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150 Point Master of Arts and Cultural Management
Informal specialisationYear: 2017
150 Point Master of Arts and Cultural Management
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Beth Driscoll
Email: driscoll@unimelb.edu.au
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
- Contact: 'Make an enquiry' at http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/16-master-of-arts-and-cultural-management
Overview
The Master of Arts and Cultural Management is a vocationally orientated program which prepares students for a management career in the arts, entertainment, and cultural industries, including theatre, dance, music, visual arts, and film and in cultural policy development in government or industry peak bodies. The program focuses on the relationship between management practices and creative production and presentation in an international context. The program delivers subjects in the key areas of management, law, cultural and creative industries, policy and marketing together with challenging analytical content that assists graduates to participate in the ethical, political and philosophical dimensions of creative practices in an international context. Students can choose their core subjects from a wide range of offerings that encompass the fields of management in the arts, art and social change, global cultural industries, and policy and advocacy.
The Graduate Diploma in Arts and Cultural Management (Advanced) is also available.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Masters of Arts and Cultural Management should:
- develop an appreciation and overview of the arts within our culture;
- understand, access and contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of arts policy within Australia and internationally;
- understand the role of marketing in positioning arts organizations to attract audiences and funding from a diversity of sources including government and the private sector, and attracting opportunities for international exchange;
- understand the demands for managing small and large projects, developing tenders, or managing small business enterprises;
- understand laws, regulations and protocols (including cultural property rights) within various art forms;
- demonstrate an understanding of financial management, budgeting, costing and planning; and
- demonstrate a high level of leadership potential and ability to function ethically, imaginatively and resourcefully within the arts and cultural industries in ways that will advance the arts and promote them within Australia and internationally.
Last updated: 18 December 2020
Structure
150 point program
Duration: 1.5 years full-time / up to 3 years part-time
- five compulsory subjects (62.5 points)
- core subjects (mimimum 62.5 points, maximum 87.5 points)
- elective subjects (maximum 25 points)
Capstone Requirement:
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (at least 25 points). Students must complete one capstone option:
Capstone Stream 1: Minor Thesis: AMGT90027 Arts Management Thesis Part 1 and AMGT90028 Arts Management Thesis Part 2 (37.5 points total)
Purpose: An opportunity to undertake a theoretically underpinned study of the industry.
Capstone Stream 2: MULT90061 Internship II (Year Long) Part 1 and MULT90062 Internship II Part 2 (25 points total ) or MULT90019 Internship II (Semester Long) (25 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to undertake an evaluation study of a section of the industry.
Capstone Stream 3: AMGT90025 Cultural Management Project Part 1 and AMGT90026 Cultural Management Project Part 2 (25 points total) or AMGT90015 Cultural Management Project (Sem Long) (25 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to undertake an action research project.
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework.
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
62.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AMGT90001 | Principles of Arts Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90004 | States, Governments and the Arts |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90013 | Finance and Budgeting |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90018 | The Economics of Culture | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90029 | Applied Research Methods |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Core Subjects
minimum 62.5 points / maximum 87.5 points
Please note: Students who were admitted to the Master of Arts and Cultural Management prior to 2017, but who are accepted for the minor thesis from Semester 1 2017 onwards, will need to take MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices during the first semester of their enrolment in the thesis, in accordance with course rules at the time of admission.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AHIS40013 | Contemporary Art in China | June (Off Campus) |
25 |
AHIS40016 | Aboriginal Art in the Northern Territory | June (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
AIND90002 | Working in Indigenous Cultural Contexts | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT50001 | Art and Cultural Management in Asia | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90002 | Arts Law | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90006 | Audiences and the Arts | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90007 | Advanced Arts Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90011 | Global Cultural Policy and Practice | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
AMGT90012 | Managing Creative Content | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90015 | Cultural Management Project (Sem Long) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
AMGT90017 | Communicating the Arts | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90024 | Cultural Festivals and Special Events |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90025 | Cultural Management Project Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90026 | Cultural Management Project Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90027 | Arts Management Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
AMGT90028 | Arts Management Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
AMGT90030 | Philanthropy and Development in the Arts | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90031 | Developing Cultural Industries | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CULS40001 | Cultural Policy and Power | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CULS90004 | Cultural Complexity and Intelligence | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90019 | Internship II (Semester Long) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
MULT90061 | Internship II (Year Long) Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT90062 | Internship II (Year Long) Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
SCRN40013 | Censorship: Film, Art and Media | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCRN90002 | Film Production: From Script to Screen | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCRN90006 | Film Festival Cultures | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
maximum 25 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACUR90005 | Interpreting Exhibitions | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS40016 | Aboriginal Art in the Northern Territory | June (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
AHIS90005 | History and Philosophy of Museums | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS90007 | Biennales, Triennales and Documentas | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ARTS90004 | The Power of Ideas: Ten Great Books | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CCDP90007 | Arts & Communities: Histories & Sites |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
25 |
CULS40002 | Memory Cultures | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
CULS40006 | Cultural Studies in Asia | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
CULS40011 | Cultural Studies Now | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI40017 | Serial Storytelling | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGL40020 | Australian Theatre and Performance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90001 | Professional Speaking Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90002 | Advanced Self-Editing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90003 | Professional Literacies | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90004 | Intercultural Professional Communication | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM40011 | Writing for the Media | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90007 | Media Convergence and Digital Culture | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90059 | Social Enterprise Incubator | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90006 | Writing and Editing for Digital Media |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
SCRN40002 | Contemporary Film Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communicationLast updated: 18 December 2020