Minor Thesis - Arts Management

Subject AMGT90019 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Credit Points: 18.75
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Regular supervision throughout the year.



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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: .5
Total Time Commitment:

240

Prerequisites:

Available only to students enrolled in the Master of Arts and Cultural Management who have completed the first 100 points of the 200 point masters (or equivalent).

Corequisites:

MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices must be taken concurrently with the first semester of minor thesis enrolment.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Recommended Background Knowledge:

None

Non Allowed Subjects:

None

Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.

The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Coordinator

Dr Kate Macneill

Contact

Kate MacNeill

cmmacn@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

Students enrolled in this subject will undertake a piece of research in Arts Management approved by the course coordinator. The research will incorporate both theoretical inquiry and primary research. On completion of the subject, students will submit a minor thesis on their chosen research topic. Enrolment in the thesis is across two consecutive semesters and students must enrol in the subject in each semester to ensure they are meeting the full 37.5 point requirement for the year-long subject.

Objectives:

Students who complete this subject will:

  • have developed their skills in the forms of scholarly and critical analysis and inquiry appropriate to arts management;
  • have bought an independent research project from inception and development to completion;
  • have learnt how to develop their research ideas and improve their writing skills under supervision; and
  • have significantly enhanced their understanding of a specific area or methodology in arts management.
Assessment:

A thesis of 12 000 words on an approved topic written over two consecutive semesters 100%. (Due at the end of the second semester of enrolment.)

Prescribed Texts:

None

Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • an ability to initiate a self-contained research project and to formulate a viable research question;
  • an ability to evaluate and synthesize research and professional literature in the student's field of research;
  • an ability to manage research information effectively and efficiently in the application of computer systems and software;
  • a capacity to articulate their research in written presentations;
  • an appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of research; and
  • a respect for intellectual integrity and for the ethics of research and scholarship.
Related Course(s): Master of Arts and Cultural Management

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