University of Sydney / Faculty of Arts / Department of Art History and Film Studies / Art History, Theory and Curatorship / Graduate Certificate in Art Curatorship 2010

Graduate Certificate in Art Curatorship GradCertAC
Postgraduate Coursework 2010

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
30 OCT 2009 30 APR 2010 Available 063951J
Late applications are considered, however priority will be given to applications received on time.

Duration

 
This qualification is normally completed in 0.5 years of full time study or up to 2 years part time.

Entry Requirements

 
A recognised Bachelor degree with a major in the relevant field, or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.

Completion Requirements

 
24 credit points (4 units of study) comprising 6 credit points of a core unit, 6 credit points of a required elective and 12 credit points of elective units.
Graduate Certificate students will take at least one core. The core units of study (Art and Curatorship; The Art Museum: Past, Present, Future) are taught in conjunction with staff at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and introduce students to key historical, theoretical and critical issues germane to art curatorship and the art museum and gallery sector.
All Art Curatorship students must also chose at least one of the two required electives, which focusi on fundamental curatorial issues and skills. Remaining units will be chosen from a pool of available options in art history, film studies and museum studies.

Units of Study

NB: 2010 Units of Study will be finalised in late September 2009 and available to view on this site in October. Any links below to the online Handbook are to 2009 listings and should be treated as a guide only. Please refer to the 2010 Handbook for additional units.
 
    Sem Pts
Core
ARHT 6914 Art and Curatorship 1 6
ARHT 6935 The Art Museum: Past, Present and Future 2 6
Students must take one or both of:
ARHT 6937 Curating Asian Art 7 6
ARHT 6941 Aesthetic Debates & Curatorial Practices 2 6
Electives
ARHT 5905 Western Images of the South Pacific 1 6
ARHT 5906 Art Exhibition Intensive 2 6
ARHT 6925 Cinematographic Performance 2 6
ARHT 6930 Film Theory: Art, Industry, Culture 1 6
ARHT 6934 The Eighteenth Century: Art, Text, Film 44 6
ARHT 6936 Biennales, Triennales & Contemporary Art 8 6
ARHT 6938 Aboriginal Arts: Exhibition and Discourse 9 6
ARHT 6940 Editing the Moving Image 1 6
ARTS 7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates 1, 2 6
USSC 6919 American Film and Hollywood 1 6
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Semester
Start
End
 
44
Summer Late
18 Jan
28 Feb
2010
1
Semester 1
01 Mar
26 Jun
2010
2
Semester 2
26 Jul
20 Nov
2010
7
Semester 1a
01 Mar
23 Apr
2010
8
Semester 1b
20 Apr
07 Jun
2010
9
Semester 2a
26 Jul
12 Sep
2010
Notes:
 
Department permission required
 
Department permission required. Highly recommended that this unit of study be completed during first semester of study by all non-English speaking background postgraduate students. Exceptions may be made by the relevant postgraduate coordinator and/or the unit coordinator for those NESB students who have fluent English and have completed their Bachelor award at a university where English was the medium of instruction. More Information