Graduate Diploma in Heritage Resources Management - Laddering to a degree

Laddering the Graduate Diploma in Heritage Resources Management into an AU Master of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies degree

An important benefit for HRM Diploma students is the chance to use the courses they have taken in the HRM Diploma towards a Masters of Arts – Interdisciplinary Studies degree.

Students interested in earning a credential in the heritage field as well as the MAIS degree should first complete the Diploma in Heritage Resources Management and then complete courses as necessary for the MAIS degree. This route will provide students with the chance to optimize their credits and gain both a professional certification as well as a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies. Students need to be aware, however, that they cannot so easily reverse these steps—that is, go from a MAIS degree to the Diploma without having to take additional courses.

1. Students who complete the Diploma (including all of its undergraduate competency fields) can use all 18 graduate Heritage Resources Management (HRM) program credits towards a MAIS degree.*
2. MAIS students who are not enrolled in the HRM Program can take any HRM course except HERM 691, the Practicum, which is open only to HRM students who have completed or are enrolled in all the Diploma courses and have cleared the competency requirements of the Diploma.
3. Students with a HRM Diploma will be required to submit a study plan at the time of their application to the MAIS program.
4. HRM Diploma students will be required to pay the MAIS program application fee but not the program admission fee. Transfer evaluation fees are not required since HRM courses are cross listed as MAIS courses.
   • Students who have earned the HRM Diploma have already earned 18 credits towards the MAIS degree and thus will be required to complete 15 additional credits for the MAIS degree. To earn the MAIS degree, such students are required to complete:
   • MAIS 601
   • One MAIS methods course of the student’s choosing and relevant to his or her specialization from MAIS 602, 640, or others as available.
   • MAIS 701 or MAIS 700. (Please note that students with an HRM Diploma are not eligible for a combined 701/702 (6-credit) project.
   • Two elective MAIS courses appropriate to the student’s study plan.
   • HRM Diploma Students who enrol in MAIS will normally enrol in an independent track, but are not precluded from enrolling in a specialization. The specialization chosen should be one that includes at least one HRM course, but students need to determine if they will be required to take one or two additional courses in order to meet the particular requirements of some streams.
5. HRM Courses are all cross listed with MAIS courses and are part of the Heritage and Social History focus area in MAIS

All courses are 3-credits except for the Practicum which is 6 credits.

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Transferring HRM coursework into a graduate program at another institution

All GD:HRM courses offer rigorous graduate-level training, and they should be recognized for credit at most other post-secondary institutions. However, this is discretionary at each institution, and students are responsible for obtaining the necessary permission to transfer AU courses elsewhere. If you plan to transfer your HRM coursework, please contact the HRM office for more information and recommended procedures.