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200 Point Master of Arts and Cultural Management
Informal specialisationYear: 2018
200 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: 30 January 2024
Structure
200 point program
Duration: 2 years full-time / up to 4 years part-time
- foundation subjects (50 points) - must be completed in the first 100 points of the program
- 5 compulsory subjects (62.5 points)
- core subjects (minimum of 62.5 points, maximum of 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: MULT90019 Internship II (Semester Long) (25 points), or MULT90061 Internship II (Year Long) Part 1 and MULT90062 Internship II (Year Long) Part 2 (25 points total)
Purpose: An opportunity to undertake an evaluation study of a section of the industry.
Capstone Stream 3: AMGT90015 Cultural Management Project (Sem Long) (25 points) or AMGT90025 Cultural Management Project Part 1 and AGMT90026 Cultural Management Project Part 2 (25 points total)
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
Foundation Subjects
50 points
Note: Students must complete four foundation subjects in the first 100 points of the program.
Art History
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AHIS20002 | Australian Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20011 | European Renaissance Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20016 | Art and Revolution | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20018 | Art, Market and Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20019 | Art in Medieval Europe | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
AHIS20020 | Avant-Garde and Postmodern Art | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS30002 | Studying Contemporary Art Abroad | June (Off Campus) |
25 |
AHIS30003 | The Age of Golden Ages: Art in Europe | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS30005 | Contemporary Aboriginal Art | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS30021 | The Medieval Image: Art and Culture | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
English and Theatre Studies
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENGL20030 | Modern and Contemporary Drama | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGL20033 | Shakespeare in Performance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGL20034 | The Theatre Experience | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGL30048 | Performance and the World | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Music
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI10227 | Musics of the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI20198 | Music History 2: C19th Music and Ideas | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI30053 | The Ethnography of Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI30249 | Music History 3:Impressionism to Present | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Business/Economics/Commerce
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT30002 | Managing in Contemporary Organisations | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
MGMT30005 | Managing Strategic Change | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT30006 | Managing Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT30008 | Organisations, Ethics and Society | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
MGMT30013 | Strategic Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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 of 62.5 points/maximum of 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 | Not available in 2018 | 25 |
AHIS40016 | Aboriginal Art in the Northern Territory | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
AHIS40022 | Studying Contemporary Art Overseas | June (Off Campus) |
25 |
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 2018 | 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 | Not available in 2018 | 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 |
SCRN90006 | Film Festival Cultures | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCRN90002 | Film Production: From Script to Screen | Semester 2 (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 | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
AHIS90005 | History and Philosophy of Museums | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS90007 | Biennales, Triennales and Documentas | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
ARTS90004 | The Power of Ideas: Ten Great Books | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CCDP90007 | Arts & Communities: Histories & Sites | Not available in 2018 | 25 |
CULS40002 | Memory Cultures | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
CULS40006 | Cultural Studies in Asia | Not available in 2018 | 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 | Winter Term (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 | Semester 2 (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 |
MECM90037 | Online Community Management | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
MULT90059 | Social Enterprise Incubator | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCRN40002 | Contemporary Film Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication
Last updated: 30 January 2024