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Course description

This course considers heritage assessment and management processes, in particular the application of Burra Charter principles to 'real life' heritage scenarios encountered in the professional heritage sector. Working at the intersection between archaeological, anthropological and built heritage approaches to heritage management, the course includes: assessing the significance of heritage places and tailoring management recommendations to reflect significance; understanding the legislative frameworks for heritage management; preparing and understanding heritage register citations; preparing management plans; writing letters of heritage advice; mitigating adverse heritage impacts through excavation, interpretation, archival recording and other processes; understanding the roles played by different heritage professionals (archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, architects, conservators etc); understanding how consent agencies work and which agencies operate in different environments; scoping and costing projects; drafting and reading contracts of engagement.

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