The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria is offering two engaging courses in the spring of 2011 that are of interest to planners and other specialists involved in heritage preservation and downtown revitalization activities. Please visit our website for further information on the following courses and let us know if you have questions. You can participate in these courses on a non-credit basis or work toward either a Diploma in Cultural Resource Management or a Professional Specialization Certificate in Heritage Conservation Planning (http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/cultural/programs/)...

Determining Significance

January – April in an online format, with Alastair Kerr

http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/aspnet/Course/Detail/?code=HA489C

An exploration of various methods used to determine the range of historical, aesthetic, social, and scientific values that establish the character-defining elements of historic resources, along with their roles in guiding subsequent conservation planning and decision-making.

Heritage Conservation Planning

March 21- 26, 2011, on-campus in an intensive format, with Dr. Harold Kalman

http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/aspnet/Course/Detail/?code=HA489L
This course focuses on approaches to heritage conservation revitalization and decision-making, and discusses the components of planning processes that include community involvement and consultation, the acquisition and integration of technical information and professional expertise, and the integration of conservation planning in the long-term management of heritage resources.

The Cultural Resource Management Program is an Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) registered provider offering an AIBC-accredited activity for continuing education learning units. AIBC members can earn 36 non-core learning credits per course. Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) members may also earn 36 learning units of organized Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity for participating in courses.

Trisha Carleton, BA, Program Coordinator

Tel: 250-721-6119 Email: carleton@uvic.ca

Cultural Management Programs

Division of Continuing Studies

University of Victoria

PO Box 3030 STN CSC

Victoria, BC V8W 3N6

Web: www.uvcs.uvic.ca/cultural