Master of Curatorial Studies in Fine Arts (Research)
The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00126G
The degree is run in collaboration with UWA museums and various external Western Australian public galleries, providing students with direct experience in curatorial research and exhibition presentation. Students in this course prepare either a fully researched proposal for a major exhibition (at least 5000 words) and a fully publishable professional catalogue including an essay on all works proposed for exhibition (at least another 25,000 words); or a dissertation (at least 30,000 words) on an aspect of museology relevant to curatorial practice; or a detailed publishable catalogue raisonné (up to 30,000 words) of the works of an uncatalogued artist. Students also complete a placement in a public gallery and prepare a detailed comparative report (up to 5000 words) in relation to this placement.
Structure
Credit Points 96
Standard entry requirements
- Have completed the requirements of a bachelors degree of this University requiring at least four years of full-time study, or the part-time equivalent, in a subject area considered by the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts to be relevant to curatorial studies, or the equivalent of this qualification as recognized by the Board and
- Be able to satisfy the Board that they have the general ability to complete the course and the special ability to prepare and present a thesis.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Crawley | International: $76,200 | No |
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