Heritage Resources Management Program at Athabasca University
1 University Drive T9S 3A3 Athabasca, AB, Canada

Happy Holidays from the staff at the Heritage Resources Management Program! . . . .... . #athabascau #heritageresources #museumstudies #christmaswagon Photo credit: J. Rosich

There are two important class registration deadlines coming up this week. Undergraduate students wishing to start one of the nine undergraduate class on January 1st must apply by Thursday, December 10th: http://heritage.resources.athabascau.ca/undergr//index.php... Graduate students can choose from nine classes overall but three of them (HERM 501, 561, and 670) are starting January 6th. Online registrations will close at the end of the day TODAY, December 8th: http://heritage.resources.athabascau.ca/graduate//index.php Students can take many of these classes casually as visiting students, or they can consider joining one of our four programs in heritage studies. For more information or for detailed registration procedures, visit our website at http://heritage.resources.athabascau.ca/ Photo credit: J. Rosich, Sunrise over Wagon, 2018 . . . . . #hrm #athabascau #heritage #antiquewagon #museumstudies #heritageresourcesmanagement

The Winter Semester graduate paced courses HERM 501, HERM 561 and HERM 670 are currently open for general registration to all new and returning graduate students, but the registration deadline of December 8th is coming up in just under a week. Here are links to the syllabi for each course: HERM 501: Issues in Heritage Resources Management: ... https://www.athabascau.ca/syllabi/herm/herm501.php HERM 561: Advanced Issues in Interpretive Programming: https://www.athabascau.ca/syllabi/herm/herm561.php HERM 670: Industrial Heritage https://www.athabascau.ca/syllabi/herm/herm670.php Please note that these courses are only offered once per year. Classes start January 6th. To register in any of these classes, returning students may log in through the student portal, and new students should contact the program office at [email protected]. Photo: Architectural interior detail, St. Bernard Church, Grouard Alberta. Photo credit: J. Rosich, 2012

Course Profile: HERM 670: Industrial Heritage HERM 670 is being offered in the winter 2021 semester (January to April) and as such, this is a good opportunity to have a closer look at this upcoming course. Participants will learn about theoretical frameworks as they relate to conservation, interpretation, and management planning of industrial heritage. They will also learn about the principle characteristics of the industrial heritage and the array of tools and techniques us...ed for its study, care, and use. Full details of the course can be found here: http://www.athabascau.ca/syllabi/herm/herm670.php The course Instructor is James Douet, a consultant, exhibition curator, and teacher in industrial heritage and the editor of the Industrial Heritage Retooled: The TICCIH Guide to Industrial Heritage Conservation. This offering of the course is timely as the next International Congress of TICCIH, The International Committee for the Conservation of Industrial Heritage, under the theme Industrial Heritage Reloaded will take place from August 29 to September 4, 2021 in Montreal, Canada. Registration Everyone is welcome to register. Participants can take the course either as part of their university studies (3 credits) or for professional development (as a non-program student). Also, all components of the course are fully online. Note: The course registration deadline is December 10, 2020. If you are interested in taking this course, please contact our office for registration procedures at [email protected] . . . . . . . . #TICCIH #HeritageResourcesManagement #IndustrialHeritage Photo: Feed screw ratio gears, C. 1928 "South Bend Lathe Works" lathe. J. Rosich Collection

Athabasca University’s winter semester graduate classes are now open for general registration to all students and prospective students holding an undergraduate degree. Upcoming classes include HERM 501, HERM 561 and HERM 670 in paced form, and HERM 512 in unpaced continuous enrollment format. Full course descriptions can be found on our grad program website here: http://heritage.resources.athabascau.ca/graduate/index.php Note that the registration deadline for HERM 501, 561..., and 673 is on December 8th. HERM 512 is open for continuous enrollment and may be started any month throughout the year. For further details, please see our graduate program website or contact our office. . . . . . . #TICCIH #IndustrialHeritage #HeritageResourcesManagement See more

Interesting heritage project going on at the Athabasca University Archives, see below for details.

A reminder that Athabasca University along with ICCROM and IIC are offering a webinar this morning, starting right now (8:00 AM MDT, Tuesday September 22nd) on "Conservation Learning in the Covid World". Further information and a link to join are found here: https://www.iccrom.org//heritage-conservation-learning-cov

FINAL WEEK to Register for Fall Semester Graduate Classes The Fall Semester graduate courses HERM 542 and HERM 672 are currently open for general registration to all students, but please note, the registration deadline of August 8th is coming up at the end of this week. HERM 542: Issues in Planning Historic Places and HERM 672: Heritage and Risk Management are both only offered once per year. Full information for the two courses may be found on their syllabus pages here:... http://www.athabascau.ca/syllabi/herm/herm542.php http://www.athabascau.ca/syllabi/herm/herm672.php Classes start September 8th and run until December 18th. To register in either class or enrol in the Heritage Resources Management Program, please contact the program office at [email protected].