Heritage Resources Management

Last Updated: October 18, 2024

1 University Drive

Athabasca , Alberta T9S 3A3

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Director(s)

Shabnam Inanloo Dailoo, PhD
Director / Associate Professor

Heritage Resources Management Program

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Athabasca University

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Program Introduction

The Heritage Resources Management Program at Athabasca University is a distance education program established in 2006, which offers both undergraduate and graduate study options. The programs have about 150 students enrolled in courses on historic preservation; museum programming, management and planning; and research and interpretation. All courses are offered online. Undergrad and grad programs require a supervised Practicum at a historic site, museum or other heritage agency. There is no restriction on the location where a Practicum can be taken.

Degrees Offered

  • Other

Program Strengths

  • Historic Preservation
  • Material Culture
  • Museum Studies
  • Oral History
  • Other

Credit Hour Requirements

30

Financial Aid Available

Athabasca University has a number of funding options, and the Heritage Resources Management (HRM) program also offers an Indigenous Award in Heritage Resources Management available to Indigenous learners.

Deadline To Apply

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis

Internship Requirements

A 6-credit capstone course is required: https://www.athabascau.ca/syllabi/herm/herm691.html

The Diploma practicum requires the completion of a 400-hour project. It is the capstone for the Diploma program and will be completed by students who have cleared the requirements in the fields of ethics, heritage policy, collections and conservation and who have completed or are concurrently taking HERM 501, 512, 541, and 561. Students link the knowledge gained from these courses with their experience in a particular heritage setting. Students identify in advance a practicum project and a suitable on-site practicum supervisor. The Professor, Heritage Resources Management, acts as the course professor for the practicum. Formal guidelines provide detailed guidance and set out the procedures for the successful completion of the practicum project.

Places Where Students Have Interned During the Past 3 Years

Historic sites and museums, archives and libraries, heritage organizations, in government and NGO organizations. As an online program, our students can complete the practicum course in their local community.