Master of Curatorial and Museum Studies (MCuratMuseumSt)
Master of Curatorial and Museum Studies (MCuratMuseumSt)
Program Code
MCMS
Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Academic Year
2023
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://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
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
Core Courses
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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
Electives
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Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Electives 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 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