergence and Cultural Institutions

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. use disciplinary concepts and language to discuss issues around cross-sectoral challenges in cultural institutions
    2. review professional and scholarly literature to critically analyse key concepts in the convergence of cultural institutions
    3. evaluate heritage and knowledge institutions in a defined geographic area and produce a heritage inventory
    4. effectively communicate in a scholarly and professional way using essays, online forums, report writing and other suitable methods.

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

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