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200pt Program
Master of Art CuratorshipCourse Entry PointYear: 2022
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: 9 December 2022
Structure
200 credit points
200 point program
Duration: 2 years full-time / up to 4 years part-time
Coursework Only Option:
- four compulsory subjects (50 points)
- four foundation subjects (50 points) to be completed in the first 100 points
- core subjects (minimum 50 points, maximum 100 points)
- elective subjects (maximum 50 points)
- within these elective points, students must choose one of (and not both) ARTS90024 or MULT90064
or
Minor Thesis Option:
- four compulsory subjects (50 points)
- four foundation subjects (50 points) to be completed in the first 100 points
- core subjects (50 points)
- minor thesis parts 1 and 2 (37.5 points total)
- ARTS90032 Research Principles and Practices (12.5 points)
Please note: the minor thesis requires enrolment over two consecutive semesters
Capstone Requirement:
Capstone subject options must be completed in the final hundred points of the program. All students are required to complete one Capstone subject option (at least 25 points). This requirement cannot be waived or replaced in any circumstances.
Capstone Stream 1: 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 2: MULT90064 Industry Core and Project (25 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to bring together theoretical grounding in art curatorship and management practice and apply this knowledge within a creative practice or cultural management project in order to develop an integrated understanding of art curatorship theory and practice.
Capstone Stream 3: ARTS90024 Industry Core and Placement (25 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to bring together the theoretical grounding in art curatorship and management practice gained in the course and apply this knowledge 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 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACUR90002 | Art Museums and Curatorship | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACUR90006 | Exhibition Management | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS90005 | History and Philosophy of Museums | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Foundation subjects
50 points. Must be completed in the first 100 points of the program.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AHIS20002 | Australian Art | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20011 | European Renaissance Art | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20016 | Art and Revolution | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20018 | Art, Market and Methods | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20019 | Art in Medieval Europe | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AHIS20020 | Avant-Garde and Postmodern Art | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20021 | Arts of East Asia | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20022 | Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS30002 | Studying Contemporary Art Abroad | Not available in 2022 | 25 |
AHIS30003 | European Art & Absolute Power 1660-1815 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS30005 | Contemporary Aboriginal Art | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS30020 | Contemporary Art | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS30021 | The Medieval Image: Art and Culture | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AHIS30022 | Renaissance Art in Global Context | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
Core Subjects
minimum 50 points, maximum 100 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACUR90005 | Interpreting Exhibitions | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACUR90007 | Collection Management | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACUR90008 | Curating Contemporary Art | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AHIS40013 | Contemporary Art in China | Not available in 2022 | 25 |
AHIS40016 | Aboriginal Art in the Northern Territory | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AHIS40020 | Museology in Florence | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AHIS40022 | Studying Contemporary Art Overseas | Not available in 2022 | 25 |
AHIS90004 | The Print Room | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS90007 | Biennales, Triennales and Documentas | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AHIS90008 | Writing About Art and the Moving Image | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Capstone option 1
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACUR90009 | Art Curatorship Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
ACUR90010 | Art Curatorship Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
ARTS90032 | Research Principles & Practices Graduate |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Capstone option 2
25 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT90064 | Industry Core and Project |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
Capstone option 3
25 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ARTS90024 | Industry Core and Placement |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
Elective Subjects
coursework only option - maximum 50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AHIS40002 | Indigenous Australian Art Histories | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS40005 | Trauma & Spectacle: Postwar European Art | No longer available | |
AHIS40006 | Postcolonial Visual Art | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AHIS40007 | The Artist's Body | No longer available | |
AHIS40008 | Twentieth-Century Italian Art: 1909-1969 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS40019 | The Book: Late Antiquity to Renaissance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS40022 | Studying Contemporary Art Overseas | Not available in 2022 | 25 |
AMGT90032 | Art and Cultural Management in Asia | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AMGT90004 | Cultural Policy |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90012 | Managing Creative Content | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AMGT90013 | Finance and Budgeting |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90014 | Directed Reading in Cultural Management | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
AMGT90017 | Marketing the Arts | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90018 | The Economics of Culture | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
AMGT90024 | Cultural Festivals and Special Events | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90059 | Social Enterprise Incubator | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90006 | Writing and Editing for Digital Media |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
SCRN40006 | Film, Art and Exhibition | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
SCRN40009 | Screen Media and Political Aesthetics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCRN40013 | Censorship: Film, Art and Media | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCRN90004 | Visual Culture Industries | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication
Last updated: 9 December 2022