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150pt Program (1.5 years full-time)
Executive Master of ArtsCourse Entry PointYear: 2024
150pt Program (1.5 years full-time)
Contact information
Coordinator
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: 30 January 2024
Structure
150 credit points
Duration: 1.5 years full-time
- Seven compulsory subjects (87.5 points)
- Capstone subject/s (25 points for the coursework option and 37.5 points for the minor thesis option)
- Elective subjects (37.5 points for the coursework option and 25 points for the minor thesis option)
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 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90127 | Leadership Theory & Practice | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90128 | Project Management | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90132 | Professional Communication | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90160 | The Secret Life of Organisations | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHIL90021 | Critical and Creative Thinking | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHIL90022 | Thinking and Acting Ethically | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Capstone Subjects
25 points for the coursework option and 37.5 points for the minor thesis option.
Students should complete the capstone subject requirement in the final hundred points of the program.
Coursework Option:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT90129 | Group Project |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
or
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT90131 | Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
or
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT90164 | Industry Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Minor Thesis Option:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT90235 | Minor Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MGMT90236 | Minor Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ARTS90032 | Research Principles & Practices Graduate |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
37.5 points for the coursework option and 25 points for the minor thesis option
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 (On Campus - Parkville)
September (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 |
| ARTS90004 | The Power of Ideas: Ten Great Books | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CRIM90008 | Sovereignty, Justice, Indigenous Peoples | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| CRIM90020 | Crime, Culture & the Media | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| CULS90004 | Cultural Complexity and Intelligence | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - 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 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ESLA90002 | Advanced Self-Editing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ESLA90003 | Professional Literacies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ESLA90004 | Intercultural Professional Communication | Semester 1 (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 2024 | 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 (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| INTS90007 | Rising China in the Globalised World | Semester 2 (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 | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LING90026 | Transcultural Communication at Work |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| MECM90003 | Mobility, Culture and Communication | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MECM90007 | Media Convergence and Digital Culture | Semester 1 (On Campus - 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 2024 | 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 |
| MULT90059 | Social Enterprise Incubator |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| POLS90012 | Trade Policy Politics & Governance | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS90013 | Politics and Business in post-Mao China | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| POLS90016 | International Organisations | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PPMN90057 | Strategic Political Communication | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| PUBL90006 | Writing and Editing for Digital Media |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| PUBL90007 | History of Books and Reading | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PUBL90010 | Print Production and Design |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
August (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
| SCRN90004 | Visual Culture Industries | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| SOCI90025 | Social Justice and Social Welfare | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI90026 | Social Policy and Urban Problems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HIST90037 | Russia and the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| SOCI90005 | Social Research Design and Evaluation | July (On Campus - 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: 30 January 2024