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200pt 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
Structure
200 credit points
Duration: 2 years full-time / up to 4 years part-time
Students entering the 200 point program will need to complete:
- 50 credit points of Foundation elective subjects
- 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:
- The maximum number of undergraduate Foundation elective subjects that can be completed is 50 points, these subjects must be completed in the first 100 points of the program.
- 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 (25 points or 37.5 points for the minor thesis option). 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
Foundation subjects
50 points
Note: Students must complete four foundation subjects in the first 100 points of the program. Please note some subjects in this list may have specific prerequisites or recommended background knowledge. See “eligibility and requirements” in subject entries for details.
Art History
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AHIS20002 | Australian Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20011 | European Renaissance Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20016 | Art and Revolution | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20018 | Art, Market and Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20020 | Avant-Garde and Postmodern Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS20021 | Arts of East Asia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS30002 | Studying Contemporary Art Abroad | Not available in 2024 | 25 |
AHIS30005 | Contemporary Aboriginal Art | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS30003 | European Art & Absolute Power 1660-1815 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
English and Theatre Studies
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENGL20030 | Modern and Contemporary Theatre | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGL20033 | Shakespeare in Performance | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGL20034 | The Theatre Experience | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGL30048 | Performance and the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Music
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI30053 | The Ethnography of Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30249 | Music History 3: 20th & 21st Centuries |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10227 | Musics of the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI20206 | The Business of Music |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
Business/Economics/Commerce
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT30002 | Managing in Contemporary Organisations | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
MGMT30005 | Managing Strategic Change | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Compulsory subjects
62.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AMGT90001 | Principles of Arts Management |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90004 | Cultural Policy |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90013 | Finance and Budgeting |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AMGT90018 | The Economics of Culture | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
AMGT90029 | Applied Research Methods |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - 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 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
or
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT90064 | Industry Core and Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
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 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACUR90007 | Collection Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACUR90008 | Curating Contemporary Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS40013 | Advanced Art Fieldwork | June (Off Campus) |
25 |
AHIS40016 | Aboriginal Art in the Northern Territory | June (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
AHIS40022 | Studying Contemporary Art Overseas | Not available in 2024 | 25 |
AMGT90006 | Audiences and the Arts | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90007 | Stakeholders and Fundraising in the Arts | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90012 | Managing Creative Content | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90017 | Marketing the Arts | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90024 | Cultural Festivals and Special Events | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AMGT90032 | Global Perspectives on Arts Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS90005 | History and Philosophy of Museums | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS90007 | Biennales, Triennales and Documentas | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CULS90004 | Cultural Complexity and Intelligence | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CWRI40017 | Serial Storytelling | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGL40020 | Australian Theatre and Performance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
IBUS90004 | Cross Cultural Management and Teamwork |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
INDG90001 | Working in Indigenous Cultural Contexts | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
MECM90007 | Media Convergence and Digital Culture | Semester 1 (On Campus - 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 |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90006 | Writing and Editing for Digital Media |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - 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 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS40020 | Museology in Florence | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
AHIS90008 | Writing About Art and the Moving Image | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication
Last updated: 30 January 2024