Course 1: History
Beyond the book: non-traditional employment for historians
Overview
This course is for you if you want to:
- Use your historical skills in the heritage, tourism, parks and museum sectors
- Work with film, television, digital media and social media
- Explore the world of creative non-fiction
- Manage a range of heritage-related projects to completion
- Work in education
- Work with First Nations communities
- Create social and economic outcomes from your projects.
Who is it for?
All historians.
Course content
During our course you will:
- 8 x hours of live, online classes (4 x 2 hours)
- Recording of the sessions
- Course notes and material
- Certificate of completion/digital certificate
Cost
$375 (+GST)
Course facilitators
Sue Hodges
Nicola Henriksson
Carolyn Childs
Joshua McKay
Luke Riley
Carissa Goudey
Alexandra Burns
Guest speakers
Amplifier
Anita Brady
Course content
Session 1: Introduction to working in non-traditional formats
Overview of non-traditional roles and formats for historians and employment opportunities.
Session 2: Getting involved in planning
Introduction to Conservation Management Plans, Heritage Impact Statements, Heritage Interpretation Plans and Cultural Heritage Management Plans. Who does what? What is the role of historians?
Sessions 3 – 4: Heritage Interpretation
Heritage interpretation is more than books on sticks! This part of the course will introduce you to the theory and practice of heritage interpretation, how interpretation relates to planning and explore the sites and media with which you work.
Sessions 5 – 7: Working in non-traditional formats
Learn all about curating, designing and producing heritage and history projects. We’ll cover heritage tourism trails, signage, digital media, animation, exhibitions, creative non-fiction and curriculum content.
Session 8: Project Management
Project management is often where the profit margin for history and heritage work lies. Don’t be afraid of construction! This part of the course will outline the skills you need to project manage the delivery of a range of physical and digital media history and heritage projects.