Postgraduate courses and subjects 2000

Arts administration

The discipline
Master of Business Administration/Master of Arts in arts administration by coursework

The discipline

The role of the arts manager, in Australia and internationally, has developed to become the most prominent role in any cultural organisation. Professional education for arts administrators is new to Australia and Asia, but is well developed in the United States and Europe. Executive positions in arts organisations now require advanced management and financial skills, as well as knowledge of the art world or an arts profession. The MBA/MA in arts administration will provide successful graduates with an education in both business and arts administration that will enable them to adopt an appropriate management style for the diverse roles now being offered in the cultural sector.

Master of Business Administration/Master of Arts in arts administration by coursework

General information

Course code: 2764 · Course fees: Local students - $A27,360;.the MBA program is offered for $A1520 per six-point subject; the MA program is offered for $A3040 per 12-point subject. International students for the double degree - $A37,800 · Coordinators: MBA - Bruce McKern; MA - Annette Van den Bosch

Entry requirements

MBA admission requires the successful completion of an undergraduate degree (minimum credit average) from a recognised institution, or a GMAT score of 580+, plus two years relevant full-time postgraduate work experience in a professional administrative or management position in an arts or arts-related organisation or a cultural institution. Students who have successfully completed 72 points of the MBA with grades of credit average or above are eligible to start the MA in arts administration component of the degree.

Course structure

This combined MBA/MA degree requires students to undertake 72 points in MBA subjects followed by 36 points in MA subjects.

MBA year program

MBA foundation core - nine six-point subjects

· MBA5900 Quality management or MBA5700 Re-engineering the organisation
· MBA5750 Managing for sustainable development
· MBA5120 Economics and competitive analysis
· MBA5460 Measuring organisational performance
· MBA5210 Organisational behaviour or MBA5220 Managing human resources
· MBA5180 Accounting
· MBA5190 Corporate finance
· MBA5310 Marketing
· MBA5560 Managing information systems

International management core - two six-point subjects

· MBA5350 International business
· MBA5930 Business and government in the Asia-Pacific region or MBA5710 International management
· MBA6000 Elective: one six-point subject

MA program

MA in arts administration component - 36 points

Arts administration core - two 12-point subjects

· AMA5100 Arts administration
· AUS5004 Arts and cultural policy

Electives - 12 points

· AMA5500 Arts administration research project (winter semester)

· Arts faculty electives: two six-point undergraduate language subjects or one12-point subject in first semester or second semester

Length of course

Full-time students can complete the double degree in 20 months; part-time students take four years. The winter subject AMA5500 (Arts administration) requires a placement of three days for 10 weeks.

Credit provision

Normal credit requirements will apply to both components of the double degree. For the MA component, students must complete at least 50 per cent of a regular MA, that is, 24 points. Students who have completed relevant subjects at fifth-year level which have not been used to take out a degree or an award may apply for 12 points credit in the MA component of the double degree. All students must complete the core subject AMA5100 (Arts administration).