Film and Photography Preservation and Collections Management (MA)

Master

In Toronto (Canada)

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Toronto (Canada)

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Film and photography preservation has been redefined by digital technologies. Responding to these dramatic changes, Ryerson’s F+PPCM program provides a rigorous and intensive professional education of applied and theoretical courses in the history, technology and intellectual organization of image and audiovisual collections. The only program of its kind in the world, F+PPCM offers a curriculum developed and delivered by a range of specialists, from historians and practitioners of photo- and film-based media to museum, library and archive professionals. The two-year course of study includes an internship and a second-year residency in a growing list of international partner museums and institutions.

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Location

Start date

Toronto (Canada)
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Start date

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About this course

Completion of a four-year undergraduate (or equivalent) degree from an accredited institution
Minimum GPA or equivalent of 3.00/4.33 (B) in the last two years of study
Statement of interest
Resumé/CV
Transcripts
Two letters of recommendation
English language proficiency requirement

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Subjects

  • Materials
  • Research
  • Placement
  • Chemistry
  • Photographic
  • Deterioration
  • Applications
  • Collection
  • Management
  • Digital
  • Cataloguing
  • Registration

Course programme

Master of Arts (MA)

Degree Requirements: Master of Arts
  • Major Research Project/Thesis
  • Field Placement
  • MRP Development Seminar
  • Internship
  • Research Methods
  • Chemistry of Photographic Deterioration
  • Digital Applications for Collection Management
  • Cataloguing & Registration Methods
And one of the following specializations:

Photographic Preservation
  • History of Photography I
  • Photographic Collections
  • 19th Century Photographic Materials and Processes
  • 20th Century Photographic Materials and Processes
  • History of Photography II
  • Photographic Preservation
  • Exhibition and Publication
  • Digital Preservation
Film Preservation
  • History of film
  • Film Materials and Processes
  • Management of Film Collections
  • Early Film and its Preservation
  • Film Curation & Exhibition
  • Film Production Processes
  • Orphan Films
  • Digital Preservation and Curation

Film and Photography Preservation and Collections Management (MA)

Price on request