Diploma in Cultural Resource Management (CRM)

A career in the fields of museum studies and heritage conservation can take you in many directions. The versatile Diploma in Cultural Resource Management (CRM) provides you with the skills, experience and professional network that will make you feel current and confident in your work and take your career wherever you want it to go.The Diploma in Cultural Resource Management program offers practical, theoretical and management-based professional training, along with a recognized and respected diploma credential, in a flexible format taught by established industry experts.Program featuresComprehensive programming: 10 courses, including three core courses and seven electives, which can be completed in two to three years of part-time studyFlexibility: Can be completed entirely online, some face-to-face short immersion elective course options also availableProfessional networking: Study with other cultural specialists from across Canada and beyond, led by instructors who are experts in their fieldPractical experience: Internship option provides valuable sector experienceProgram outcomesUpon completion of this program, graduates should:Have developed a critical understanding of current principles, practices, and current debates in cultural resource management;Apply course learning and training to function within a professional context and have necessary skills to enter a career in the cultural resource management field;Apply a range of management and administrative knowledge and skills to maintain and strengthen the role and the impact of cultural organizations in society, and understand important cultural resource management practices, such as leadership, financial management, organization behavior, or resource development;Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic commitment and environmental stewardship.

completion of four years of full-time academic studies in which all language of instruction is English, at a high school or post-secondary institution in a recognized English-speaking countryHigh school diploma or equivalent (academic stream) with high-level results / minimum GPA 3.0 or equivalentcompletion of Grade 12 English or its equivalent in Canada with a final grade of 86% or higher within the last three years prior to admissiona score of 86% or higher on the BC Provincial Grade 12 English Examination within the last three years prior to admissiona score of 4 or higher on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Language and Compositiona score of 4 or higher on IB Higher Level English A