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150pt Program
Master of Art CuratorshipCourse Entry PointYear: 2020
150pt Program
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Alison Inglis
Email:asi@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' on http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/18-master-of-art-curatorship
Overview
The Master of Art Curatorship provides specialist training and a professional qualification for graduates who are working, or seeking to work in the field, and may also be taken for general interest. This program does not necessarily lead to higher degree study, however high achieving students who complete the thesis option may qualify for entry to a masters by research or PhD.
Last updated: 18 December 2020
Structure
150 credit points
150 point program
Duration: 1.5 years full-time / up to 3 years part-time
Coursework Only Option:
- four compulsory subjects (50 points)
- core subjects (minimum 50 points, maximum 100 points)
- elective subjects (maximum 50 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option:
- four compulsory subjects (50 points)
- minor thesis parts 1 and 2 (37.5 points total)
- MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices (12.5 points)
- core subjects and/or elective subjects (50 points)
Please note: the minor thesis requires enrolment over two consecutive semesters
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: Co-requisites: MULT90018 Internship 1 (Placement Only) (12.5 points) and ACUR90002 Art Museums and Curatorship (12.5 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to acquire a theoretical grounding in art curatorship and management practice and apply this knowledge in a professional context in order to develop an integrated understanding of art curatorship theory and practice.
Capstone Stream 2: Minor Thesis: ACUR90009 Art Curatorship Thesis Part 1 and ACUR90010 Art Curatorship Thesis Part 2 (37.5 points total)
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to address a specific art curatorship research question. Pathway to the PhD.
Capstone Stream 3: Co-requisites: MULT90018 Internship 1 (Placement Only) (12.5 points) and ACUR90006 Exhibition Management (12.5 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to acquire a theoretical grounding in arts management practice and apply this knowledge to solve problems that arise in a professional context in order to develop an integrated understanding of art curatorship theory and practice.
Capstone Stream 4: Co-requisites: MULT90018 Internship 1 (Placement Only) (12.5 points) and AHIS90005 History and Philosophy of Museums (12.5 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to engage critically and theoretically with exhibition practices and strategies and apply this in a professional context in order to develop an integrated understanding of art curatorship theory and practice.
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework. Students also should also refer to information in the Student Policy Directory.
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACUR90001 | Issues in Art Conservation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACUR90002 | Art Museums and Curatorship | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACUR90006 | Exhibition Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AHIS90005 | History and Philosophy of Museums | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Core Subjects
minor thesis option - up to 50 points*
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACUR90005 | Interpreting Exhibitions | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACUR90007 | Collection Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACUR90008 | Curating Contemporary Art | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS40013 | Contemporary Art in China | Not available in 2020 | 25 |
AHIS40015 | Histories and Theories of Conservation | No longer available | |
AHIS40016 | Aboriginal Art in the Northern Territory | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
AHIS40020 | Museology in Florence | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
AHIS40022 | Studying Contemporary Art Overseas | Not available in 2020 | 25 |
AHIS90004 | The Print Room | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS90007 | Biennales, Triennales and Documentas | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS90008 | Writing About Art and the Moving Image | 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 |
Coursework Only Internship Capstone option 1, 3 and 4
Students completing Capstone option 1, 3 or 4 must complete the following internship subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT90018 | Internship I (Placement Only) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Minor Thesis Subjects Capstone Option 2
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACUR90009 | Art Curatorship Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
ACUR90010 | Art Curatorship Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
MULT50001 | Research Principles and Practices |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
coursework only option - maximum 50 points
minor thesis option - up to 50 points*
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AHIS40002 | Indigenous Australian Art Histories | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS40005 | Trauma & Spectacle: Postwar European Art | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
AHIS40006 | Postcolonial Visual Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS40008 | Twentieth-Century Italian Art: 1909-1969 | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
AHIS40019 | The Book: Late Antiquity to Renaissance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS40022 | Studying Contemporary Art Overseas | Not available in 2020 | 25 |
AIND90002 | Working in Indigenous Cultural Contexts | No longer available | |
AMGT90002 | Arts Law | No longer available | |
AMGT90004 | States, Governments and the Arts |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90012 | Managing Creative Content | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
AMGT90013 | Finance and Budgeting |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90014 | Directed Reading in Cultural Management | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
AMGT90017 | Communicating the Arts | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90018 | The Economics of Culture | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90024 | Cultural Festivals and Special Events |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT90059 | Social Enterprise Incubator |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90006 | Writing and Editing for Digital Media |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
SCRN40006 | Film, Art and Exhibition | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
SCRN40009 | Screen Media and Mediated Experiences | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCRN40013 | Censorship: Film, Art and Media | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCRN90004 | Visual Culture Industries | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
*Please note: Students completing the minor thesis option are able to select up to a maximum of 50 points of subjects from the combined list of Core and Electives subjects available in the 150 point program.
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication
Last updated: 18 December 2020