Information on Culture and Heritage Site Management Courses in Canada

A program in culture and heritage site management trains students in

• Developing and implementing culture and heritage marketing strategies
• Planning for the culture and heritage site management
• Developing and marketing programs for fundraising, sponsorships and grants
• Working on innovative technologies to manage culture and heritage sites
• Identifying and resolving issues in heritage, museums and galleries
  
  

Program Details

The one-year heritage site management and culture course covers a wide range of subjects, helping students equip themselves with in-depth knowledge and skills required to efficiently manage cultural and heritage resources. These subjects are:

• Culture and heritage management essentials
• Financial management and planning for culture and heritage sector
• Culture and heritage marketing and strategy
• Grants, fundraising and sponsorship
• Collections and exhibit management
• Educational and interpretive programming
• Innovative technologies in the culture and heritage sector
• National historic site management
• Leadership in culture and heritage sector
• Culture and heritage in customer relationship management
• Municipal culture planning
• Issues in heritage, museums and galleries
  
  

The students of this program are engaged in

• Practical management courses
• Industry-based subjects relevant to culture and heritage sector
• In-depth exploration of issues and cases pertinent to current challenges confronting culture and heritage organizations
  
  

Choosing the Right College

A number of colleges provide graduate-level heritage management courses in Canada. Unfortunately, not all are recognized. In addition, they are unable to offer students the exposure to the real-world work environment and the opportunity to gain hands-on experience, which is a necessary condition to seek employment in this field.

Centennial College’s culture course and heritage site management program incorporates classroom learning and industry field placements, offering students an in-depth knowledge and practical hands-on experience required to work in this field. The college has partnerships with local, regional, provincial and national institutions and establishments to facilitate in-session field placements for students.

Besides, the course is taught by industry professionals who are currently practicing in this field. And the two-day-per-week industry field placement continues for 15 weeks in the second semester.

Career Prospects

The career prospects in the field of culture and heritage site management are bright. Canada has around 2,500 cultural and heritage institutions, including not-for-profit museums, art galleries, archives, aquaria, science centres, sports halls-of-frame, zoos, artist-run centres and other heritage sites that attract more than 50 million visitors annually. Not only this, the country’s historic sites and natural parks attract 60 million visitors annually.

The professionals can build rewarding careers in this field by seeking employment with local, regional, national and cross-border and possible international organizations. They can work with national historic sites, national and provincial parks, related not-for-profit arts, cultural and heritage organizations, federal, provincial and municipal cultural funding agencies, world heritage sites, arts service organizations, government departments, galleries and zoos.

Admission Requirements

In order to apply for this program, students will need:

• College diploma or university degree in any discipline
• Relevant work experience (for applicants with partial post-secondary education)
• A proof of English proficiency