Only Two Semesters are needed to Complete Heritage Management Courses
Did you know that Centennial College has
heritage management courses in its Culture and Heritage Site Management
program that will prepare you with the skills you need to establish
long-lasting careers in culture and heritage site management? In just
two semesters, if you have already obtained a college diploma or
university degree in any discipline, you can graduate from these
heritage management courses with an Ontario College Graduate
Certificate. In addition to having a previous diploma or degree,
applicants to this offering must submit a resume with relevant work
experience may be. The Culture and Heritage Site Management program will
consider applicants with partial post secondary education and relevant
work experience in the field.
Students who are accepted into Centennial College’s culture courses and heritage management courses are
engaged in practical management courses as well as industry-based
subjects relevant to this largely publicly run or not-for-profit culture
and heritage sector. The offering also pursues an in-depth exploration
of issues and cases pertinent to current challenges confronting cultural
and heritage organizations at home and abroad.
Specific culture
and heritage management courses include: Issues in Heritage, Museums and
Galleries (provides a framework for learners to engage with some of the
current key challenges and trends confronting the culture and heritage
sector practitioner. The relationship between sites and individuals;
public participation in heritage; museum and gallery processes and
activities; sustainability; political dimensions associated with
heritage tourism; the drivers of construction and presentation of how
visitors consume heritage and culture is examined through essays, guest
speakers and site visits); Financial Management and Planning for Culture
and Heritage (introduces the aspiring culture and heritage sector
practitioner to the bookkeeping, accounting and financial principles
underlying sound management decision making in sector organizations);
Culture and Heritage Management Essentials (theory and practice
facilitates the development of the basic skill set required by the
generalist practitioner administering the day-to-day operations of the
gamut of sector establishments and venues); and many others.
During their time attending culture course
and heritage management courses, students are based at the Progress
Campus location, which is home to all of the School of Tourism and
Hospitality’s programs. As such students have many opportunities to
network and socialize with peers from similar programs and use
hospitality and tourism facilities to their advantage.
Centennial
College has built partnerships with local, regional, provincial and
national institutions and establishments that accept students for a
two-day-per-week, 15-week field placement during the second semester.
This is an opportunity for students attending Centennial College’s
culture courses and heritage management courses to apply what they have
learned as well as learn from industry professionals currently
practicing their art
Upon completion of the culture courses and
heritage management courses at Centennial College, students go on to
work at one of Canada’s 2,500 museums and related institutions that
include not-for-profit museums, art galleries, science centres, aquaria,
archives, sports halls-of-fame, artist-run centres, zoos, and heritage
sites. Annually, these places attract more than 59 million visitors. A
further 60 million visit Canada’s historic sites and natural parks.
These types of establishments and facilities require professionals
trained in the very particular skill set taught at Centennial College.