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Gallery and museum studies addresses the institutional context of the art world and the ways in which culture is displayed and disseminated in society. The relationship between artists and art institutions is analysed, especially the ways in which communities and artists have challenged the conventional structure of the art gallery/museum. National policy is considered in relation to its influence on the art market, the public sector, 'avant-garde', alternative and indigenous groups. The study of galleries and museums in contemporary society is often pursued by students already working in the field, and seeking to upgrade their qualifications, or, students wanting to enter the field in a professional capacity.
Course
code: 0017 · Course fees: 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 to 35,000 words in length, weighted at 66 per cent
of the total load, and by taking three fifth-year subjects worth eight points
each or two fifth-year subjects worth 12 points each from the schedule set out
in the course structure below.
Candidates for admission to the MA by coursework and research should normally hold a first class or second class division A honours degree or a first class or second class division A MQual with a grade of distinction or above for the research component.
(i) A
thesis of 25,000 to 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:
and one of two functional subjects:
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.
Students must take subjects to the value of 24 points.
Note that the minimum pass grade for subjects in the Master of Arts is 60 C,
that is, a grade of credit or above is required in every subject and for the
thesis.
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 one years full-time study in the MQual with a research component.
Course
code: 0017 · Course fees: 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.
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 honours 2B 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
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 the following:
Candidates choose subjects to the value of 48 points. All students must undertake:
and one of two functional subjects:
or
plus two
other subjects, each of 12 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 12 points value, from the list of elective
subjects below.
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