Master of Arts Management

Course 175-AA (2009)

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Year and Campus: 2009
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate

Coordinator

Dr Kate MacNeill
School of Culture and Communication
Email: cmmacn@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Arts & Music Student Centre
Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au

Course Overview: Arts Management offers vocationally orientated courses to prepare students for a management career in the arts industry, including the performing and visual arts, cultural policy and arts administration. The program focuses on the relationship of management to creative production and presentation. Course content is informed by the distinctiveness of the arts industry, namely its hybrid character as both an industry in which commercial and non-commercial creative production occurs and an environment in which ideas and identities are formed and performed. The program delivers subjects that equip students for a career within the management structures of the industry, together with challenging theoretical and analytical content that assists graduates to participate in the ethical, political and philosophical dimensions of cultural practices. Students who complete the first 100 points may be elgibile to exit the program with a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Management.

Objectives:

Students who complete the masters should:

  • develop an appreciation and overview of the arts within our culture;
  • understand, access and contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of arts policy within Australia and internationally;
  • understand the role of marketing in positioning arts organizations to attract audiences and funding from a diversity of sources including government and the private sector, and attracting opportunities for international exchange;
  • understand the demands for managing small and large projects, developing tenders, or managing small business enterprises;
  • understand state, federal and international legislation including international contract negotiations, cultural property rights within various media such as film and multi-media;
  • demonstrate an understanding of financial management, budgeting, costing and planning;
  • demonstrate a high level of leadership potential and ability to function ethically, imaginatively and resourcefully within the arts and cultural industries in ways that will advance the arts and promote them within Australia and internationally.
Course Structure & Available Subjects: 200 point program

Duration: 1-2 years full-time / up to 4 years part-time

First 100 points:
  • 7 compulsory subjects
  • 1 elective subject
Second 100 points:

Two Options:

Option 1. Standard course structure

  • Four compulsory subjects (50 pts)
  • Compulsory Internship and Research (choose 25 pts)
  • Electives (25 pts from)
Option 2. Minor thesis option
  • Minor thesis (37.5 pts)
  • One Compulsory subject (12.5 pts)
  • 3 Core subjects (37.5 pts)
  • 1 elective from Year 5 offerings across School of Culture and Communication (12.5 pts)

Total 200 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.

100 point program:

Duration: 1 year full-time / up to 2 years part-time

Two options as per the second 100 points above.

Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Subject Options:

First 100 points:

Compulsory subjects:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.500
Semester 1
12.500
Semester 1
12.500
Summer, Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500
Semester 2
12.500
Semester 2
12.500

Elective subjects:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2009
12.50
Semester 1
12.500
Semester 1, Semester 2
25.000
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Not offered in 2009
12.500
Or any 4th or 5th year subject offered in the School of Culture and Communication subject to approval of the Course Coordinator.

Second 100 points: Option 1. Standard Course Structure

Four compulsory Subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.500
Semester 2
12.500
Semester 2
12.500

Compulsory Internship and Research

(choose one):
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Summer, Semester 1, Semester 2
25.000
Semester 1, Semester 2
25.000
Semester 1, Semester 2
25.000
Summer, Semester 1, Semester 2
25.000

Electives

A total of 25 points chosen from:-
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.500
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500
Semester 2
12.500
Semester 2
12.500
or any Year 5 subject offering across the School of Culture and Communication (12.5 pts) subject to approval of the Course Coordinator.

Second 100 points: Option 2. Thesis option

Minor Thesis

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
37.500

Compulsory Subject:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Core Subjects

Choose 3:-
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.500
Semester 2
12.500
Semester 2
12.500
Semester 2
12.500
Plus 1 Elective subject from Year 5 offerings across the School of Culture and Communication (12.5 pts)
Entry Requirements:

1. The Selection Committee will evaluate the applicant's ability to pursue successfully the course using the following criteria -

For the 200 point program

  • an undergraduate degree (including at least 50 credit points at second year level or above in subjects requiring written and analytical assessment) with an overall grade average of at least H2B (70%) or equivalent; or
  • an undergraduate degree with a grade average of at least H2B (70%) and at least one year of documented relevant work experience, or equivalent; or
  • an undergraduate degree and a Graduate Certificate in Arts with a grade average of at least H2B (70%), or equivalent.

For the 100 point program

  • an honours degree in arts management or a cognate discipline with at least H2B (70%),or equivalent; or
  • a postgraduate diploma in arts management or a cognate discipline with a grade average of at least H2B (70%) or equivalent; or
  • an undergraduate degree in a cognate discipline with a grade average of at least H2B (70%) in the relevant subjects and 2 years of full time documented relevant work experience, or equivalent.

2. The Selection Committee may conduct interviews or tests and may call for referee reports and employer references to elucidate any of the matters referred to above.

Admission process
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Further Study: Students who take the minor thesis in the option 2 (second 100 points) may be eigible for entry into a PhD.
Graduate Attributes: None
Links to further information: http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/cultural-management/pg-arts.html

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