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Graduate Diploma in Heritage Resources Management

Get a solid foundation in the theory and practice of the heritage field and a flexible graduate credential.

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The Graduate Diploma in Heritage Resources Management (GD-HRM) is an 18-credit online graduate program. You must complete at least 12 credits through Athabasca University. Depending on your background, you may also need to take up to 4 undergraduate courses in foundational areas of heritage practice.

Most graduate-level courses are paced, with scheduled start and end dates and assignment deadlines. The undergraduate courses are individualized study, allowing you to complete the coursework at your own pace. The program also includes a 400-hour practicum.

You can finish this program in as little as 2.5 years of full-time study or work at your own pace to complete your requirements within 5 years.

If you successfully complete the diploma program, you may apply to ladder your coursework into the Master of Arts—Interdisciplinary Studies program.

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Offered monthly and are required unless competency has been assessed upon admission as a program student:

  • HERM 322: Heritage Collections
  • HERM 327: Heritage Policy in Canada
  • HERM 339: Conservation
  • HERM/PHIL 334: Professional Ethics in Heritage Resources Management

Mandatory core graduate individualized study course:

  • HERM 512: Advanced Methods in Heritage Research

Fall 2023

Sep. 5, 2023–Dec. 15, 2023

  • HERM 542: Issues in Planning Historic Places
  • HERM 671: Documentation and Condition Assessment

Winter 2024

Jan. 8, 2024–April 19, 2024

  • HERM 501: Issues in Heritage Resources Management
  • HERM 561: Advanced Issues in Interpretive Programming

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  • Graduate Diploma in Heritage Resources Management – Program learning outcomes
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  • Heritage Resources Management – General Information
  • Graduate Diploma in Heritage Resources Management – Policies
  • Graduate Diploma in Heritage Resources Management – Application procedure
  • Graduate Diploma in Heritage Resources Management – Supplemental application
  • Graduate forms
  • Historical Resources Intern Program (HRIP)
  • Laddering the Graduate Diploma in Heritage Resources Management to Master of Arts – Interdisciplinary Studies program
  • Working in the heritage sector
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  • A learner’s perspective on heritage conservation during a pandemic

Having a cohort of fellow students in my online courses who may work in different sectors of heritage has helped enrich my learning and broaden my views. Especially when working in a somewhat isolated institution, I think it’s really important to maintain those relationships across the division.

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University Certificate in Heritage Resources Management

Get practical knowledge and comprehensive exposure to important issues and trends in the heritage field.

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Master of Arts Interdisciplinary Studies

Get a master’s degree that allows you to study across arts, humanities, and social sciences. Choose your own learning path according to your interests—we offer 12 focus areas, including an independent study track.

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Master of Arts – Interdisciplinary Studies - Master list of courses

The master list of all MA-IS core courses and electives.

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Graduate forms

Graduate forms for the Master of Arts – Interdisciplinary Studies and Heritage and Resource Management programs.

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Graduate Diploma in Heritage Resources Management - Policies

The policies listed here are applicable to all Heritage Resources Management graduate students. It is your responsibility to read and familiarize yourself with the Heritage Resources Management policies as they may differ from policies for other AU programs.

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Laddering the Graduate Diploma in Heritage Resources Management into a Master's Degree

Are you interested in earning a credential in the heritage field as well as the MA-IS degree? Check this page to find out how to optimize your credits and gain both a professional certification as well as a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies.

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Graduate Diploma in Heritage Resources Management - Supplemental application

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Graduate Diploma in Heritage Resource Management - Non-program students

Requirements for those wishing to enrol in the HRM Graduate Diploma program as a non-program student.

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Heritage Resources Management - Historical Resources Intern Program

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Heritage Resources Management - Working in the heritage sector

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Heritage Resources Management - Special projects and partnerships

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Heritage Resources Management - General information

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Dr. Aimee Benoit

Individualized Study Tutor

  • E-mail: abenoit@athabascau.ca
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Fiona Graham

Tutor

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Dr. Frits Pannekoek

Professor

  • E-mail: fritsp@athabascau.ca
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Janice Day

Coordinator, Graduate Student Services

  • E-mail: jday@athabascau.ca
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Judy Larmour

Academic Coordinator

  • E-mail: judy@athabascau.ca
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Marie Golonka

Graduate Program Administrator

  • E-mail: mgolonka@athabascau.ca
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Dr. Shabnam Inanloo Dailoo

Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives, Associate Professor and Director, Heritage Resources Management Program and Historical Resources Intern Program

  • E-mail: inanloo@athabascau.ca
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