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Head:
Dr John Gregory
Graduate coordinator: Associate Professor Conrad Hamann
The discipline of visual culture includes both historical and critical studies
in art history and theory (including architecture) and film and television
studies. No graduate instruction or program is offered in any studio-based
subjects. The department offers graduate studies in the following areas:
The Department of Visual Culture offers the following research programs:
The department offers the following coursework programs:
Prospectuses for all these courses are available from the general office, Department of Visual Culture, telephone 9905 4218.
LEIGH
ASTBURY Australian art in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and museum
studies.
JOHN GREGORY Medieval art and architecture; Renaissance art, especially in
Siena; baroque art, especially in Italy and the Netherlands.
CONRAD HAMANN Nineteenth and twentieth-century architecture, with special
reference to American and Australian.
DAVID HANAN Film studies, with particular reference to film form, European and
Asian cinema, and the psychology of the film experience.
ANNE MARSH Performance art, photography, feminism, psychoanalytic theory and
museum studies.
LEONIE NAUGHTON Contemporary film theory, psychoanalysis and the cinema,
feminist film theory, popular film culture and contemporary German film.
ANNETTE VAN DEN BOSCH Twentieth-century art in Europe, North America and
Australia; women's art history; international art since 1960; the sociology of
art and the art market; Australian cultural studies; feminist theory and
critical theory, and arts and cultural policy in Australia and North
America.
CONSTANTINE VEREVIS Repetition-theories and practices; forms of (film)
criticism and interpretation; New Hollywood cinema as industrial, cultural and
textual form; cinema remakes and sequels; Japanese fiction and film.
DEANE WILLIAMS Contemporary film theory, documentary film theory, Australian
film history, Australian film and television.
Students should note that research programs are not normally entered from coursework programs. Students wishing to change from coursework to research should consult either the graduate studies coordinator or the head of department.
Course
code: 0020
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students $A12,000 pa
The degree of PhD in visual culture is taken by the submission of a thesis (the
normal length is 60,000-90,000 words), on a topic approved by the candidate and
the head of the department, at the end of a period of supervised study and
research. The candidate will be supervised during this study and research by
staff appointed with the agreement of both the candidate and the department.
Candidates are expected to consult their supervisor regularly and to maintain
the momentum of their thesis research.
There are four paths of entry to the PhD. Candidates must have obtained one of the following: (i) a BA(Hons) degree with a grade of first class honours, or second class honours division A in visual arts or visual culture; (ii) MA with an equivalent grading; (iii) MA by coursework which includes a completed research project or research essay to the value of twelve points, with an equivalent grading; (iv) MQual with a research component to an equivalent grading.
Course
code: 0017
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students $A12,000 pa
The MA in visual culture by research is designed as the basic degree for students wishing to undertake advanced and extensive research in an area of the visual arts, and who are wishing to familiarise themselves with major areas of theory and critical debate in the visual arts. Students normally undertake substantial work in one of the research areas familiar to visual culture staff (see beginning of visual culture entry), and normally prepare a thesis of 40,000-60,000 words length, or undertake a combination of coursework and research as approved by the head of department. The thesis is on an area agreed between the student and the department and is supervised by staff appointed with the agreement of both the candidate and the department. Candidates are expected to consult their supervisor regularly and to maintain the momentum of their thesis research. The degree involves two years full-time study or four years part-time.
There are two paths of entry to the MA by research. Candidates must have obtained one of the following: (i) a BA(Hons) degree with a grade of first class honours, or second class honours division A in visual arts or visual culture; (ii) MQual in visual arts or visual culture with a research component, to an equivalent grading.
Course
code: 0017
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students $A12,000 pa
Coordinator: Leigh Astbury
This course is intended for students with a strong interest in research who wish to give their study a clear Australian focus. Candidates undertake the MA in Australian art by coursework and research by completing a thesis, normally of 25,000-35,000 words in length, and by taking two fifth-year subjects worth eight points each from the schedule set out in the course structure below. The degree familiarises students with the major theoretical areas in Australian art and with a significant area of Australian art history through their research. The research emphasis can cover areas of painting, sculpture, architecture, urbanism and urban imagery, photography, performance and art in multimedia, film or television. The degree normally involves one year study full-time or two years study part-time.
On successful completion of the course students should be able to position a major area of investigation within the context of Australian art history and criticism and be competent in the methodology of research, its arguments and presentation.
There are three paths into the MA in Australian art by coursework and research. Candidates must have obtained one of the following: (i) a BA(Hons) degree with a grade of first class honours, or second class honours division A in visual arts or visual culture; (ii) MQual in visual arts or visual culture with research component, to an equivalent grade; (iii) an honours degree in a related discipline to an equivalent grade, on the approval of the head of department.
(i) A
thesis of 25,000-35,000 words in area agreed to by the candidate and the
department, and supervised by staff appointed by agreement with both the
candidate and the department. Candidates are expected to consult their
supervisor regularly and to maintain the momentum of their thesis research.
(ii) Two fifth-year elective subjects worth eight points each, from the
schedule set out below. It should be noted that students should not include
subjects previously taken in the masters qualifying year, the postgraduate
diploma or the honours year.
Subjects taken at fifth-year level as part of a postgraduate sequence in visual culture are normally weighted at eight points each. For weightings in Australian studies or history cross-listings, see the entries under those disciplines.
Course
code: 0017
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students $A12,000 pa
Coordinator: Anne Marsh
The MA in gallery and museum studies is intended to provide students with the skills to respond to an increasingly complex museum and cultural policy environment at both a state and national level as they relate to the visual arts and visual culture. Both theoretical and practical skills are emphasised. The focus of the course is primarily Australian, but extensive reference is also made to overseas exhibitions, practice and critical discourse. Candidates undertake the MA in Australian art by coursework and research by completing a thesis, normally of 25,000- 35,000 words in length, and by taking two fifth-year subjects worth eight points each from the schedule set out in the course structure below.
After successful completion of the course students should be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of modern art museums and the curating and interpretation of visual material in museum and gallery collections. They will also be able to participate in debate over policy direction at a state and national level and show an understanding of the main government and community issues related to collecting and exhibiting institutions and cultural policies. Students undertaking the MA by coursework and research should also demonstrate a capacity to conduct original research into salient issues relating to museum studies and cultural policy.
There are two paths into the MA in gallery and museum studies by coursework and research. Candidates must have completed one of the following: (i) a BA(Hons) degree with an overall grade of second class honours, division A or higher in visual culture or a related discipline; (ii) MQual with a research component with an overall grading at distinction level or higher.
(i) A
thesis of 25,000-35,000 words in an area agreed to by the candidate and the
department, and supervised by staff appointed by agreement with both the
candidate and the department. Candidates are expected to consult their
supervisor regularly and to maintain the momentum of their thesis research.
(ii) Students must complete the subject VAM5023 (Museum practice and research)
and one of two functional subjects VAM5021 (Beyond the museum: institutions and
insurrections) or AUS5000 (Museums as exhibiting institutions).
Students who have already undertaken VAM4021 (Beyond the museum: institutions
and insurrections), AUS4120 (Museums as exhibiting institutions), and/or
VAM4023 (Museum practice and research) as part of the MQual year may take two
alternative subjects, from the list of elective subjects set out below.
Subjects taken at fifth-year level as part of a postgraduate sequence in visual culture are normally weighted at eight points each. For weightings in Australian studies or history cross-listings, see the entries under those disciplines.
Students not possessing a degree in visual arts or visual culture at honours to the appropriate grade, and wishing to enter either the PhD or the masters research programs, normally undertake the equivalent of a year's full-time study in the MQual with a research component.
Program
code: 1988
Program fee: Local students HECS; international students $A12,000 pa
Coordinator: Deane Williams
This
program is intended to offer advanced studies in both nineteenth and
twentieth-century art and architecture and to provide students, should they
also choose, with the opportunity for work in gallery and museum studies and in
Australian film history. It is addressed to students returning to study after
either professional work or a period away from the university, who are
intending to pursue research in the visual arts or who wish to bring themselves
up to date with recent developments in the discipline and subject areas of the
visual arts, and who wish to develop a major research initiative in specialised
areas. Students undertaking the program will pursue study in the nature of the
visual arts and the disciplines and construction of art history and criticism.
They will undertake detailed elective study by coursework in an area of the
visual arts and pursue skills in research technique, writing and argument. The
research component will introduce these skills to students at a larger scale
and is intended to provide a bridge between their previous scale of essay work
and the requirements of a large research project at graduate level. The MQual
program is one year's study full-time and two years' study part-time.
Students successfully completing the MQual (at an average of at least credit or
second class honours division B) may apply to proceed directly into the MA
in Australian art by coursework or the MA in gallery and museum studies by
coursework. Successful completion of the MQual program with a research
component is also a means of entry to the MA by research, or to the PhD, and to
either the MA in Australian art by research or the MA in gallery and museum
studies by research - if a student's consistent grading for the MQual is the
equivalent of a distinction or a second class honours degree, division A.
The program comprises three subjects and a research project. Successful completion will normally be at distinction level, and on completion, students should have demonstrated an ability to conduct independent research, to undertake a range of independent inquiry and reading. The program is intended to give students substantial experience in the presentation and process of arguments and evidence in visuality, an understanding of different theory, methodologies and perspectives in the writing and articulation of art history and criticism, or in film and television studies. Students should gain familiarity with both seminar and supervision discussion, and an understanding of the needs of both processes.
There
are three paths of entry into the MQual with research component. Candidates
must have obtained one of the following:
(i) A Bachelor of Arts pass degree incorporating a major sequence in
visual arts or visual culture, or its equivalent to the approval of the head of
department, with credit gradings in subjects completed for this major sequence
at third-year level, if completed before or during 1996. If completed during
1997, the department will normally expect results of credit level or above at
third year. In addition, the department will consider special admission for
those who possess a bachelors degree in another discipline or who have
completed a single major outside of the visual arts or visual culture.
(ii) A degree in practical areas of art, architecture, photography or film
and video training that includes a significant sequence, normally three years
with at least credits in one or more of art, architectural, film or television
theory, art or architectural history and criticism, or in media studies with an
emphasis on theory training. Students holding these qualifications should have
significant experience in the scholarship and curating of art galleries or of
museums with a significant art or media involvement.
(iii) A degree in another discipline with credit grades in the third year
of a major sequence, coupled with significant experience in research,
criticism, history, curating or administration of the visual arts.
Note that students who have completed relevant subjects at fourth-year
level which have not been used to take out a degree or an award of any kind,
with grades of credit or above in visual arts or visual culture or a cognate
discipline may apply for a maximum of 50 per cent credit at the time of their
application for entry into the program. Applications will be considered by both
the department and the faculty.
The program requires completion of components totalling forty-eight points. Subjects taken at fourth-year level as part of a postgraduate sequence in visual culture are normally weighted at twelve points each. For weightings in Australian studies or history cross-listings, see the entries under those disciplines. The components are:
three coursework subjects totalling thirty-six points, to
be:
(a) at least one methodology subject chosen from the following
(b) at least one subject chosen from the following
*
DENOTES A SUBJECT WHICH IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL. ONLY ONE OUT
OF THE THREE COURSEWORK UNITS CHOSEN CAN COME FROM THIS RANGE.
One twelve-point subject may be taken in a related discipline other than visual
arts or visual culture, with the approval of the heads of departments of the
related discipline and visual culture.
Course
code: 0017
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students $A12,000 pa
Coordinator: Leigh Astbury
The degree is entirely by coursework, which is designed to offer advanced studies in both nineteenth and twentieth-century Australian art and architecture and is addressed to students seeking an overview of Australian studies in the visual arts. Students normally develop a research initiative, undertaking a research essay to the value of twelve points. The degree consists of one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study. Students will complete four subjects totalling forty-eight credit points.
Upon completion of the MA by coursework students should have engaged with a range of methodological approaches to the study of Australian art and film; undertaken some original research, involving primary consultation of artefacts and relevant archival material; laid a firm basis for further postgraduate study and research.
There
are four paths into the program. Candidates must have completed one of the
following: (i) a BA(Hons) degree in visual arts/culture or a related
discipline with an overall grade of second class honours division B or
higher; (ii) MQual by coursework in visual arts/culture or a related
discipline with an overall grading at credit level or higher; (iii) the
Postgraduate Diploma of Arts in art history/film studies with an overall
grading at credit level or higher, and a statement listing relevant
publications, if any, senior level community service in a visual arts area and
other relevant qualifications; (iv) a bachelors degree in a relevant
discipline with credit grades or higher in the third part of the major or in
the last year of the degree, plus a minimum of three years of experience at a
senior level directly relevant to the visual arts, to visual culture, or to an
area of media production. Evidence for this must accompany a candidate's
application for entry.
In addition candidates must supply (a) two references, commenting on the
nature and extent of the experience; (b) a full CV; (c) a statement
of up to 1000 words on the applicant's career objectives and reasons for
applying for entry.
Students who have not completed a recognised honours degree or the research project at postgraduate diploma or MQual level are required to take VAM5000 (Research essay in visual culture), worth twelve points, plus three other subjects from the Australian art subjects listed below, worth eight points each. Students who have completed an honours program may choose four subjects from the following list:
Subjects taken at fifth-year as part of a postgraduate sequence in visual culture are normally weighted at eight points each. For weightings in Australian studies or history cross-listings, see the entries under those disciplines.
Course
code: 0017
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students $A12,000 pa
Coordinator: Anne Marsh
The MA in gallery and museum studies is intended to provide students with the skills obtained through coursework to respond to an increasingly complex art museum and cultural policy environment at both a state and national level. Both theoretical and practical skills are emphasised. The focus of the course is primarily Australian, but extensive reference is also made to overseas art exhibitions, art practice and critical discourse.
After successful completion of the course students should be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of modern art museums and the curating and interpretation of museum and gallery collections. They will also be able to participate in debate over policy direction at a state and national level and show an understanding of the main government and community issues related to collecting and exhibiting institutions and cultural policies. Students undertaking the MA by research should also demonstrate a capacity to conduct original research into salient issues relating to museum studies and cultural policy.
There
are four paths into the MA in gallery and museum studies by coursework.
Candidates must have successfully completed one of the following: (i) a
BA(Hons) degree in visual arts/culture or related discipline with an overall
grade of second class honours division B or higher; (ii) MQual by
coursework in visual arts/culture or a related discipline with an overall
grading at credit level or higher; (iii) Postgraduate Diploma of Arts in
visual arts/culture or a related discipline with an overall grading at credit
level or higher, and a statement listing relevant publications, if any, senior
level community service in a visual arts area and other relevant
qualifications; (iv) a bachelors degree in a relevant discipline with credit
grades or higher in the third part of the major or in the last year of the
degree, plus a minimum of three years of experience at a senior level directly
relevant to the visual arts or to an area of media production. Evidence for
this must accompany a candidate's application for entry.
In addition candidates must supply (a) two references, commenting on the
nature and extent of the experience; (b) a full CV; (c) a statement
of up to 1000 words on the applicant's career objectives and reasons for
applying for entry.
Subjects
taken at fifth-year as part of a postgraduate sequence in visual culture are
normally weighted at twelve points each. For weightings in Australian studies
or history cross-listings, see the entries under those disciplines.
Candidates choose subjects to the value of forty-eight points. All students
must undertake:
plus two other
subjects, each of twelve points value, from the list of elective subjects set
out below.
Those students who have already undertaken VAM4021 (Beyond the museum:
institutions and insurrections), AUS4120 (Museums as exhibiting institutions),
and/or VAM4023 (Museum practice and research) as part of the MQual year may
choose alternative subjects, each of twelve points value, from the list of
elective subjects below.
Program
Code: 1987
Program fee: local students HECS; international students $A12,000 pa
This program, involving one year's study full time and two years part-time, leads directly to the masters by coursework options available in visual arts. Students completing this program at a credit average or higher may then enter the MA in Australian art by coursework program or the MA in gallery and museum studies by coursework program. Candidates who gain an average result grade of distinction or high distinction may apply for entry into the MA by research programs. The MQual program is intended primarily for students who wish to pursue areas of visual arts or visual culture at an advanced level but who do not have a completed honours degree. As a means to study at MA level, it parallels the postgraduate diploma but is similar to the honours program in structure.
Candidates are expected, on completion of the MQual program, to be working at an advanced postgraduate level in several subjects or areas of the visual arts or visual culture. Candidates should be familiar with the key theoretical and research issues of several major areas of the visual arts, particularly in those areas they wish to focus on in their program for the MA degree.
A Bachelor of Arts pass degree with a major sequence in visual arts or visual culture and an average result at third-year of at least credit level.
Subjects
taken at fourth-year as part of a postgraduate sequence in visual culture are
normally weighted at twelve points each. For weightings in Australian studies
or history cross-listings, see the entries under those disciplines.
To complete this program students are required to take subjects totalling
forty-eight points value from the following list:
* IF CANDIDATES HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THESE SUBJECTS AT THIRD-YEAR LEVEL, THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENROL IN THE EQUIVALENT SUBJECTS AT FOURTH-YEAR LEVEL. STUDENTS MUST CHOOSE ALTERNATIVE SUBJECTS.
Course
code: 0166
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students $A12,000 pa
Coordinator: Leigh Astbury
The diploma offers a qualification to those engaged with visual art and with visual culture, or to those seeking cultural studies in art history, theory and film. Students proceed by undertaking four postgraduate coursework subjects valued at twelve points from the schedule below. The diploma courses each involve one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study. Note that not all subjects are available in a given year.
Upon completion of the postgraduate diploma students should have engaged with a range of methodological approaches to the study of art history and/or film; learnt methods of original research; laid a firm basis for further postgraduate study and research.
There are three paths of entry to the postgraduate diploma program: (i) a BA with a major in visual arts or in visual culture; (ii) a Faculty Certificate, with credits as the average grade. (iii) Applicants who have completed a bachelors degree with a major in other related disciplines, or applicants who have gained significant work experience in an area of the visual arts, may also be accepted into the program at the discretion of the head of department. For the work experience criteria, see the entry requirements for the masters by coursework programs in Australian art or in gallery and museum studies.
Subjects
taken at fourth-year as part of a postgraduate sequence in visual culture are
normally weighted at twelve points each. For weightings in Australian studies
or history cross-listings, see the entries under those disciplines.
Students are required to complete four subjects totalling forty-eight credit
points from the schedule below.
Program
code: 2060
Program fee: Local students $A3300
Program director: To be arranged within Department of Visual Culture
This
program, of one semester full-time and of two semesters part-time, gives a
formal framework for students to undertake studies in visual arts subjects at
fourth-year level. The certificate is of particular value for students who have
already completed a major or minor sequence in visual arts but who wish to take
additional subjects, either to broaden their disciplinary contact or to pursue
study in a particular area of visual culture. The certificate course is also
geared to students who are intending to pursue graduate study but who need
familiarity with particular subjects or areas of theory in the visual arts as a
bridge to either a major undergraduate sequence or to graduate work. The course
also assists students who wish to augment another tertiary qualification with a
formal course of study in visual arts or visual culture.
Through the certificate students will have a range of contact with research,
seminars, debate and methodology within visual culture. The Faculty Certificate
is not intended as a foundation or entry year for graduate study, but is a
general qualification which augments the bachelors degree in visual culture.
Students who have completed the certificate program with grades at credit level
or higher are eligible to apply for admission into the Postgraduate Diploma of
Arts (Art History/Film Studies) program.
On successful completion of this course, students should have had their horizons and familiarity in areas of visual culture significantly extended. Students should be able to present arguments, and their evidence, in visual culture; they should be able to position arguments in relation to available reading and sources; they should have gained a sound familiarity with some of the methodologies in the writing, documentation and articulation of art history and criticism, or of film and television studies, and should be able to work competently in seminars.
(i) A bachelors degree in visual arts, visual culture or a related discipline; or (ii) if no degree, five years professional experience in an area recognised by the faculty in consultation with the department. Experience of particular relevance for visual culture includes sustained work in art galleries and museums, or the preparation of gallery or museum catalogues or monographs; work in the production or administration of film, television or their archives, research or substantial administrative work in heritage, architecture or design, or in public agencies involved with the visual arts. Evidence should include (a) two references, commenting of the nature and extent of the experience; (b) a full CV; (c) a statement of up to 1000 words on the applicant's career objectives and reasons for applying for entry, indicating any relevant publications, any community service at a senior level, and any other relevant qualifications.
Subjects
taken at fourth-year as part of a postgraduate sequence in visual culture are
normally weighted at twelve points each. For weightings in Australian studies
or history cross-listings, see the entries under those disciplines.
Students undertake two fourth-year level subjects totalling twenty-four credit
points, as offered by the Department of Visual Culture.
Students intending to progress directly, or articulate, to the postgraduate
diploma, need to choose subjects at a fourth-year level. The following subjects
are being offered in 1999. Note that asterisked subjects are offered at
third-year level. Students are not permitted to take more than one of these
asterisked subjects in their selection.
* CANDIDATES WHO HAVE UNDERTAKEN THESE SUBJECTS AT SECOND OR THIRD YEAR MUST CHOOSE ALTERNATIVE SUBJECTS.
The
Monash University library provides a standard reference art library. Among
other library facilities available to research students, the State Library has
extensive art and architectural reference holdings and the University of
Melbourne and La Trobe University both have specialist research
collections in visual culture.
For the purpose of film study the Monash library holds a representative
collection (comprising some six hundred films and videos) of world cinema. In
addition arrangements can be made for detailed research on some areas of more
recent world cinema, and on areas of earlier cinema not held in the Monash
library collection.
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