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Program Requirements The Type 2 and Type 3 master's level graduate diplomas are designed to serve professional development needs. The Type 2 diploma is for graduate students in other Carleton programs who seek to strengthen or broaden their conceptual and technical skills in curatorial studies. The Type 3 diploma is for individuals who are not currently registered in a Carleton graduate program. Both diplomas have the same requirements and are comprised of 3.0 credits, and are designed to be completed in one year (twelve months). Students may take the program on either a part-time or full-time basis. Cognate Courses: All cognate courses will be determined in collaboration between the student, the Assistant Director of Curatorial Studies, and the Graduate Supervisor of the cognate department. For students with significant disciplinary knowledge, courses from the School of Business may be more appropriate as cognate courses. Graduate Diploma in Curatorial Studies (3.0 credits)
Program pathways and conditions
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Pathway 1
| Requirements: | ||
| 1. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| CURA 5000 [0.5] | Curatorial Studies Proseminar | |
| 2. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
| CURA 5001 [0.5] | Curatorial Studies Pro-seminar: Visual Arts Stream | |
| CURA 5002 [0.5] | Curatorial Studies Pro-seminar: Material and Intangible Cultures Stream | |
| 3. 1.0 credit from: | 1.0 | |
| CURA 5011 [0.5] | Curatorial Studies Practicum 1 | |
| CURA 5012 [0.5] | Curatorial Studies Practicum 2 | |
| CURA 5013 [0.5] | Directed Exhibition Proposal | |
| 4. 1.0 credit in cognate discipline, which may be selected from: | 1.0 | |
| ANTH 5706 [0.5] | Contemporary Material Cultures | |
| ARCC 5401 [0.5] | Workshop: Technical Studies in Heritage Conservation | |
| ARCH 5000 [0.5] | Directed Studies in Architecture | |
| ARCH 5001 [0.5] | Topics in Architecture | |
| ARCH 5002 [0.5] | Architecture Seminar II | |
| ARTH 5010 [1.0] | Theory and Practice of Art and Architectural History | |
| ARTH 5112 [0.5] | Special Topics in Historiography, Methodology and Criticism | |
| ARTH 5113 [0.5] | Special Topics in Pre-Modernity | |
| ARTH 5114 [0.5] | Special Topics in Feminism and Gender | |
| ARTH 5115 [0.5] | Special Topics in Modern and Contemporary Art | |
| ARTH 5117 [0.5] | Special Topics in Community/Identity | |
| ARTH 5210 [0.5] | Special Topics in Indigenous Art | |
| ARTH 5218 [0.5] | Special Topics in Museum Studies and Curatorial Practice | |
| ARTH 5403 [0.5] | Special Topics in Architecture and Its Institutions | |
| ARTH 5500 [0.5] | Special Topics in Photography and Its Institutions | |
| ARTH 5788 [0.5] | Directed Art Exhibition | |
| CDNS 5002 [0.5] | Interdisciplinary Methods | |
| CDNS 5301 [0.5] | Canadian Cultural Studies | |
| CDNS 5401 [0.5] | Heritage Conservation: History, Principles, and Concepts | |
| CDNS 5402 [0.5] | Heritage Conservation: Theory in Practice | |
| CDNS 5501 [0.5] | Decolonizing Canada: Cultural Politics and Collective Identities | |
| CDNS 5601 [0.5] | Memory, Culture, and Heritage in Canada | |
| CLMD 6102 [0.5] | Issues in Transnationalism | |
| CLMD 6103 [0.5] | Issues of Cultural Mediation and Representation |
Courses
These courses were identified on the program source page. Their presence does not mean they are all required in every pathway.
CURA 5002
Read detailsCuratorial Studies Pro-seminar: Material and Intangible Cultures Stream
0.5 credit · 2026-27
Sources and references
Reference year : 2026-27
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Source reference : https://calendar.carleton.ca/grad/gradprograms/curatorialstudies/