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Cultural Policy (AMGT90004)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
September
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery September - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject introduces students to theoretical perspectives on arts and cultural policy and explains how various historical, political, and cultural contexts shape cultural policies in different nation states. The subject provides a broad overview of multiple aspects of cultural policies including regulating public arts, preserving national cultural heritage, contributing to sustainable economic, environmental, and urban development, as well as protecting cultural diversity on local and global levels. The subject explains how different political and cultural actors are involved in complex processes of creating, communicating, restructuring, or resisting cultural policies and how they affect local economies, reframe social and cultural composition of communities, as well as contribute to place branding.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, student should be able to:
- Appraise government policies and strategies associated with the arts industry
- Critique and analyse complex policy and political frameworks
- Construct debates relating to the interplay between government and the arts sector
- Investigate new policy initiatives for the arts industry as they arise
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should gain the following generic skills:
- Be able to source and evaluate diverse resource material, including traditional text and electronic media
- Be able to demonstrate the writing skills to present essay works and approved topics to an advanced level
- Be able to demonstrate the critical thinking required to conceptualise and form strategies
- Be able to communicate knowledge intelligibly and economically
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the 175AA Master of Arts and Cultural Management
OR
Head of Program approval is required for enrolment by Community Access Program (CAP), Inbound Exchange/Study Abroad or Incoming Cross-institutional students.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CULS40001 | Cultural Policy and Power | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A group project and seminar presentation
| Late in the teaching period | 30% |
An essay
| During the examination period | 60% |
A test
| Test to be taken midway through the teaching period. | 10% |
Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject and regular class participation is expected. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Kim Goodwin Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total 36 hours: 12 x 2 hour lecture and 1 hour tutorial per week throughout semester Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
- September
Coordinator Fann Goh Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total 30 hours: 5 x 6-hour seminars. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 25 July 2022 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period students will be required to complete readings and view videos that will be provided via the LMS. Teaching period 5 September 2022 to 8 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2022 Census date 9 September 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 October 2022 Assessment period ends 14 November 2022 September contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A subject reader will be available.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Directing for Performance Course Graduate Diploma in Arts and Cultural Management (Advanced) - Links to additional information
Last updated: 31 January 2024