POST GRADUATE ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE MANAGEMENT
Eligibility for Credit Guidelines on the Basis of Work or Industry Experience

Students may submit aCredit Transfer Application Form (PDF 51KB) along with supporting documentation as detailed below to assess their eligibility for credit on the basis of work and/or industry experience for Graduate Diploma and Masters Programs in Archaeology and Heritage Management. RPL Credit may be granted for a maximum of 13.5 units. The assessment rubric for determining whether or not a student meets the creditable threshold is provided in Appendix A.

No credit will be assessed for Graduate Certificate Programs on the basis of work or industry experience.

1. Credit for the following may be granted upon the Course Coordinator’s discretion:

4.5 units of Unspecified Credit

4.5 Units of Unspecified Credit may be granted upon the Course Coordinator’s discretion if the applicant provides the following:

  • Curriculum Vitae detailing a minimum of 2 years relevant experience in Archaeology or Cultural Heritage Management. The CV must be detailed and include information on main duties, accountabilities and achievements in each employment role.
  • Minimum of two work-related written references, preferably on organisational letterhead, with contact details should further clarification be required.

2. Additional credit may be granted upon the Course Coordinator’s discretion for the following:

4.5 units of Specified Credit for ARCH8018
CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT

4.5 units of Specified Credit for ARCH8018 - Introduction to Cultural Heritage Managementmay be granted at the Course Coordinator’s discretion for students who are lead or sole author on a written report (minimum of 2,500 words), which displays competency in all of the following areas:

  • understanding the major categories of cultural significance and how they apply to sites.
  • identifying the relevant pieces of legislation that relate to the management of places of cultural significance.
  • understanding how the legislation and relevant codes of practice (such as the Burra Charter) are used in conjunction to protect and maintain places of cultural significance.
  • assessing the cultural heritage significance of a place or site and understanding of the application of the Burra Charter to such a process.

It is recommended that applicants submit a report that best reflects their abilities and knowledge from their working and/or industry experience.

AND

4.5 units of Specified Credit for ARCH8021
INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY

4.5 units of Specified Credit for ARCH8021 – Introduction to Professional Archaeology may be granted at the Course Coordinator’s discretion for students who are lead or sole author on a written report (minimum of 2,500 words), which displays competency in all of the following areas:

  • Demonstrating broad knowledge of the ethical issues facing professional archaeologists in Australia and the ethical guidelines within which practitioners are expected to work.
  • Identifying the key statutory and legal requirements relevant to working as a professional archaeologist in Australia.
  • Planning a multifaceted cultural heritage management project in an Australian context.
  • Preparing a high quality professional report presenting the results of professional archaeological projects and reviewing and critiquing reports prepared by others.

To submit a request for RPL, including the appropriate support documents (credit transfer form and written reports), please contact the Graduate Programs Co-ordinator (address below):

Postal Address:

Heather Burke

Department of Archaeology, Flinders University

GPO Box 2100

Adelaide, SA 5001.

Email:

Ph: 08 82103795

APPENDIX A:

GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND HM

RPL CREDIT ASSESSMENT PROCESS

Demonstrated through

(i)indirect knowledge: Technical products such as reports or written tests underpinning knowledge and/or

(ii)supplementary knowledge: This may include employer testimonials, work diaries, CVs.

Student:

Date:

Evidence supplied:

Notes on evidence:

An RPL Assessor will consider the evidence presented by a student according to VET rules of evidence. Is the information:

  • Valid?
  • Current?
  • Authentic?
  • Sufficient?

Each piece of evidence will be ranked from 0 (not demonstrated) to 1 (minimally demonstrated) and 2 (well demonstrated) and an overall score generated out of 32. A score of 16 or above indicates that an individual has demonstrated the required competencies for credit. Additional criteria may be relevant, depending on the evidence supplied, and can be scored out of 26.

Professional Archaeology Learning Outcomes / CHM/HMP Learning Outcomes / Demonstrated Through / Score (0/1/2)
Prepare high quality professional report presenting the results of professional archaeological projects and review and critique reports prepared by others / Access and interpret previous archaeological reports /
  • Can use databases or software to acquire reports.
  • Can critically interpret, analyse and synthesise other reports
  • Can acknowledge the work of others.

Undertake archival and other research into a heritage place, and incorporate this information into a coherent plan for conserving and managing a place's heritage values /
  • Critical interpretation of sources and contents
  • Literacy, research, and analysis
  • Evidence of independent archival/historical research using primary sources

Impact assessments/ management recommendations /
  • Impact assessment experience
  • Identifying management options for archaeological sites and objects
  • Developing management options that are linked to significance assessment

Write a CHMP that is clear, concise and useful /
  • Can develop a logical argument using a clear sentence structure, good grammar and expression

Identify key statutory and legal requirements relevant to working as professional archaeologist in Australia and identify how relevant pieces of legislation and codes of practice are used to protect sites / Legislative mechanisms and requirements /
  • Can identify relevant legislation and make reference to this within written work
  • Identification of other relevant instruments (e.g. Burra Charter)

Understand major categories of cultural significance and how they apply to sites. /
  • Demonstrated understanding of the Burra Charter
  • Able to draw links between notions of cultural significance and tangible cultural heritage places

Assess the cultural heritage values of a place, and write a succinct statement of significance /
  • Experience assessing the cultural heritage significance of heritage places
  • Able to write a statement of significance that is evidence based, comparative and makes use of relevant Burra Charter or legislative criteria

Score /32

Additional criteria (not applicable to all projects)

Plan a multifaceted cultural heritage management project in an Australian context / Identify the various stakeholders involved in the heritage assessment process and incorporate this information into a coherent plan for conserving and managing a place's heritage values /
  • Developing a consultation strategy
  • Implementing consultation
  • Analysing and reporting results of consultation
  • Developing recommendations from consultation

Project management /
  • Managing budgets
  • Managing timeframes
  • Managing in-house staff and sub-contractors
  • Stakeholder liaison
  • Delivering projects to statutory requirements

Awareness of ethical and legal requirements associated with working as a professional archaeologist in Australia /
  • Membership of AACAI or ICOMOS
  • Experience working in a sensitive and ethical manner with a community group
  • Demonstrates, via written work, an awareness of ethical issues relating to cultural heritage management
  • Demonstrated awareness of some of the legal factors association with working as a professional archaeologist in Australia (i.e. OHS, insurance, probity/trade practices)

Score /26