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150pt Program
Master of Arts and Cultural ManagementCourse Entry PointYear: 2023
150pt Program
Contact information
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.
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Structure
150 credit points
Duration: 1.5 years full-time / up to 3 years part-time
Students entering the 150 point program will need to complete:
- 62.5 credit points of compulsory subjects
- Between 25 and 37.5 credit points of Capstone subjects from one of the following streams:
- 25 credit points of Capstone Stream 1 subject
- 25 credit points of Capstone Stream 2 subject
- 37.5 credit points of Capstone Stream 3 (Minor Thesis option) subjects
- Between 50 and 62.5 credit points of elective subjects
Elective requirements:
- Elective subjects (between 50 and 62.5 credit points): A maximum of 25 points of Level 4 subjects can be completed, and must be completed in the first 100 points of the program.
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: ARTS90024 Industry Core and Placement
Purpose: An opportunity to complete an internship placement in a professional working environment.
Capstone Stream 2: MULT90064 Industry Core and Project
Purpose: An opportunity to develop a creative practice or management project.
Capstone Stream 3: 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.
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework:
https://policy.unimelb.edu.au/MPF1327/#section-4.15
https://policy.unimelb.edu.au/
Subject Options
Compulsory subjects
62.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AMGT90001 | Principles of Arts Management |
March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90004 | Cultural Policy |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90013 | Finance and Budgeting |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90018 | The Economics of Culture | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
AMGT90029 | Applied Research Methods |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Capstone subjects
25 points or 37.5 points for the Minor Thesis option
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ARTS90024 | Industry Core and Placement |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
or
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT90064 | Industry Core and Project |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
or
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Elective subjects
62.5 points or 50 points for the Minor Thesis option
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 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS40013 | Contemporary Art in China | Not available in 2023 | 25 |
AHIS40016 | Aboriginal Art in the Northern Territory | June (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
AHIS40022 | Studying Contemporary Art Overseas | Not available in 2023 | 25 |
AMGT90006 | Audiences and the Arts | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90007 | Stakeholders and Fundraising in the Arts | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90012 | Managing Creative Content | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
AMGT90017 | Marketing the Arts | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90024 | Cultural Festivals and Special Events | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
AMGT90032 | Art and Cultural Management in Asia | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
AHIS90005 | History and Philosophy of Museums | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS90007 | Biennales, Triennales and Documentas | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CULS90004 | Cultural Complexity and Intelligence | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI40017 | Serial Storytelling | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
ENGL40020 | Australian Theatre and Performance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
IBUS90004 | Cross Cultural Management and Teamwork |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
INDG90001 | Working in Indigenous Cultural Contexts | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
MECM90007 | Media Convergence and Digital Culture | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90037 | Online Community Management | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90013 | Leadership and Team Dynamics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90234 | Leaders, Business & Culture in Florence | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90059 | Social Enterprise Incubator |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90006 | Writing and Editing for Digital Media |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90014 | Legal Issues in Arts and Media | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCRN90006 | Film Festival Cultures | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCRN90002 | Film Production: From Script to Screen | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication
Last updated: 10 November 2023