Master of Arts (Curatorial and Museum Studies) ((MA(CuratMuseumSt)))

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Detailed Program Information

Program Code
MACMS

Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Academic Year
2017

These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

This program is offered jointly by the University of Adelaide and the Art Gallery of South Australia. Students will be introduced to art history and they will undertake an in-depth study of four courses in art history. Students then undertake two courses in Curatorial and Museum Studies which are taught in the Art Gallery around objects in the collection, and at the University. Topics covered include collection development and management, databases and registration, display and interpretation of objects and the researching, designing, mounting and marketing of exhibitions in a range of museums and galleries.

The Master of Arts (Curatorial and Museum Studies) is an AQF Level 9 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 2 years.

Conditions

There shall be a Master of Arts (Curatorial and Museum Studies)

Academic Program Rules for Master of Arts (Curatorial and Museum Studies)

There shall be a Master of Arts (Curatorial and Museum Studies).

Qualification Requirements

To qualify for the Master of Arts (Curatorial and Museum Studies), the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following courses with a combined total of not less than 48 units.

Core Courses

Electives

  • Elective Courses

    To satisfy the requirements for Elective Courses students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.

    Courses to the value of 18 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    ARTH 5200 Studies in European Paintings Connoisseurship 6
    ARTH 5201 Interrogating Australian Colonial Art 6
    ARTH 5202 Studies in Asian Art 6
    ARTH 5203 Studies in Australian Art 6
    ARTH 5203EX Studies in Australian Art 6
    ARTH 5204 European Art: Renaissance to Revolutions 6
    ARTH 5204EX European Art: Renaissance to Revolutions 6
    ARTH 5208 Studies in Contemporary Art 6
    ARTH 5209 Studies in Australian Indigenous Art 6
    ARTH 5209EX Studies in Australian Indigenous Art 6
    ARTH 5210 Studies in British Art 6
    ARTH 5211 Studies in Decorative Art and Design 6
    ARTH 5212 Studies in Japanese Art 6
    ARTH 5212EX Studies in Japanese Art 6
    ARTH 5213 Studies in South East Asian Art 6
    ARTH 5214 Studies in Modern Art 6
    ARTH 5214EX Studies in Modern Art 6
    ARTH 5215 Modern Australian Art 6
    ARTH 5217 Portraiture and Power 6
    ARTH 5217EX Portraiture and Power 6

Published on: 12 March, 2024 | 12:26:05

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