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150pt Program (1.5 years full-time)
Executive Master of ArtsCourse Entry PointYear: 2023
150pt Program (1.5 years full-time)
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Sara Wills
Email: s.wills@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/24-executive-master-of-arts
Overview
The Executive Master of Arts (EMA) is designed for graduates who are eager to shape leadership roles for themselves in the 21st century. It is a program which recognises the unique benefits of combining traditional Arts strengths in analysis, ethics and critical reasoning with a skill set appropriate for managing resources, planning projects and delivering results in a dynamic contemporary environment.
The 150 point program normally has a start year intake only.
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Structure
150 credit points
150 point program
Duration: 1.5 years full-time
- seven compulsory subjects (87.5 points)
- core subject/s (25 points)
- elective subjects (37.5 points)
It is strongly recommended that students complete all compulsory subjects sequentially in the first 100 points of the program.
Capstone Requirement:
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (25 points). Students must complete one capstone option -
Capstone Stream 1: MGMT90129 Group Project (25 points)(Available for students completing the 200 and 150 point program)
Purpose: Provides students with the opportunity to conceptualise, plan and execute a substantial group project undertaken for an external organisation, responding to a real problem or challenge within that organisation, demonstrating advanced and innovative practical, analytical, team work and communication skills to understand, contribute to and engage with the organisation in question
Capstone Stream 2: MGMT90164 EMA Special Project (25 points) or MGMT90235 EMA Special project (Year Long) Part 1 and MGMT90236 EMA Special Project (Year Long) Part 2 (Available for students completing the 200 and 150 point program)
Purpose: Provides students with the opportunity to conceptualise, plan and execute a substantial, independent, research-based project in the form of a report or minor thesis, demonstrating a specialist understanding of the topic being studied, high level skills in interdisciplinary and comparative research, analysis and critique, underpinned by a demonstrable capacity to communicate research effectively, creatively and persuasively in written form
Capstone Stream 3: MGMT90131 Internship II (25 points)(Available for students completing the 200 and 150 point program)
Purpose: Provides students with the opportunity to plan and execute a four-week (full-time equivalent) placement or internship based capstone experience in an external organisation, demonstrating an ability to work across a range of tasks relevant to the organisation’s objectives, and develop and complete a specific project with creativity, integrity and cultural sensitivity, acquiring significant insight into the complexities of applying knowledge and skills within a professional workplace
Capstone Stream 4: Internship 1 (MGMT90130) and Project Management (MGMT90128) (Available for students completing the 150 and 100 point program - Students completing this Capstone option in the 150 point program must ensure an additional core subject is completed (12.5 points) as per the program requirements)
Purpose: Equips students with the capacity to plan, execute and manage professional projects in workplace contexts, provides a ‘real-world’ cohort experience designed to facilitate pathways towards careers and provide a group-learning experience that utilizes the key skills developed in all prior EMA subjects.
Capstone Stream 5: EMA Career Project (MGMT90209) and Project Management (MGMT90128) (Available for students completing the 150 and 100 point program - Students completing this Capstone option in the 150 point program must ensure an additional core subject is completed (12.5 points) as per the program requirements)
Purpose: Equips students with the capacity to plan, execute and manage professional projects, provides a ‘real-world’ cohort experience designed to facilitate pathways towards careers, provides a group-learning experience that utilizes the key skills developed in all prior EMA subjects and provides the opportunity to plan and execute a career-focused and research-based project.
Capstone Stream 6: MGMT90128 Project Management (12.5 points) and MGMT90234 Leaders, Business & Culture in Florence (12.5 points) (25 points total) (Available for students completing the 200, 150 or 100 point program - Students completing this Capstone option in the 200 and 150 point program must ensure an additional elective subject is completed (12.5 points) as per the program requirements) )
Purpose: Equips students with the capacity to plan, execute and manage professional projects, provides a ‘real-world’ cohort experience through industry visits designed to facilitate pathways towards careers, provides a group-learning experience that utilizes the key skills developed in all prior EMA subjects and provides the opportunity to plan and execute a career-focused business proposal.
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
It is strongly recommended that students complete all compulsory subjects sequentially in the first 100 points of the program.
87.5 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT90126 | Managing Budgets, Resources and Risk | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90127 | Leadership Theory & Practice | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90128 | Project Management | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90132 | Professional Communication | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90160 | The Secret Life of Organisations | June (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHIL90021 | Critical and Creative Thinking | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHIL90022 | Thinking and Acting Ethically | April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Core Subjects
25 points
Students should complete the core subject requirement in the final hundred points of the program.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTS90004 | The Power of Ideas: Ten Great Books | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90129 | Group Project |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| MGMT90131 | Internship II |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| MGMT90164 | EMA Special Project |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| MGMT90130 | Internship I |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MGMT90209 | EMA Career Project |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MGMT90235 | EMA Special Project (Year Long) Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MGMT90236 | EMA Special Project (Year Long) Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
37.5 points
Please note: written permission from the program and subject coordinator must be provided to undertake any electives that are not listed as part of the program, including language subjects, to a maximum of 12.5 points in total across the duration of the program.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS90007 | Biennales, Triennales and Documentas | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AMGT90004 | Cultural Policy |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| AMGT90017 | Marketing the Arts | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMGT90024 | Cultural Festivals and Special Events | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRIM90008 | Sovereignty, Justice, Indigenous Peoples | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| CRIM90020 | Crime, Culture & the Media | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CULS90004 | Cultural Complexity and Intelligence | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| DEVT90039 | Civil Society, NGOs and the State | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| DEVT90076 | Social Policy and Development | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| ENST90004 | Climate Change Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ESLA90001 | Professional Speaking Communication |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ESLA90002 | Advanced Self-Editing |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ESLA90003 | Professional Literacies |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| ESLA90004 | Intercultural Professional Communication |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HIST90026 | History, Memory and Violence in Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HIST90027 | Middle Eastern Wars: Jihad & Resistance | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| HPSC90012 | Trust, Communication and Expertise | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC90013 | Science, Controversy and Public Policy | Semester 1 (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 |
| INTS90007 | Rising China in the Globalised World | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISLM90007 | Contemporary Middle East and South Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISLM90008 | Islam and Politics: Interfaith Relations | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS50127 | Philosophical Foundations of Law | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LING90019 | English in a Globalised World | No longer available | |
| LING90026 | Transcultural Communication at Work |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MECM90003 | Mobility, Culture and Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MECM90007 | Media Convergence and Digital Culture | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MECM90016 | Digital Politics | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90013 | Leadership and Team Dynamics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90015 | Human Resource Fundamentals |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MGMT90018 | Managing Behaviour in Organisations |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MGMT90030 | Managing Innovation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90111 | Management and Business Communication | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| MGMT90165 | Social Entrepreneurship | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90234 | Leaders, Business & Culture in Florence | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MKTG90004 | Marketing Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MULT90004 | Environmental Sustainability |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MULT90028 | GSHSS Advanced Special Study | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| MULT90059 | Social Enterprise Incubator |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| PHIL90010 | Global Justice | No longer available | |
| PHIL90032 | Inequality and Public Policy | No longer available | |
| POLS90012 | Trade Policy Politics & Governance | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| POLS90013 | Politics and Business in post-Mao China | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS90016 | International Organisations | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| POLS90034 | International Policymaking in Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS90042 | Latin America in the World | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PPMN90031 | Public Policy Lobbying Strategies | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PPMN90056 | Business and Government | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PPMN90057 | Strategic Political Communication | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| PUBL90006 | Writing and Editing for Digital Media |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| PUBL90007 | History of Books and Reading | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PUBL90010 | Print Production and Design |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| SCRN90004 | Visual Culture Industries | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| SOCI90025 | Social Justice: Policy and Practice | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HIST90037 | Russia and the World | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| SOCI90005 | Social Research Design and Evaluation | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90072 | Data and Decision Making | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90078 | Quantitative Methods for Evaluation | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
Links
http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
Last updated: 10 November 2023