Balance work, life and professional development through learning at University of Victoria

Develop your professional knowledge and skills through the offerings of the Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria. The Cultural Resource Management Program is pleased to offer short
campus-based as well as distance education courses for professionals, volunteers and board members in museums, art galleries, cultural institutions, heritage sites and related organizations. Courses are designed to address core competencies and emerging needs of the sector and are taught by recognized leading professionals.

In both on-campus and distance education formats, you interact with colleagues from across North America and beyond, participate in stimulating learning activities, and relate your learning to the practical issues and realities of your workplace and community.

Courses can be taken individually for credit or non-credit or towards a comprehensive diploma or focused professional specialization certificate. Choose the programs and format best suited to meet your needs from the flexible options available.


Distance Learning

Our distance learning courses enable you to learn flexibly, either at home or in your workplace, at the times best suited to your learning needs. Innovative print and online learning resources and interactive
communications create stimulating environments where you learn with expert instructors and groups of colleagues.

Upcoming Fall 2007/Spring 2008 Distance Education Courses:

Museum Principlies and Practices I: Communities, Curatorship, and Collections
September 10 - December 16, 2007

Heritage Resource Management
September 10 - December 16, 2007

Building Community Relationships
September 10 - December 16, 2007
Instructor: Elizabeth Kidd

Collections Management
September 10 - December 16, 2007
Instructor: Richard Gerrard

Managing Cultural Organizations
September 17 - December 21, 2007
Instructor: Carrie Brooks-Joiner

Museum Principles and Practices II: Programming, Exhibitions, and Management
January 7 - April 11, 2008

Heritage Resource Conservation
January 7 - April 11, 2008

Curatorship: Contemporary Perspectives
January 14 - April 20, 2008
Instructor: Debra Graham

Determining Significance of Heritage Resources
January 14 - April 20, 2008
Instructor: Alastair Kerr

Public Programming
January 14 - April 20, 2008
Instructor: Candace Tangorra Matelic


On Campus Learning

Our on-campus, six-day immersion sessions bring together small groups of colleagues and provide inspiring learning experiences away from the workplace.

On-Campus or On-Location Courses for Fall 2007/Spring 2008:

Museum Information Management
September 17 - 22, 2007
Instructor: Scott Sayre

Cultural Tourism
October 22 - 27, 2007
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon
Instructor: Alastair Kerr and Ursula Pfahler

Communicating Through Exhibitions
October 29 - November 3, 2007
Instructor: Ruth Freeman

Leadership in Cultural Organizations
November 26 - 30, 2007
Instructor: Gail Anderson

Conservation in Context: Frameworks for Heritage Stewardship
December 3 - 8, 2007
Instructor: Herb Stovel

The New Web: Interactive and Collaborative Technologies in the Museum World
January 22 - 27, 2008
Instructor: Jum Spadaccini

Caring for Collections
February 11 - 16, 2008
Instructor: Susan Matlby

Building Knowledge: Museums and Research
February 25 - March 1, 2008
Instructor: Mark Graham

Approaches to Historic Site Stewardship: Perspectives from Monte Alban
March 2 - 8, 2008
Location: Oaxaca, Mexico
Instructors: Nelly Robles Garcia and Jack Corbett

Exhibition Design and Installation
March 24 - 29, 2008
Instructor: Alan Graves

Conserving Historic Structures
April 14 - 19, 2008
Instructor: TBA

Managing the Museum's External Environment
April 21 - 26, 2008
Instructor: David Fleming


For more information on our Program and its offerings, please visit our website at:
http://www.continuingstudies.uvic.ca/crmp/ or contact:

Cultural Resource Management Program
Division of Continuing Studies
University of Victoria
PO Box 3030 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 3N6 CANADA
T: (250) 721-6119
F: (250) 721-8774
crmp@uvcs.uvic.ca