Master of Curatorial and Museum Studies | Adelaide University Calendar

Detailed Program Information

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Program Code

MCMS

Academic Year

2023

Program Faculty

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Special Notes

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

Overview

This program in Curatorial and Museum Studies offers students core courses in museology and practice in conjunction with research training and academic extension through the choice of elective courses. Students may also take a Work Integrated Learning course.

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

Conditions

Interruption of program:
Students must apply for permission from the Executive Dean or delegate before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.

Academic Program Rules for Master of Curatorial and Museum Studies

There shall be a Master of Curatorial and Museum Studies.

Qualification Requirements

Academic Program:

To qualify for the Master of Curatorial and Museum Studies, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 48 units, comprising:

Core courses to the value of 12 units
Research courses to the value of 6 units
A research dissertation to the value of 12 units
Electives to the value of 18 units

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Core Courses

To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
MUSEUM 7001	Making a Museum	6
MUSEUM 7002	The Secret Life of Objects: Museums in Practice	6

Research

To satisfy the requirements for Research students must complete courses to the value of 6 units.

Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
EDUC 7020	Qualitative Approaches to Research	3
EDUC 7011	Introduction to Quantitative Methods	3
EDUC 7054	Research Design	3
EDUC 7055	Research Communication	3
EDUC 7055OL	Research Communication	3

Research Dissertation

To satisfy the requirements for Research Dissertation students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Students must complete a research dissertation of not longer than 20,000 words

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
MUSEUM 7003	Curatorial and Museum Studies Research Thesis	12

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ARTH 7003	Digital Exhibition Project: Art History	6
ARTH 7003OL	Digital Exhibition Project: Art History	6
ARTH 7004	Rococo to Romanticism: Eighteenth-Century Art	6
ARTH 7004OL	Rococo to Romanticism: Eighteenth-Century Art	6
ARTH 7016OL	Contemporary Australian Art	6
ARTH 7019	Renaissance Art in Northern Europe	6
ARTH 7019OL	Renaissance Art in Northern Europe	6
ARTH 7020	Art Censorship: Culture Wars	6
ARTH 7020OL	Art Censorship: Culture Wars	6
ARTH 7021OL	The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci	6
HIST 7004	The Archive	6
HIST 7005	Writing History	6
HIST 7003	The History of the Family	6
HIST 7001	From Genealogies to Genetics	6
GEOG 7006	People and Environment in the Asia-Pacific Region	6
LING 7053	Australian Indigenous Languages (Kaurna focus) PG	3
MDIA 7004	Social Media Management	6
MDIA 7005	Media Relations	6
MUSEUM 7004	Museum Internship	6
MUSEUM 7005	The Exhibition: Concept, Design and Delivery	6
MUSEUM 7006	Museum Studies Minor Research Project	6
MUSEUM 7007	Museum Collections Management	6

Published on: 30 November, 2022 | 10:02:07